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Mr Bocharov briefed Vladimir Putin on projects in the processing sector currently underway in the region and on the preliminary results of this year’s harvest.

Mr Belyaninov briefed Vladimir Putin on the Service’s current activities.

Mr Belykh briefed Vladimir Putin on the socioeconomic situation in the region.

Vladimir Putin met in Sochi with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö to discuss, in particular, possibilities for settling problems that have arisen in bilateral trade and economic relations. The two presidents also discussed the situation in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin met with French politician, leader of the Mouvement pour la France party Philippe de Villiers.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting in Yalta with members of political parties represented in the State Duma.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev in Sochi. The two presidents discussed, in particular, key issues in bilateral relations and prospects for Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union.

Vladimir Putin held a trilateral meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin attended the PLOTFORMA S-70 international combat sambo championship.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in Sochi. The two leaders discussed current issues of Russian-Armenian cooperation in various fields and ways to reach settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the Sochi residence. During the talks, the two leaders discussed a number of bilateral and regional issues, including the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Vladimir Putin gave the signal via video linkup to start exploratory drilling operations at the West Alpha rig (Universitetskaya-1site) in the Kara Sea. This project is being jointly implemented by Rosneft and ExxonMobil.

The Minister briefed the President on the programmes for comprehensive development of the Far East and liquidation of flood aftermath. Prospects for creating priority development areas and implementing investment programmes in the region were also discussed.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the State Council Presidium on developing the social protection system for senior citizens. Improving senior citizens’ socioeconomic situation and access to healthcare services is the main subject of discussion.

During his working trip to Voronezh Region, Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of Voronezh Region Alexei Gordeyev.