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Vladimir Putin participated in a ceremony presenting crown jewels, insignia, awards and commemorative medals of the Russian Empire and unique cultural heritage items exported from Russia in the 1920s and 1930s to the Moscow Kremlin Museums.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov met with a delegation from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov chaired a videoconference meeting on reconstruction of infrastructure at Yelizovo – an international airport in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Presidential Adviser Alexandra Levitskaya chaired a regular meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Disabled.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov visited the exhibition Jews in the Great Patriotic War at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Centre.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov took part in an expanded meeting of the Federal Taxation Service Board.

The Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation held extended meetings of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art interdepartmental commissions on November 17 and 19, 2015. In addition to Council members, participants in the events held in preparation for the next meeting of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art, scheduled for the end of 2015, included representatives from ministries and departments, workers in culture and the arts, and leading academics, experts and specialists.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov took part in the 7^th meeting of the Coordinating Council for Implementing the 2012–2017 National Children’s Strategy.

Presidential Aide Igor Levitin chaired a meeting of the Commission for Developing General Aviation at the Istra Heliport in Moscow Region.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin held the first meeting of the working group to prepare the State Council for Road Safety in the Russian Federation.

Presidential Aide and Deputy Chairman of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin held the final session of the working group for preparing the joint meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Organising Committee. The topic of the final meeting is Developing Football in the Russian Federation, Providing Athletic Infrastructure Taking Into Account Preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The Academy’s new body is called upon to help resolve the Academy’s challenges, promote the development of the Russian education system and implement state policy in education, science and innovation. Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov has been elected as Chairman of the board of trustees.

The discussion covered various aspects of Russia’s participation in FATF activities, such as combatting financial crime and corruption and countering the financing of terrorism.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St Petersburg State University’s Graduate School of Management Sergei Ivanov held a Board meeting.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin held the third meeting of the State Council working group on improving the general education system in the Russian Federation.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov met with President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinisto and held consultations with Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of Finland Teemu Tanner.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov held a working meeting with Deputy Chairman and Head of the Secretariat of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan Yeraly Tugzhanov.

The session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption has opened in St Petersburg. Delegations from all countries party to this UN convention were invited to the conference. Russia is represented at the event by Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov, and officials from relevant agencies responsible for anti-corruption work. The conference will continue until November 6.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov arrived in St Petersburg, where he laid flowers at Pulkovo Airport in memory of the victims of a Russian passenger plane crash in Egypt, and honoured their memory with a minute of silence.

During his visit to the Siberian Federal District, Presidential Aide Igor Levitin participated in the opening ceremony for the fourth road bridge over the Yenisei River in Krasnoyarsk.