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Vladimir Putin met with students from Moscow law schools at the Law Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Vladimir Putin met with Defence Ministry officials and representatives of defence companies, chief commanders of the Armed Forces, troop commanders and representatives of defence companies.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing a military and dual-purpose orbital satellite group. Taking part in the meeting were Commander of the Air and Space Defence Forces Alexander Golovko, Head of Roscosmos Oleg Ostapenko, and the heads of a number of companies in the sector.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on carrying out a programme on the development and series production of long-range high-precision weapons.

Meeting participants discussed equipping Aerospace Defence Forces with up-to-date weapons.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing Russia’s Air Force.

Vladimir Putin listened to reports on preparations for the Sochi Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing nuclear submarine forces. Taking part in the meeting were Navy Commander Viktor Chirkov and heads of a number of defence enterprises.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the strategic missile forces’ current state and development prospects. This is the first in a series of meetings on carrying out state defence procurement orders and equipping the Russian Armed Forces with modern arms and equipment under the 2011–2020 state arms programme.

Vladimir Putin spoke at the closing of the business forum, which was held within the framework of the Russian-Italian Civil Society Dialogue Forum.

Top-level Russian-Italian interstate consultations in expanded format took place in Trieste, Italy, under the chairmanship of Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta, with members of both countries’ governments taking part.

Vladimir Putin met with former Prime Minister of Italy and Special Envoy of UN Secretary-General for the Sahel Region Romano Prodi. Mr Putin and Mr Prodi exchanged views concerning the situation on the African continent, as well as migration-related issues.

Mr Mishustin briefed Vladimir Putin on the results of the Taxation Service’s work in 2013.

Vladimir Putin participated in the opening ceremony for the 37^th World Sambo Championships. The President presented awards to winners in the first day’s competitions.

During a visit to the Klimov engine-building plant, Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the state and development prospects of the Russian aviation engine building sector.