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Mr Artamonov briefed Dmitry Medvedev on support programmes for families with many children and development of pre-school education facilities in the region.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of Iraq Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki following the death and injury of hundreds of people caused by terrorist attacks in the capital and other cities in Iraq.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, as part of an effort to broaden telephone contacts regarding the situation in Syria (earlier, the President of Russia spoke with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki).

Dmitry Medvedev visited Glavkino, one of Russia’s largest film and television studios, where he met with the creators of the film August 2008 and servicemen involved in the military operation against Georgia’s aggression.

Dmitry Medvedev presented the certificates conferring the title of City of Military Glory title to the mayors of Kovrov, Lomonosov, Taganrog and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Dmitry Medvedev honoured the memory of fallen soldiers as he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall.

Dmitry Medvedev offered his condolences to President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on the loss of lives in a train crash in the Argentinian capital.

The President attended a gala concert celebrating the Defender of the Fatherland Day.

Dmitry Medvedev had telephone conversations with King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki, and President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki.

The party leaders presented to Dmitry Medvedev their list of candidates for the post of Head of the Republic of Tuva.

Mr Miller briefed Dmitry Medvedev about the progress with the South Stream project and gave an overview of the Russian-Ukrainian gas cooperation.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud.

Dmitry Medvedev presented state decorations to 37 Russian citizens in a ceremony in the Kremlin’s Catherine Hall.

Dmitry Medvedev received letters of credence from new ambassadors to the Russian Federation from the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the USA, Lithuania, Cote d’Ivoire, Zambia, Indonesia, and Panama. 

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated past and present oil industry workers in Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District-Yugra on producing the district’s ten-billionth ton of oil. 

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Taman Missile Division.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Russia’s Buddhists on the holiday of Sagaalgan – the Lunar New Year.