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Governor briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region, focussing on agriculture.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order awarding the Order of Friendship to Polish film director Andrzej Wajda.

Dmitry Medvedev issued instructions to the Government aimed at raising budget spending efficiency and preventing corruption in tenders for the procurement of medical equipment for state and municipal needs.

Konstantin Chuychenko submitted a report to Dmitry Medvedev on the audit of budget spending on medical equipment.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of China Hu Jintao following the devastating mudslides there.

Dmitry Medvedev made a working visit to the Republic of Mari El, which is one of the seven regions where a state of emergency due to forest fires was declared under a Presidential Executive Order.

Dmitry Medvedev made a brief working visit to Abkhazia.

President Medvedev personally donated 350,000 rubles to the charity fund established by the Public Chamber to help the victims of wildfires in central Russia.

Full text of the draft law On the Police Force has been published on the website zakonoproekt2010.ru and discussion of the draft law has begun.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a telegram expressing condolences to President of India Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh following a flood in northern India.

Dmitry Medvedev visited ambulance sub-station No.26 in Moscow’s Western Administrative District.

Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting on drafting the new law on the police force that a special website, www.zakonoproekt2010.ru, would be set up for public discussion of the document. This is the first time that a draft law that affects the interests of all citizens is being opened to such broad discussion.

Daghestan’s President briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the situation in the republic’s mountainous districts, where several settlements have suffered following serious fires in the area.

The President congratulated Russian athletes on their team victory. The athletes won 24 medals in Barcelona: ten gold, six silver, and eight bronze medals.

The President instructed the Cabinet to step up the work on the proposals for material and technical re-equipment of fire-fighting services. Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin also discussed measures being taken to resolve social problems faced by citizens affected by the fires.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of South Africa Jacob Zuma reviewed plans for joint trade and economic projects.

The President of Armenia expressed solidarity and sympathy to the friendly Russian people following the nation’s major natural disasters.