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Vladimir Putin met with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill to congratulate him on the anniversary of his enthronement as head of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on credit and monetary policy.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov to discuss the situation in the real sector of the economy and the support measures the ministry is taking.

Vladimir Putin took part in events dedicated to the 20^th anniversary of the Russian Paralympic Committee and the 10^th Russian Paralympic Committee’s Return to Life Prize award ceremony.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members on support measures for various sectors and other current issues.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev to discuss current economic situation.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Presidential Council for Countering Corruption to discuss further measures to improve the national anti-corruption policy.

Vladimir Putin took part in a plenary session of the Russian Popular Front public movement’s interregional forum.

Vladimir Putin marked the Students’ Day holiday by visiting the North Caucasus Federal University, where he met with students and staff of southern Russia’s biggest academic and research centre.

The Russian Academy of Sciences’ achievements in 2015 and priority areas of work were the main subjects of discussion.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Presidential Council for Science and Education.

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the National Entrepreneurs’ Forum Small Business – National Idea? The forum examined issues such as support for small and medium-sized enterprises and measures to encourage business activity.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the European Jewish Congress Executive Committee.

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.