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During his trip to the Astrakhan Region, Vladimir Putin launched, via videoconference, commercial operation at the Vladimir Filanovsky oil field off the Caspian Sea shelf.

In Sochi, Vladimir Putin held a meeting with representatives of rice-producing agricultural enterprises.

Vladimir Putin took part in the final session of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s 13th annual meeting, which this year took the theme The Future in Progress: Shaping the World of Tomorrow.

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the interregional forum Action Forum. Crimea, organised by the Russian Popular Front (ONF).

Vladimir Putin met with Federal Customs Service Head Vladimir Bulavin on Customs Officer’s Day. The President congratulated customs officers on their professional holiday and the 25th anniversary of the service.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The discussion focused on the Government’s work on the draft federal budget for 2017 and the planning period of 2018–2019.

Mr Miller briefed Vladimir Putin on preparations for the winter heating season, in particular, on gas reserves in underground reservoirs. Prospects for implementing the intergovernmental agreement with Turkey on construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline were also discussed.

Vladimir Putin met with Russia’s Prosecutor General Yury Chaika, who reported to the President on the implementation of a package of policies to protect the rights of small and medium-sized businesses.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolai Nikiforov to discuss the use of information technology in the housing and utilities sector and the implementation of a joint project between the Russian Post and VTB Group on establishing a postal bank.

Following negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine and the situation around Syria, the Russian President made a statement for the press.

Candidates to the post of Deputy Prime Minister for sport, tourism and youth policy and to the post of Sports Minister were presented to Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on economic issues. The participants discussed, in particular, ways to improve business climate in Russia and to incentivise entrepreneurial activity.

Vladimir Putin took part in Delovaya Rossiya national public organisation’s congress, which marked the organisation’s 15^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin met with Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko, Education and Science Minister Olga Vasilyeva, and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to discuss financing for fundamental scientific research.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of leaders of BRICS member states with delegation heads from member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).

The President of Russia answered questions from Russian journalists following the BRICS Summit.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the BRICS leaders with members of the BRICS Business Council. Expanding trade cooperation, economic rapprochement between the BRICS countries and launching new joint projects were among the subjects of discussion.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the South African Republic on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Benaulim.