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Vladimir Putin presented state decorations – the Order of Friendship and the Pushkin Medal – to foreign citizens who have made special contributions to strengthening peace, friendship, cooperation and mutual understanding among different peoples at a ceremony held in the Kremlin to mark the National Unity Day.

Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia opened a monument to the Holy Great Prince Vladimir, Equal of the Apostles, and Christianiser of Russia, on Borovitskaya Square.

Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky.

Vladimir Putin attended the Soobschchestvo active citizens’ forum.

Vladimir Putin met with Mikhail Fradkov and Rostec State Corporation CEO Sergei Chemezov.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Head of the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring Yury Chikhanchin.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing online trade in Russia.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members to review implementation of the 2014 and 2015 Presidential Addresses to the Federal Assembly.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Council for Interethnic Relations in Astrakhan. The meeting addressed current issues related to implementing Russia’s National Ethnic Policy Strategy.

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.