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Vladimir Putin met with the leadership of the Federation Council and the State Duma to discuss the lawmakers’ performance in 2019 and outline priorities for the development and improvement of legislation next year.

Vladimir Putin took part in the Defence Ministry Board meeting held at the National Defence Control Centre.

Vladimir Putin congratulated members of the Presidential Council for Codification and Enhancement of Civil Legislation on the Council’s 20^th anniversary and the 25^th anniversary of the Russian Civil Code.

During his trip to Adygeya, Vladimir Putin met with members of the public to discuss the development of agriculture and rural areas in Russia.

Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with 10-year-old Andrei Kochetov from the Stavropol Territory, who was able to visit the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort thanks to the President’s participation in the New Year Tree of Wishes national campaign.

Vladimir Putin visited the Zeleny Dom agricultural enterprise in the Republic of Adygeya, where he inspected the production workshops and became familiar with flower production.

The President took part in the opening of the Crimean Bridge to railway traffic. Vladimir Putin ordered, via videoconference, the departure of the Tavria express passenger train from St Petersburg to Sevastopol.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to Leo Bokeria, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and honorary president of the Bakulev National Medical Research Centre of Cardiovascular Surgery, on his 80^th birthday.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to current and former Gokhran workers on the tercentenary of the State Fund of Precious Metals and Precious Stones of the Russian Federation and the centenary of State Storage of Precious Metals and Precious Stones (Gokhran of Russia).

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to current and former workers of Russia's energy industry on Energy Industry Worker's Day.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev as part of the informal CIS summit.

An informal CIS summit took place in St Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko ahead of the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting in St Petersburg with First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov and Head of the Political Council of the Ukrainian party Opposition Platform-For Life Viktor Medvedchuk.

Vladimir Putin congratulated the staff of AnRussTrans on the 15^th anniversary of the restoration of the Crimea-Caucasus regular direct railway ferry service.

Vladimir Putin attended a gala evening hosted in the State Kremlin Palace to mark Security Agency Worker’s Day, celebrated in Russia on December 20.

The news conference was broadcast live by Rossiya-1, Rossiya-24, Channel One, NTV television channels, as well as radio stations Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Rossii.