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The President held a meeting on the development of the Advanced Research Fund.

The head of NOVATEK briefed the President on the company’s results for 2015 and the state of progress on the Yamal LNG project.

Vladimir Putin met with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar who is in Russia on an official visit at the President’s invitation.

Prospects for establishing a unified system for administration of tax and non-tax payments of the Federal Tax Service, Federal Customs Service, and Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation was the subject of discussion.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

Vladimir Putin met with Dmitry Mezentsev, who until January 2016 occupied the post of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretary-General. As of 2016, Uzbekistan has taken over the rotating SCO Presidency.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Supervisory Board of the autonomous non-commercial organisation Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects.

Igor Artemyev briefed the President on the work of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service in the sphere of tariff regulation.

The Federal Drug Control Service head reported to the President on the results of the department’s work in 2015.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with General Director of Aeroflot Russian Airlines Vitaly Savelyev to discuss the company’s performance in 2015 and the situation on the air service market.

The final part of Vladimir Putin's interview to the German newspaper Bild is being published. The interview was recorded on January 5, 2016, in Sochi.

The interview was recorded on January 5, in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin met with Russia’s national judo team at the Southern Federal Centre for Sports Training Yug-Sport.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister – Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev to discuss the development of the Far East.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sergei Katyrin to discuss the tax burden on businesses.

Vladimir Putin met with leader of the Russian Federation Communist Party (KPRF) faction in the State Duma Gennady Zyuganov.

Rostelecom head briefed the President on the company’s performance in 2015.

Vladimir Putin attended a gala reception at the Kremlin celebrating the arrival of 2016.