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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.

Vladimir Putin attended a concert of the Children’s Choir of Russia.

The Children’s Choir of Russia is a team of a thousand young performers representing virtually the entire country that was created in 2013 on the initiative of the National Choral Society with the support of the Government and the Culture Ministry. The choir made its debut in January 2014 at the Mariinsky Theatre.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin met with representatives of Russia’s business community.

Vladimir Putin had talks in the Kremlin with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Russia on a two-day official visit.

Within the framework of the Indian Prime Minister’s official visit to Russia, Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi are meeting with Russian and Indian business community representatives.

Vladimir Putin held the final meeting of 2015 with Government members.

Vladimir Putin attended a gala evening at the Grand Kremlin Palace to mark the Rescuers' Day, which is traditionally celebrated on December 27, and 25^th anniversary of the Emergency Situations Ministry.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the State Council on improving the general education system in Russia.

Vladimir Putin took part in a videoconference to connect two new power units to Russia’s national power grid.

Vladimir Putin attended the First Russian Internet Economy Forum.

Following the meetings of the CSTO Collective Security Council and the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, Vladimir Putin met with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

The event was held at the State Kremlin Palace on the eve of Security Agency Worker’s Day, the professional holiday marked on December 20.

The President’s news conference was broadcast live by Rossiya-1, Rossiya-24 and Channel One, as well as Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Rossii radio stations.

The discussion covered the outcome of today’s talks between John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov in Moscow.

Following the talks, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko made statements for the press.