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During the videoconference members of the Government and the judiciary, and a number of regional governors reported on execution of instructions issued by Dmitry Medvedev.

Dmitry Medvedev issued instructions to the Government Cabinet, the Accounts Chamber and the government of the Volgograd Region, following an investigation conducted by the General Prosecutor's Office and the Presidential Control Directorate which revealed shortages in performance of the federal executive authorities and the government of the Volgograd Region in overseeing engineering, construction and operation of a new bridge across the Volga River.

Dmitry Medvedev instructed Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller to limit gas deliveries to Belarus as from June 21, and to continue talks on settling the debts for earlier deliveries of Russian gas.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of France Nicolas Sarkozy discussed investment cooperation in energy efficiency and energy saving, aircraft manufacturing and the automotive industry, nuclear energy and medicine, nano- and bio-technology. Opportunities for developing the two countries’ partnership in the humanitarian sector and science, and in education and culture were also discussed.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan took part in the ceremony of signing a Cooperation Programme between St Petersburg State University and Yerevan State University.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Bandida Khambo-lama Damba Ayusheyev on the 15th anniversary of his enthronement.

Foreign economic policy and its role in the country's technological modernisation and innovative development were discussed at the meeting of the Commission, which took place on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Meetings were held with CEOs of international energy companies and transnational innovative corporations, and representatives of major US companies.

A presentation of the tourism development project for the North Caucasus took place at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum plenary session entitled New Tourist Destinations – The North Caucasus.

Dmitry Medvedev presented the awards to Russian scientist and academician Alexander Leontyev, and to Ukrainian scientist Boris Paton, who is a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and president of the International Association of Academies of Sciences.

Dmitry Medvedev and Amr Moussa discussed the situation in the Middle East.

Dmitry Medvedev and Gjorge Ivanov reviewed bilateral cooperation in trade, economy, investments and energy.

In his remarks, the President analysed the economic situation in Russia and the world and outlined Russia’s economic modernisation plans.

Dmitry Medvedev and Borut Pahor discussed bilateral relations.

Dmitry Medvedev met with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Dmitry Medvedev expressed his confidence that Nadezhda Sinikova will be able to make the Agency more efficient and will create an organisation capable of optimising the supplies of high quality military equipment to meet the needs of the Defence Ministry, police and other law enforcement agencies.