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The Russian delegation was headed by Dmitry Medvedev; the European Union was represented by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.

Dmitry Medvedev instructed Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to take charge of the investigation into the events described by Kushchevskaya county investigator Ekaterina Rogoza.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted the Agreement between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan on creating the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotics, Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors. The Agreement was signed by the presidents of these states on September 4, 2009 in Moscow.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions on the implementation of measures outlined in the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.

During the ceremony, the Russian President also talked with Polish WWII veterans and wrote an entry in the Memorial Book: “Eternal glory to the heroes who fell in the fight against Nazism.”

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Binyamin Netanyahu.

Dmitry Medvedev and Bronislaw Komorowski took part in the Forum’s opening ceremony.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski discussed cooperation in economic, energy, transport, and humanitarian sectors.

Dmitry Medvedev instructed Prosecutor General Yury Chaika and Head of the Presidential Control Directorate Konstantin Chuychenko to carry out an audit of spending on Russia’s GLONASS satellite navigation programme.

Dmitry Medvedev thanked Joseph Blatter and the FIFA Executive Committee for choosing Russia as host country for the 2018 football world cup.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his congratulations to six-time European champion, five-time world champion, and Olympic weight-lifting champion (1960) Yury Vlasov on his 75^th birthday.

Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Dmitry Medvedev on measures taken to help Israel fight forest fires.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.

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

Dmitry Medvedev and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi witnessed the signing of a package of bilateral agreements following Russian-Italian interstate consultations. 

Francois Fillon will be in Moscow on December 8 and 9, 2010 to take part in the official closing ceremony for the reciprocal year programmes between France and Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

The summits are set to take place on December 9–10, 2010 in Moscow.