Vladimir Putin held a conference call on reconstruction work in Krymsk and other communities in the Kuban area affected by the floods.

Vladimir Putin receives regular briefings on the situation in Kuban area from top officials at the Healthcare, Emergencies and Regional Development ministries, who report from each department’s special headquarters.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions issued following a March meeting on the North Caucasus tourism cluster development.

Dmitry Medvedev and Alexander Tkachev discussed the prospects of tourism in the Krasnodar Territory, including the construction of an alpine spa resort at the Lago-Naki plateau.

Dmitry Medvedev signed a list of instructions following the meeting on the preparations for and holding of the 2012 winter and spring season test sports competitions, XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi.

Development of Krasnodar Territory’s resorts was the subject of discussion.

The meeting discussed decentralisation initiatives that would transfer some of the federal government’s powers to regional level. 

Dmitry Medvedev signed a list of instructions following the State Council Presidium meeting held on June 9 in Dzerzhinsk on ensuring environmental security and eliminating built-up ecological damage.

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.

During the meeting Dmitry Medvedev focused on measures to combat organised crime in the Krasnodar Territory.

Overcoming the impacts of flooding in the region was the subject of discussion.