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Dmitry Medvedev visited VTB Bank headquarters in the Moscow City Business Centre, where he held a meeting of the Council for the Financial Market Development. The meeting discussed the current state of the financial markets and improving the country’s investment climate.

Dmitry Medvedev presented decorations and title conferment certificates to 39 Russian citizens.

Dmitry Medvedev sent greetings to participants and guests at the International Humanitarian Forum in Baku.

During his trip to the Krasnodar Territory, Dmitry Medvedev visited the 393^rd Sevastopol military air base in Korenovsk and viewed the new residential area Rainbow, built for the servicemen of the Southern Military

In Krasnodar, the President watched the finals of the second presidential rowing regatta and presented awards to winners in the competition.

During his trip to Krasnodar, Dmitry Medvedev visited the modernised Krasnodar Thermal Power Station. The President learned about the work of the combined cycle station and took part in the launch of a new power unit.

Dmitry Medvedev signed an order on holding the Season of Russian Language and Literature in the French Republic and the Season of French Language and Literature in the Russian Federation in 2012.

The meeting discussed, in particular, the United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Syria, which was vetoed by Russia during the recent vote in the UN Security Council.

Issues on the agenda included improving the work of the examination boards conducting qualification tests for candidates for judges’ positions, possibilities for reducing the workload of magistrates, and limits on arbitration courts’ subordination.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the death of his mother, Tenzile Erdogan.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Budget Code of the Russian Federation and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Prospects for developing media market and the sector’s modern technologies were the subjects discussed at the meeting.

Talks between Dmitry Medvedev and President of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab took place in the Kremlin.

Dmitry Medvedev sent greetings to participants in the Second National Marathon Forum Protecting Children. Rehabilitation as the Quality of Life Basis for Families with Children with Disabilities, which is being held in St Petersburg.

Dmitry Medvedev sent greetings to participants and guests at the 12^th Russian-Finnish Cultural Forum.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to residents of the Republic of Adygea on the twentieth anniversary of the republic’s foundation.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Russia’s educators on Teacher’s Day and presented the award to the national contest winner, biology teacher Alexei Ovchinnikov from Lipetsk Region. 

At Dmitry Medvedev’s invitation, President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos Choummaly Sayasone will make an official visit to Russia on October 12–16.

The State Council Presidium meeting focused on improving the quality of housing and utilities services. In particular, the participants discussed upgrading the housing and utilities infrastructure, the efficiency of housing stock management and the authorities’ coordination and oversight activities in the sphere of housing and utilities services.