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The draft Federal Law On Skolkovo Innovation Centre is intended to provide the necessary conditions for the establishment and operation of the centre.

Mr Shtyrov asked to be allowed to step down from his post of president of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and his resignation was accepted.

Dmitry Medvedev attended the event’s finals. The President and First Lady watched the kayak, canoe and academic rowing men’s and women’s 500-metre and 1,000-metre races from the stands.

Dmitry Medvedev inspected the main control centre of the plant and the reactor room. The President also toured the construction site of the second stage of the plant and was told about the technologies employed. Two power-generating units are being built there at the moment.

Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences to President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari following terrorist attacks on two mosques in Lahore, which took many innocent lives.

Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences to President of India Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh following a terrorist attack in the state of West Bengal.

Dmitry Medvedev made this statement at a meeting with the core group of the United Russia political party.

The visit is at the invitation of the German Federal Chancellor.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Republic Day, Azerbaijan’s national holiday.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated personnel and veterans of Border Service of Russia's Federal Security Service on their professional holiday, Border Guards Day.

Valery Gayevsky briefed the President on the measures being taken to support the families of those killed and injured in the terrorist act in Stavropol, and to establish the causes of the explosion.

This was announced by Dmitry Medvedev at a State Council Presidium meeting on reform of the state management in environmental protection.