Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Labour and Social Protection Minister Maxim Topilin on employment and wages in the public sector, as well as the demographic situation in the country.

Vladimir Putin met with Acting Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov late on Thursday night.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov and Acting Governor of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov.

Vladimir Putin met with Government members to discuss measures to develop Russia’s Far East and a number of routine matters, in particular, the results of this year’s national final school exam and support measures for single-employer towns.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Approving Priority Areas of Activity for Provision of Socially Useful Services.

Vladimir Putin met with Head of Kalmykia Alexei Orlov to discuss the economic and social situation in the republic.

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.