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Vladimir Putin met with representatives of regional and industrial trade union organisations of Russia.

Vladimir Putin presented Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation gold medals to five citizens of Russia who have made a significant contribution to the development of the Russian power industry, agriculture, culture and sports.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with members of the Government to discuss implementing the Culture Ministry’s work programme, the situation with municipal procurement, and work on a law to stimulate companies to introduce new technology that meets the latest environmental safety standards.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with Crown Prince of Bahrain, Deputy Chief Commander of the Armed Forces and First Deputy Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on stable development of single-industry towns.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the Federal Assembly’s Council of Legislators.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Commission for Military Technology Cooperation with Foreign States to review the results for 2013 and examine military technology cooperation prospects with other countries, in particular Ukraine. 

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the First Media Forum of Independent Regional and Local Media organised by the Russian Popular Front national public movement.

Mr Tolstoy presented to Vladimir Putin the draft Basic Principles of State Culture Policy.

Vladimir Putin held an expanded meeting of the Security Council On the Implementation of Russia’s State Policy in the Arctic in the Interests of National Security.

Vladimir Putin held a joint meeting of the State Council and the Presidential Council for the Implementation of Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin answered questions from the anchor of TV current affairs programme Vesti v Subbotu Sergei Brilev. The interview was recorded on April 17, immediately after the Direct Line with Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to discuss the Government’s work in the previous year in view of the report the Prime Minister is preparing for the State Duma.

Vladimir Putin observed via video linkup the start of operations to unload the first supplies of oil extracted from the Arctic continental shelf in the Pechora Sea from the stationary ice-resistant offshore oil platform Prirazlomnaya to the tanker Mikhail Ushakov. 

Vladimir Putin met with Chief Executive Officer of Shell Ben van Beurden. Mr van Beurden briefed the President on Shell’s current projects in Russia.

After Direct Line, Vladimir Putin met with media representatives to answer their questions.

The annual special Direct Line with Vladimir Putin was broadcast live by Channel One, Rossiya-1 and Rossiya-24 TV channels, and Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Rossii radio stations.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the Russian Geographical Society Board of Trustees, held at the Fundamental Library of Moscow State University.