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Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences to the families of the children and councellor who died in a tragic accident on the Azov Sea.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Orders awarding Russian state decorations to cultural figures of Latvia.

Dmitry Medvedev and Roman Kopin discussed the current social and economic situation in Chukotka Autonomous Area.

Dmitry Medvedev signed an order setting a working group on establishing an international financial centre in Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated President Elect of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on drafting a new version of the law On the Police Force. The law must define the legal status of the police in line with demands of the time.

Dmitry Medvedev sincerely congratulated Bronislaw Komorowski and all the people of Poland on a successful presidential election campaign, which resulted in a clear victory for Mr Komorowski.

Dmitry Medvedev and Roza Otunbayeva discussed the situation in Kyrgyzstan and the development of bilateral relations.

The two presidents discussed bilateral cooperation development, including at the regional level, and the results of the EurAsEC summit.

Meetings of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEc) Interstate Council and the Supreme Governing Body of the Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan have taken place in Kazakhstan.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated President of the United States of America Barack Obama on Independence Day.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a telegram of condolences to President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila Kabanga following a deadly oil tanker blast.

Dmitry Medvedev watched the exercises from aboard the nuclear-powered battle cruiser Peter the Great and held a meeting with the heads of the Defence Ministry, General Staff, and the Navy.

Dmitry Medvedev presented decorations to sixteen servicemen in a ceremony on board the cruiser Peter the Great. The servicemen were decorated for their part in an operation to free the Moscow University tanker from pirates.

Dmitry Medvedev signed a law ratifying the International Labour Organisation’s Collective Bargaining Convention (Convention 154).

Dmitry Medvedev signed a law ratifying a merchant shipping agreement between Russia and Greece.

The region’s social and economic development was the main item on the agenda.

The President made a congratulatory speech at a gala concert – Vladivostok – Heart of the Ocean.