Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following a June 30 meeting on preparations for the 2012 APEC Leaders' week.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Naryshkin visited Tajikistan.

The meeting discussed various domestic and foreign policy issues, including military education reform.

Dmitry Medvedev ordered an investigation into the fire at a Defence Ministry arms depot in Udmurtia which set off explosions of ammunition stocks, and called for those responsible for the situation to be identified and made to answer.

Dmitry Medvedev met with United States Secretary of Defence Robert M. Gates.

Dmitry Medvedev took part in an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board, summing up the results of the Armed Forces’ activities in 2010, and clarifying this year’s objectives.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions issued following a March 1 meeting on state labour policy.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated service members, veterans, and civil personnel in the Armed Forces and their families on the national holiday, Defender of the Fatherland Day.

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.

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 visited a housing complex being constructed in the Podolsk County, Moscow Region, and examined construction plans for building housing for military personnel in various regions of Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions on the implementation of measures outlined in the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting to draft and approve additional fire safety measures for strategic facilities.

The Minister briefed President Medvedev on measures taken by the Defence Ministry to fight forest fires in Central Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev watched the exercises from aboard the nuclear-powered battle cruiser Peter the Great and held a meeting with the heads of the Defence Ministry, General Staff, and the Navy.

Dmitry Medvedev had working meetings with Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, which were attended by newly appointed commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Sergei Karakayev and First Deputy Defence Minister Vladimir Popovkin.

Dmitry Medvedev expressed his confidence that Nadezhda Sinikova will be able to make the Agency more efficient and will create an organisation capable of optimising the supplies of high quality military equipment to meet the needs of the Defence Ministry, police and other law enforcement agencies.

Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov briefed Dmitry Medvedev on operation to free Moscow University tanker.

The President instructed Anatoly Serdyukov to prepare a plan for developing the Black Sea Fleet's naval base in Sevastopol, and to conclude an agreement with Ukraine on developing social infrastructure there.