Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Federal Law On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Rights of the Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum, and the Federal Law On Basic Principles of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation in connection with the use of a proportional representation system in elections of representatives to municipal and city district representative assemblies.

The situation on the domestic grain market and measures aimed at curtailing the growth of bread prices were discussed at the meeting.

Following a meeting on forestry development on September 8, 2010, the Russian Government was instructed to consider the establishment of emergency response levels that envisage additional measures to ensure public safety.

During the conversation, which took place on Friday after the State Council Presidium meeting, Dmitry Medvedev and Sholban Kara-ool discussed the potential for electric power development in Tuva.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station, where he held a State Council Presidium meeting on developing a more sustainable electricity sector and also met with RUSAL Sayanogorsk Aluminium Smelter and Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Station engineers.

Among the issues discussed was the socioeconomic situation in the region. In particular, the Governor briefed the President on the performance of the region’s agribusiness.

During his trip to Elista, Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on employment issues, met with unemployed citizens undergoing training on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and business, and visited several city infrastructure facilities.

The President nominated candidates for governorships of Karachayevo-Circassian Republic, Ulyanovsk Region, Kamchatka Territory, and the Chechen Republic.

Dmitry Medvedev received the nominations of candidates for the governorships of Kamchatka Territory and the Karachayevo-Circassian Republic.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order relieving Boris Ebzeyev of his duties as President of the Karachayevo-Circassian Republic ahead of term.

Dmitry Medvedev and the Governor of St Petersburg discussed prices on the food market, particularly bread and livestock products, as well as employment issues.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order relieving Alexei Kuzmitsky of his duties as Kamchatka Territory Governor ahead of term.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting to discuss interaction between federal and regional authorities in coordinating efforts against terrorism and crime, and the role of the presidential plenipotentiary envoys in federal districts in supporting these efforts.

The meeting was attended by the heads of special services and security agencies, a number of federal ministers, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoys to the Federal Districts, regional governors of the North Caucasus Federal District and the heads of the region’s law enforcement agencies.

The meeting examined measures to ensure security during the 2014 Sochi Olympics and Paralympics. Cooperation between Russia and NATO was the subject of a separate discussion.

The situation in single-industry towns, regional employment programmes, and improvements to labour laws were all discussed at the meeting.

Dmitry Medvedev chaired in Ufa a meeting of the State Council Presidium on measures to strengthen interethnic harmony and develop Russia’s diverse national cultures.

Regional Development Minister Viktor Basargin and Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov reported to the President on the outcomes of their trips to the Kuril Islands.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on inflation control measures and investing scheduled saved expenses in modernisation projects.