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Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov and Presidential Envoy to the Urals Federal District Igor Kholmanskikh chaired a regional seminar on theimplementation of the state ethnic policy in the Urals Federal District.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Commission for Monitoring Targeted Socioeconomic Development Indicators.

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

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

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport in Kazan.

Instructions following the 37^thmeeting of the Russian Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee.

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

Sergei Ivanov held a regular meeting of the Presidium of the Presidential Council for Countering Corruption.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov attended a seminar with representatives of the top executive bodies of the Siberian Federal District’s regions on the implementation of the Strategy for the State Ethnic Policy.

During his trip to Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Commission for Military Technology Cooperation with Foreign States.

Vladimir Putin marked Culture Worker’s Day by presenting the 2015 Presidential Prize for young culture professionals and the 2015 Presidential Prize for writing and art for children and young people.

Vladimir Putin signed executive orders awarding the 2015 Presidential Prize for young cultural workers and the 2015 Presidential Prize for writing and art for children and young people.

The Intergovernmental Commission for Implementing the State Programme to Assist Voluntary Resettlement of Compatriots Living Abroad held its 25^th meeting.

Presidential Aide and Deputy Chairman of the Council for Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin held a summary meeting of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport working group, addressing the development of hockey in Russia, the course of preparations for holding the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship and training Russia’s Olympic team for the 2018 XXIII Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.

Presidential Aide and Deputy Chairman of the Council for Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin held a working meeting on developing bandy in Russia.

The National Council for Professional Qualifications discussed draft law On an Independent Assessment of Qualifications and approved the creation of two new professional qualifications councils.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission to discuss the 2015 defence procurement programme results and examine the outlook for the Russian defence industry’s development.

In a ceremony at the Kremlin’s Catherine Hall, Vladimir Putin presented the Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists. The prize was established in 2008 and is awarded for contributions to advancing Russian science and innovation and aims to encourage laureates to pursue further projects.

Presidential Aide and Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin held the first meeting of the working group to prepare a meeting of the Council to discuss the development of ice hockey in Russia, preparations for the 2016 World Ice Hockey Championships and preparations of the Russian Olympic team for the XXIII Olympic Games to be held in 2018 in Pyeongchang (Republic of Korea).

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order on awarding the 2015 Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists.