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During a gala concert in the Hall of Church Cathedrals Vladimir Putin congratulated Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on his 70^th birthday and awarded him with the order “For Services to the Fatherland,” 1^st Class.

Vladimir Putin met with Director-General of the International Labour Organization Guy Ryder.

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

On the Tax Worker’s Day Vladimir Putin met with Head of the Federal Taxation Service Mikhail Mishustin. The President congratulated him and all employees and veterans of the Taxation Service on their professional holiday.

Vladimir Putin answered media questions following the working sessions of the economic leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte discussed the development of bilateral cooperation. The meeting took place Lima, the capital of Peru, where the heads of state had arrived for the APEC summit.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang on the sidelines of the APEC Leaders’ Meeting in Lima.

Vladimir Putin chaired the last in a series of meetings on Armed Forces development.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting to examine defence industry enterprises’ readiness for mobilisation tasks, bolstering production capacity, and improving the national material reserves system.

Vladimir Putin continued a series of meetings with Defence Ministry heads on the main directions for developing the Armed Forces and the immediate and long-term military development priorities.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting to discuss the strategy for the development of Roscosmos State Corporation through 2025 and for the period ending in 2030.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the leaders of the Defence Ministry, federal agencies and defence industry companies. The discussion focused on the implementation of the State Armaments Programme and the state defence order in 2016, and the Russian antiterrorist operation in Syria.

Mr Mikhelson briefed Vladimir Putin on the company’s current activities.

The meeting focused on gas supply to Genichesk, Ukraine.

The meeting focused on gas supply to Genichesk, Ukraine.

During his trip to Yaroslavl, Vladimir Putin visited the Avtodizel Yaroslavl Motor Plant, part of the GAZ Group, which produces goods under the YaMZ brand. The President saw the production process and met with the workers.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The discussion covered the state of industry, healthcare and education and prospects for developing the Moscow Central Ring railway.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. The Deputy Prime Minister, in particular, updated the President on preparations for flight tests of the new MC-21 aircraft and the prospects for establishing a Russian Aviation Board in line with Presidential instructions.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on economic issues.

The President attended a gala evening at the Kremlin to mark Interior Ministry Personnel Day.