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Vladimir Putin met with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which will take place on September 11–12 in Dushanbe.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with members of the Government. The meeting addressed work on the draft federal budget for 2015 and the 2016–2017 planning period. The participants also engaged in a discussion of many current issues: the course of construction at the Vostochny Space Launch Centre, the outcomes of a dilapidated housing audit in the Baikal Amur Railway zone and Ukraine’s upcoming ratification of an Association Agreement with the European Union.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on drafting the 2016–2025 State Armament Programme.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Mr Medvedev presented in particular a number of final proposals for optimising the Government’s organisational structure.

Vladimir Putin took part in celebrations dedicated to the 100^th anniversary of Tuva’s accession to Russia.

Mr Sokolov briefed Vladimir Putin on the project to build a bridge over the Kerch Strait.

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin reported to Vladimir Putin on the commissioning of the new oil field on Sakhalin.

During his trip to the Republic of Altai, Vladimir Putin followed via videoconference the launch of operations at the Kosh-Agach solar power station.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Gorno-Altaisk on disaster relief work following last year’s floods in various parts of the country.

Vladimir Putin outlined the plan while speaking with journalists at the end of his working visit to Mongolia.

Vladimir Putin took part in celebrations marking the 75^th anniversary of victory in the Battle of Khalkin Gol.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development of the Vostochny Space Launch Centre.

Vladimir Putin met with Vice Premier of China Zhang Gaoli before the start of a ceremony marking the joining of the first section of the Power of Siberia mainline gas pipeline.

While on a trip to Yakutia, Vladimir Putin held a meeting on state support for priority investment projects and priority development areas in the Far East.

Vladimir Putin visited the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk on Knowledge Day, the first day of the new academic year.