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Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov and his Chinese colleague, Director of the General Office of the Communist Party of China Li Zhanshu, visited the Great Patriotic War Museum at Poklonnaya Hill.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov had talks in the Kremlin with Director of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Li Zhanshu.

Vladimir Putin chaired the 36^th meeting of the Russian Victory Organising Committee at the Grand Kremlin Palace. Great Patriotic War veterans and heads of veteran and youth public organisations also took part in the meeting.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov participated in a joint meeting of the Supervisory Council, Board of Trustees and Community Council for publication of the Orthodox Encyclopaedia, held at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.

Presidential Aide Igor Levitin chaired a meeting of the working group for monitoring the execution of decisions by the State Council and its Presidium in Krasnoyarsk. The meeting participants addressed the fulfilment of the President’s instructions on improving the efficacy of the timber industry in Russia.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov chaired the first meeting of the Presidential working group on implementing the research and publication project Russian State Acts. Russian State and Corporate Archives of the 13^th-17^th centuries.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov took part in a meeting of the Investigative Committee’s Board on the performance of the Russian Federation Investigative Committee in 2014 and targets for 2015.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov chaired the third meeting of the Organising Committee for Celebrations of the 70^th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin chaired the second meeting of the working group to prepare the State Council report On Measures to Develop Small and Medium Sized Business in the Russian Federation.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov attended a gala evening honouring National Artist of the USSR Vladimir Zeldin at the Russian Army Theatre.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov chaired a Supervisory Board meeting of the Far Eastern Leopards autonomous non-profit organisation, addressing issues of preserving and developing populations of this species.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov participated in a seminar meeting with court representatives at various levels.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov chaired a meeting of the Presidential Council for Countering Corruption Presidium.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov took part in a seminar for heads of Russian regions, heads of legislative assemblies and city mayors titled Current Economic and Political Agenda: Best Regional Practices.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov and Adviser to the President Vladimir Tolstoy held a joint session of the Presidiums of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations and the Council on the Russian Language.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov headed the Russian delegation at the commemorative events marking the 70^th anniversary of the liberation of prisoners from the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov participated in a basketball match as the head coach of the International Student Basketball League (ISBL) team on the student holiday, St Tatyana’s Day.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Ukraine.