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The United Russia leaders presented to Vladimir Putin the party’s candidates for the posts of the head of the Republic of Mordovia and the governor of Samara Region.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Ankvab discussed bilateral cooperation issues.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Sergei Shoigu on officially taking office as Governor of Moscow Region.

Vladimir Putin and President of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab visited the Adler checkpoint on the Psou River between Russia and Abkhazia.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Italy Mario Monti.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on preparations for the XXII Winter Olympics and the XI Paralympics in Sochi in 2014.

The President signed Executive Order On Early Termination of the Mandate of Leningrad Region Governor.

The President signed Executive Order On Early Termination of the Mandate of the Head of the Republic of Buryatia.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.

Vladimir Putting had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper.

Vladimir Putin called his Indonesian counterpart to personally express his condolences over the death of Indonesian citizens in the crash of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft.

Russian-South Ossetian talks at the highest level will be held on May 12, 2012 in Sochi during the President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov’s first working visit to the Russian Federation.

On May 11, 2012 a meeting will be held in Sochi between Vladimir Putin and President of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab, who will be in Russia on a working visit.

The Presidential Press and Information Office’s Department of Accreditation and Briefings is now taking accreditation requests to cover the President of Russia’s participation in events within the framework of the anniversary meeting of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation and an informal session of the Council of CIS Heads of State, scheduled for May 15, 2012 in Moscow.

A meeting of the CSTO Collective Security Council dedicated to 20^th anniversary of the Collective Security Treaty and 10^th anniversary of CSTO will take place in Moscow on May 15, 2012.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the new challenges facing Russia's defence industry.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono following the crash of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplane.

In Nizhny Tagil, Vladimir Putin visited Uralvagonzavod and met with the plant's workers.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Constitutional Law On Amendments to Articles 13 and 14 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Judicial System of the Russian Federation and Articles 21 and 22 of the Federal Constitutional Law On Courts of General Jurisdiction of the Russian Federation as well as draft Federal Law On Amendments to Articles 61 and 11 of the Law of the Russian Federation On the Status of Judges in the Russian Federation.