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Emergencies Minister briefed Dmitry Medvedev on relief measures following earthquake in East Siberia.

Dmitry Medvedev signed an executive order appointing Vyacheslav Volodin First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office.

Dmitry Medvedev informed Vladislav Surkov of his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister.

Dmitry Medvedev stated that he has submitted to the State Duma for consideration a number of draft laws aimed at observing the rights of orphans and children without parental care.

At the final Government meeting of the year, Dmitry Medvedev analysed achievements in Russia's socioeconomic development for 2011.

The ceremony formalising the promotion of officers to higher command positions and presenting them with top military (special) ranks took place in the St George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Dmitry Medvedev chaired State Council meeting which addressed issues of redistributing powers among federal and regional authorities and improvement of budgetary relationships.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan following terrorist attacks.

The interview was recorded on December 6, 2011.

Dmitry Medvedev spoke by telephone with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The conversation took place at Russia’s initiative.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated HIM Emperor Akihito of Japan on his birthday.

During a working meeting with Dmitry Rogozin, Dmitry Medvedev announced that he has appointed Mr Rogozin Deputy Prime Minister.

Dmitry Medvedev and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed current issues of cooperation between Russia and Turkmenistan.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma draft federal law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation to Exempt Political Parties from Collecting Voter Signatures at Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Government Authorities in the Federal Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation, and Local Self-Governments.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma draft federal law On Amendments to the Federal Law on Political Parties.

Dmitry Medvedev signed executive order assigning the federal state budgetary cultural institution the Battle of Stalingrad State Historical and Memorial Museum the status of a particularly valuable object of Russian cultural heritage.