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Vladimir Putin congratulated the staff and veterans of the Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief on their professional day, Rescue Worker’s Day.

An informal meeting of the heads of CIS states was held at the presidential residence in Novo-Ogaryovo.

Vladimir Putin held the last meeting with Government members this year at the Government House.

Vladimir Putin held a traditional meeting with the leaders of the Federation Council and the State Duma, as well as relevant committees of both chambers of the Russian parliament.

Vladimir Putin addressed the plenary session of the United Russia political party 17^th Congress.

Vladimir Putin met with senior officials of the Defence Ministry and commanders of military districts and the Northern Fleet during his visit to the Peter the Great Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces.

Vladimir Putin visited the Peter the Great Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces, where he took part in an annual expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board.

Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with representatives of Russian business circles and associations. The participants discussed issues of concern to the business community.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The Prime Minister briefed the President on the Government’s work on a presidential executive order on major areas of Government policy to foster competition. The order is to provide additional regulatory authority in the sphere of competition.

The President attended a gala evening marking Security Agency Worker’s Day.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Mr Minnikhanov briefed the President on the region’s socioeconomic situation.

Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) member Yury Osipov and executive editor of the Great Russian Encyclopedia Sergei Kravets presented the 35 volumes of the Great Russian Encyclopedia to Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and Priority Projects in the Kremlin, which was convened to discuss the implementation of the housing development strategy.

Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with heads of security and intelligence agencies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) members states.

The President took part in a plenary session of the Russian Popular Front (ONF) Action Forum.

Vladimir Putin presented the 2017 National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Human Rights Activity to Lyudmila Alekseyeva, chairperson of the Moscow Helsinki Group. The National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Charity Work was presented to Vladimir Vavilov, chairman of the Board of the Anzhela Vavilova Regional Public Charity Foundation for Children with Leukaemia, Republic of Tatarstan.

The President congratulated People’s Artist of the USSR, composer Rodion Shchedrin on his 85^th birthday

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service Igor Artemyev.