Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and Priority Projects.

Vladimir Putin met with Government members to discuss priority areas for 2017. The President also instructed the Government to begin work on normalising relations with Turkey.

The President reviewed the Duma deputies’ results and work over the last five-year parliamentary session.

Following the Russian-Greek talks, Vladimir Putin met with Russian media representatives.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Commission for Monitoring Targeted Socioeconomic Development Indicators.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on financial, economic and social development of Amur Region.

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the interregional forum Action Forum. Regions, organised by the Russian Popular Front (ONF).

Presidential Adviser Alexandra Levitskaya chaired a regular meeting of the Commission for the Disabled.

The President has approved a list of instructions following a conference on economic issues that took place on April 1, 2016.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge and on Crimea and Sevastopol’s socioeconomic development results and their integration into the Russian Federation’s economic and legal space.

Late the previous evening, the President had a working meeting with Healthcare Minister Veronika Skvortsova.

Mr Berdnikov briefed the President on the current social and economic situation in the Republic.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of Nenets Autonomous Area Igor Koshin to discuss the region’s socioeconomic situation.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Volgograd Region Governor Andrei Bocharov to discuss the socioeconomic situation in the region. The Governor also briefed the President on the preparations for celebrating the 75^th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Stalingrad, to be marked in 2018.

Mr Belykh briefed Vladimir Putin on the region’s socioeconomic situation and the development results for 2015.

Mr Khamitov briefed Vladimir Putin on the republic’s socioeconomic situation.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Additional Measures to Strengthen Payment Discipline in Making Settlements with the Russian Federation Pension Fund, the Russian Federation Social Insurance Fund and the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Supervisory Board of the autonomous non-commercial organisation Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects.

Vladimir Putin met with leader of the Russian Federation Communist Party (KPRF) faction in the State Duma Gennady Zyuganov.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. Mr Kadyrov briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region, noting, in particular, a reduction in unemployment. According to Mr Kadyrov, around twenty investment projects have been implemented in the republic, including in agriculture, energy sector, and industry.