Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Vladislav Surkov.

Vladimir Putin signed an Executive Order on the post of Presidential Aide.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Vladislav Surkov.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed with Mr Surkov the state of progress in implementing presidential instructions on wage increases for some categories of education sector workers and social workers.

Dmitry Medvedev informed Vladislav Surkov of his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister.

Issues on the agenda included improving the work of the examination boards conducting qualification tests for candidates for judges’ positions, possibilities for reducing the workload of magistrates, and limits on arbitration courts’ subordination.

The United Russia leaders presented to Dmitry Medvedev their list of candidates for the post of governor of Tula Region, and President of the United Russia Supreme Council Boris Gryzlov briefed the President on the primaries underway for candidates from the National Front in the run-up to the State Duma election.

Dmitry Medvedev declared July 12 a national day of mourning for the large number of victims in the sinking of the cruise ship Bulgaria. The President made the announcement at meeting on the disaster, which took place on the Volga River on July 10.

The party leadership submitted to Dmitry Medvedev lists of candidates for the posts of Governors of the Tver and Sakhalin regions.

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.

At the first 2011 meeting with leaders of parliamentary parties, the development prospects of the Russian labour market and measures to combat unemployment were discussed.

United Russia's party leadership submitted list of candidates to President Medvedev for the positions of heads of Moscow city, Perm Territory and Ivanovo Region.

First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Vladislav Surkov took part in the conference The Social Dimension of Modernisation.

Dmitry Medvedev met with President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, held a meeting on the republic’s social and economic development, and visited a number of infrastructure sites in Grozny.