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The Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov is in China on a working visit. On the first day of the visit, the official met with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and the Head of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee Li Zhanshu, and visited the Russian Language Centre of the Beijing Foreign Languages University.

Presidential Aide Igor Levitin chaired a meeting of the Presidential Commission for the Development of General Aviation. The meeting was held in the Republic of Bashkortostan.

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

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office, President of the VTB United League Sergei Ivanov held a press conference on the League’s 2013–2014 season.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov chaired a regular meeting of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations Presidium.

During a working trip1 to Rostov Region, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov held a meeting on providing aid for Ukrainians seeking temporary asylum on Russian territory.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov and Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District Alexander Beglov held a videoconference seminar meeting on practice and tasks for the Russian Federation regional executive bodies in the Central Federal District with regards to implementing the National Ethnic Policy Strategy through to 2025.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov presented the new Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Siberian Federal District, Nikolai Rogozhkin, to the heads of the District’s regions.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov participated in the Russian Olympic Athletes Ball 2014 celebratory event, where he presented commemorative gold rings with the symbol of the Russian Olympic Committee to Olympic medallists.

The Presidential Civil Service and Personnel Directorate held a meeting with a Chinese delegation headed by Chinese Deputy Human Resources and Social Security Minister Yang Zhiming.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov presented the Development Award to companies from Novosibirsk, Kaliningrad and Kaluga regions and Khabarovsk Territory. The ceremony took place as part of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Urals Federal District Igor Kholmanskikh held a seminar meeting on implementing state ethnic policy with deputy heads of Russian regions.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov introduced new Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy Sergei Melikov to the heads of regions in the North Caucasus Federal District, as well as heads of regional departments.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Chairman of the Presidential Council for Interethnic Relations Presidium Magomedsalam Magomedov made a two-day working trip to the Republic of Tatarstan.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov and Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary to the North Caucasus Federal District Alexander Khloponin held a seminar meeting on implementing state ethnic policy in Russia’s federal constituent entities.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Commission for Military Technology Cooperation with Foreign States to review the results for 2013 and examine military technology cooperation prospects with other countries, in particular Ukraine. 

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov held a meeting of the Council for Coordination with Religious Organisations.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov took part in the 8^th International Navigation Forum at the Moscow Expocentre and also visited the NAVITECH-2014 exhibition.

Vladimir Putin signed an executive order appointing Inna Bilenkina Head of the Presidential Directorate for Science and Education Policy.