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Sergei Shoigu briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the evacuation of Russian citizens and employees of Russian companies from Libya.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov on the Day of Liberation from the Ottoman Yoke, the country’s national holiday.

During his trip to St Petersburg, the President visited the Optogan LED plant.

Dmitry Medvedev took part in the conference marking 150 years since the abolition of serfdom in Russia and laid a wreath at the tomb of Alexander II in St Peter and Paul Cathedral.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to the academic conference marking the 150^th anniversary of the signing of the 1861 Emancipation Manifesto.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Dmitry Medvedev met with Chief Executive Officer of French oil and gas company Total Christophe de Margerie. The meeting was attended by Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom Alexei Miller.

By a presidential executive order Mr Gorbachev was awarded the Order of St Andrew the Apostle.

During his trip to Elista, Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on employment issues, met with unemployed citizens undergoing training on the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and business, and visited several city infrastructure facilities.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On the Russian Federation Interior Ministry Personnel Special Certification.

During a meeting with Interior Minister, Dmitry Medvedev informed Rashid Nurgaliyev of signing several executive orders in connection with the new law.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law On Science and Scientific and Technical State Policy and to Article 171 of the Federal Law On Protection of Competition.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the Pyatnitsky State Academic Russian Folk Choir on its 100^th anniversary.

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will arrive in Sochi on March 5, 2011, at the President of Russia’s invitation.

The President nominated candidates for governorships of Karachayevo-Circassian Republic, Ulyanovsk Region, Kamchatka Territory, and the Chechen Republic.

Dmitry Medvedev received the nominations of candidates for the governorships of Kamchatka Territory and the Karachayevo-Circassian Republic.

The meeting focused on one of the Commission’s biggest projects – introduction of a universal electronic card (UEC) that will be used to provide state and municipal services to the population.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order relieving Boris Ebzeyev of his duties as President of the Karachayevo-Circassian Republic ahead of term.

Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov informed Dmitry Medvedev in a telephone conversation about the measures taken by the FSB and Interior Ministry to normalise the situation in and around Nalchik, and the progress of investigative and other operational activities.