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The President took part in the opening ceremony, watched the flight programme, and visited the exhibition pavilions.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting to discuss the development of transportation infrastructure in the south of Russia. The discussion covered a range of issues dealing with modernisation and development of transport accessibility of the country’s southern regions, including the Crimean peninsula.

In the course of his trip to the Southern Federal District, Vladimir Putin visited the Chernomortransneft Sheskharis oil terminal and took part in the launch of the Grushovaya-Sheskharis technological tunnel.

Vladimir Putin met with American professional boxer and four division world champion Roy Jones.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Sevastopol on ensuring law and order in the Crimean Federal District.

After examining the ancient shipwreck near the entrance to Balaklava Bay in Sevastopol, Vladimir Putin talked to journalists about his submersion on board the bathyscaphe and answered some of their questions.

While on a working trip to Crimea, Vladimir Putin had an informal meeting with representatives of Crimean ethnic groups’ public associations.

Vladimir Putin held a State Council Presidium meeting in Yalta on developing Russia’s tourism sector.

During the meeting with Russia’s Prosecutor General Yury Chaika, Vladimir Putin focussed on the organisation of inspections of small and medium-sized businesses.

Vladimir Putin met with Governor of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina to discuss the banking sector’s work over the first half of 2015.

Vladimir Putin met with Director of the Dima Rogachev Federal Research Centre of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Immunology Alexander Rumyantsev, and Deputy Director and Chief Medical Officer Galina Novichkova to discuss the centre’s current activities and development outlook.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members to discuss a number of current matters, in particular, the issue of road safety.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin to discuss prospects for developing engine manufacturing as one of the priority areas in Russia’s machine-building sector.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with President and Chairman of the Board of Sberbank German Gref. Mr Putin and Mr Gref discussed the situation in the banking sector, particularly as concerns lending, and looked at the bank’s results for the first half of 2015.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Russian Federation Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev to discuss measures aimed at humanising criminal law.

A gala reception was held at the Kremlin on behalf of the President in honour of the 1000^th death anniversary of St. Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles. Attending the reception were representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church, public and political figures.

Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Swiss media. The interview was recorded on July 25 in St Petersburg, during the President’s visit to the preliminary round draw for the 2018 Football World Cup.

Vladimir Putin met with leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) Vladimir Zhirinovsky.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting to discuss the new draft of Russia’s Marine Doctrine.

Vladimir Putin took part in celebrations marking Russian Navy Day in Baltiisk. The President attended a parade that took place in the waters of the Kaliningrad seagoing shipping canal.