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Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Artyakov discussed the socioeconomic situation in the region.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed environmental security and protection at an off-site meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights. The meeting was attended by members of the Council, environmental experts and representatives of environmental organisations.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a message congratulating writer Valentin Rasputin on his 75^th birthday.

Dmitry Medvedev held an expanded meeting of the Open Government proposal-drafting working group. Human resources support for the civil service was the main subject of discussion.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to King of the Belgians Albert II following the deaths of Belgian citizens in a bus crash in Switzerland.

The draft federal law On Monitoring Spending has been published on the Open Government site for public evaluation of draft laws (zakon.government.ru).

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Naina Yeltsina, widow of Russia’s First President Boris Yeltsin, on her birthday.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman following a ferry accident that has claimed many lives.

Issues discussed included state policy measures for the prevention and countering of corruption.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On the National Anti-Corruption Plan for 2012–2013 and Amendments to Certain Acts of the President of the Russian Federation on Countering Corruption.

Dmitry Medvedev issued instructions to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on the preparation and holding in Russia of the sixth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

The Presidential Press and Information Office's Department of Accreditation and Briefings is now taking accreditation requests to cover Dmitry Medvedev’s participation in the summit meetings of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and the Eurasian Economic Community’s Interstate Council to be held on March 19, 2012, in Moscow.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on developing Russia’s banking sector.

In Krasnodar, Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with representatives of the international business community investing in the North Caucasus tourism cluster.

Dmitry Medvedev and Alexander Tkachev discussed the prospects of tourism in the Krasnodar Territory, including the construction of an alpine spa resort at the Lago-Naki plateau.

The President submitted for consideration by the Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Territory the candidacy of Alexander Tkachev for the post of regional governor.

The President submitted the candidacy of Vladimir Miklushevsky for the post of Primorye Territory governor for consideration by the Primorye Territory Duma.

Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin watched test runs at the Olympic sledding and bobsleigh track in Sochi. Silvio Berlusconi also visited the new facility.