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While on a working trip to Novosibirsk, Vladimir Putin attended the opening of the newly built Bugrinsky Bridge across the Ob River.

Vladimir Putin met with Government members to discuss plans to facilitate import replacement in industry and agriculture in 2014–2015 and other matters.

Vladimir Putin met with King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who is in Moscow on a working visit at the invitation of the Russian President.

Vladimir Putin took part in the VI Russia Calling! Investment Forum organised by VTB Capital.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the museum community to discuss prospects for developing local history research in the regions and measures to support local history museums.

Vladimir Putin held a Security Council meeting on countering national security threats in the information sphere.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Valentina Matviyenko on her re-election to the post of Speaker of the Federation Council.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in the XI Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev ahead of the XI Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. In particular, the leaders discussed the current state of bilateral trade, economic and cultural ties.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The Presidents of Russia and Turkmenistan discussed the outcomes of the Fourth Caspian Summit and the state of bilateral trade and economic relations and humanitarian ties.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani. The two leaders briefly discussed prospects for developing Russian-Iranian relations and the results of the Fourth Caspian Summit.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolai Nikiforov. Subjects discussed included a joint project to build fibre-optic communications lines that will connect even small towns with populations upwards of 250 people, and support for Russian software producers.

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Vladimir Putin on the Vostok 2014 strategic command-and-staff exercises.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting to discuss the development of the Azov-Black Sea port infrastructure, also taking into account the reunification of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia.

As Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the national public organisation Russian Geographical Society, Vladimir Putin answered questions from the organisation’s magazine Vokrug Sveta [Around the World].

Vladimir Putin met with VTB Bank Chairman and CEO Andrei Kostin. Mr Kostin briefed the President on the bank’s current activities, in particular, implementation of a number of programmes for lending to the economy and to Russian households. The bank’s activities in Ukraine were also discussed.