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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.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and all of the country’s people on the national holiday, Independence Day.

Local self-government, funding for the operation of local administrations and energy saving were among the issues discussed.

Dmitry Medvedev was briefed on the socioeconomic situation in the region.

President Medvedev pointed out that requirements for crossing the border for individuals and companies must not become more stringent as the Customs Union enters into force.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari following a terrorist attack at a mosque in the city of Lahore, in which dozens of innocent civilians were killed and injured.

Implementation of the federal job creation programme in the region and measures to support small- and medium-sized businesses were the subjects of discussion.

In Birobidzhan Dmitry Medvedev met with Jewish Autonomous Region’s small business representatives to discuss, among other issues, transportation costs, mortgages, and the fight against corruption.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amending Various Laws of the Russian Federation with Regard to Adopting the Federal Law On Public Supervision over the Observance of Human Rights at Detention Facilities and Assistance to Persons at Detention Facilities.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amending the Federal Law On the Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right to Participate in Referendums for Citizens of the Russian Federation.

The socioeconomic situation of the territory, the labour market trends, the current industrial production, and housing provision for the Great Patriotic War veterans were the subjects of discussion.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting in Khabarovsk on the Far East’s socioeconomic development and cooperation with the Asia-Pacific region countries.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the Bauman Moscow State Technical University on its 180^th anniversary.