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Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to Cambodia’s King Narodom Sihamoni following the tragic loss of life in Phnom Penh.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to participants in the meeting of research and engineering councils of the Nuclear Weapons Complex of ROSATOM and Russian Federal Nuclear Centre — The All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics (RFNC-VNIIEF). The anniversary meeting took place in Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Region.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine on his 75th birthday.

The First Deputy Prime Minister briefed the President on the situation on the domestic grains market and the implementation of the Federal Targeted Programme for Social Development in Rural Areas.

The main topic of the meeting, chaired by the President, was improving the work of Russia’s arbitration courts.

Dmitry Medvedev held a videoconference with residents of several regions throughout the country, as well as with governors and federal agencies. Following the videoconference, the President issued a series of instructions on social issues.

Mr Yanukovych will make a working visit to Moscow on November 26, 2010, at President Medvedev’s invitation. 

Dmitry Medvedev took part in a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of heads of state and government, whose main theme was Next Steps in NATO-Russia Cooperation. The Russian leader presented his proposals on building further cooperation between Russia and NATO.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated outstanding ballerina Maya Plisetskaya on her birthday.

The meeting attended by heads of law enforcement, security and supervisory bodies, and regional governors, discussed the progress in implementation of presidential instructions issued at previous meetings on security in the North Caucasus.

Mr Gayevsky briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region.

During a trip to Stavropol Territory, Dmitry Medvedev visited an Interior Ministry’s motorised battalion base, where he spoke with the servicemen and reviewed the arms and equipment the unit has at its disposal.

Dmitry Medvedev and Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed the upcoming OSCE summit in Astana and bilateral relations.

The summit, held in the capital of Azerbaijan, was attended by the heads of five littoral states: President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The two heads of state discussed Iran’s nuclear programme and other issues.

Dmitry Medvedev and Ilham Aliyev reviewed issues of bilateral relations and further approaches to reaching settlement on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to organisers and participants of the International Summit of Economy and Politics Women Leaders, taking place in St Petersburg.

During a meeting in the Kremlin Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Russian athletes who became European and world champions in summer Olympic sports.

The presidents of Russia and Armenia discussed prospects for developing bilateral relations, the regional agenda, and ways to settle the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.