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Dmitry Medvedev received letters of credence from eleven new ambassadors to the Russian Federation from Argentina, Burundi, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, India, Rwanda, El Salvador, Vatican, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and Japan.

Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences to Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh following terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Turkey Abdullah Gul on the Turkish side’s initiative.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Switzerland Micheline Calmy-Rey took part in the ceremony inaugurating the new Shchurovsky Cement Plant in Moscow Region. The plant is owned by Swiss Holcim Group, and around 500 million euros were invested in its modernisation.

As was agreed between Russia’s President and Germany’s Federal Chancellor, the thirteenth round of Russian-German intergovernmental consultations will take place in Hannover on July 18–19, with a summit meeting in which members of the two countries’ governments will take part.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amending Article 23 of the Law on Employment in the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Radioactive Waste Management and Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias following the tragedy at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh over the loss of life caused by railway accidents in the states of Assam and Uttar Pradesh.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman following the death of schoolchildren in a traffic accident in the southeast of the country.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai following the murder of his brother, head of the Kandahar Provincial Council, Ahmed Wali Karzai.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law on Traffic Safety and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

The politicians discussed the outcomes of the completed session of the State Duma, issues of developing the political system and improving legislation.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Law On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Other Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation to Increase Liability for Crimes of a Sexual Nature Against Minors.

Dmitry Medvedev lit candles at the home chapel of his Gorki residence in memory of the victims of the Bulgaria cruise ship accident.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Barack Obama.

Sergei Sobyanin and Boris Gromov presented to Dmitry Medvedev their proposals on changing the borders between Moscow and Moscow Region in order to better develop the capital and the surrounding region.

Subjects of discussion included implementing the proposals Mr Medvedev made in Magnitogorsk and at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, and current issues of concern to the business community.

Dmitry Medvedev declared July 12 a national day of mourning for the large number of victims in the sinking of the cruise ship Bulgaria. The President made the announcement at meeting on the disaster, which took place on the Volga River on July 10.