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Aide to the President and Secretary of the State Council Igor Levitin and Novosibirsk Region Governor Andrei Travnikov co-chaired a meeting of the State Council Commission on Science.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov chaired the first meeting in 2023 of the Council for Interethnic Relations Presidium.

Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova facilitated the return to Russia of 56 children who stayed at refugee camps in the Trans-Euphrates region and a shelter in Damascus. In addition, as part of the Into the Hands of Children campaign, she handed over 450 kilogrammes of humanitarian cargo for families with children affected by the recent earthquake.

The Coordinating Committee of the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives has approved a list of winning projects in the first contest of 2023 for grants to implement projects in culture, arts and creative industries.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin and Kemerovo Region–Kuzbass Governor Sergei Tsivilev co-chaired a videoconference meeting of the State Council Commission on Energy.

Presidential Aide and Secretary of the State Council Igor Levitin and Kaliningrad Region Governor Anton Alikhanov co-chaired a meeting of the State Council commission on small and medium-sized businesses.

Adviser to the President and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev chaired the 40th meeting of the Presidential Executive Office Inter-Agency Working Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development.

Presidential Aide Dmitry Mironov chaired an onsite meeting of the Council for Cossack Affairs.

Presidential Aide, State Council Secretary Igor Levitin and Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev chaired a videoconference meeting of the State Council Commission on Education.

Presidential Aide and Secretary of the State Council Igor Levitin, Governor of the Kemerovo Region–Kuzbass Sergei Tsivilev, and Head of the Republic of Buryatia Alexei Tsydenov chaired a joint meeting of the State Council Transport Commission and Energy Commission, via videoconference.

The names of the winners were announced by Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko and Chair of the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in the Sphere of Science and Education under the Presidential Council for Science and Education Nikita Marchenkov.

On February 2–6, the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights made a working visit to the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol to help establish a system to help children and to provide targeted assistance to children’s social facilities and families with children.

Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova had a working meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

On January 31, Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova had a working trip to the Republic of Tatarstan.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin and Governor of the Altai Territory Viktor Tomenko chaired, via videoconference, a meeting of the State Council Commission on Agriculture.

Adviser to the President and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev took part in the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, held in the UAE from January 14 to 19, 2023.

First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko held a meeting, via videoconference, of the Coordination Committee for holding competitions for Presidential grants for the development of civil society, during which decisions were made on the distribution of grants in 2023.

Presidential Aide, State Council Secretary Igor Levitin and Chairman of the State Council Commission on Industry Alexei Dyumin co-chaired a videoconference meeting of the Commission.

On December 23–24, Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova made a working trip to the Krasnodar Territory.