The President met with Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area Dmitry Artyukhov to discuss the region’s current socioeconomic performance and its further development.

On the 100^th anniversary of domestic civil aviation, Vladimir Putin met with representatives of the aviation industry. A ceremony to open new civil aviation facilities, in which the President took part via videoconference, was timed to coincide with this anniversary.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings on the 50^th anniversary of Nadym to the city residents and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Urals Federal District Vladimir Yakushev.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area Dmitry Artyukhov.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area residents on the region’s 90^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area Dmitry Artyukhov.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the Legislative Assembly of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area for consideration the candidacies of Acting Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area Dmitry Artyukhov, Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Social Policy, Housing and Utilities Alexander Golubenko and Director of the Yamalo-Nenets Transport Directorate Vitaly Lagutin for the post of Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area.

During the visit to the Yamal LNG plant, the President held a meeting on the development of liquefied natural gas production projects.

Vladimir Putin launched the loading of the first gas tanker at the Yamal LNG plant. At the President’s command, the fuel began to pump into the tanks of the Christophe de Margerie.

During his trip to the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area, Vladimir Putin toured the construction site of the second and third phase of the Yamal LNG plant and met with employees.

Vladimir Putin took part in a videoconference marking the first docking of a gas tanker at the port of Sabetta.

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the passengers and crew members of the helicopter that crashed in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area. The President also wished a speedy recovery to all those injured.

Vladimir Putin launched operations at the Vostochno-Messoyakha oilfield, Russia’s northernmost onshore deposit. The launch ceremony for the largest Arctic project took place via a video linkup.

Vladimir Putin met with Dmitry Kobylkin and Sergei Levchenko, who won the elections to posts of heads of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area and Irkutsk Region respectively.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Acting Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area.

Dmitry Kobylkin briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region and the implementation of major infrastructural gas projects on the territory of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area.