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Vladimir Putin met with the new Government Cabinet members.

Vladimir Putin announced at a meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev that he has signed executive orders on the Cabinet’s new composition and organisation.

Vladimir Putin held a videoconference with Primorye Territory Governor Vladimir Miklushevsky and State Secretary and Deputy Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov. The discussion focused on the relief efforts following a fire at an ammunition depot at a military base 280 km from Vladivostok.

Vladimir Putin visited the institute’s production facilities, saw the latest developments from Russia’s defence industry, and held a meeting On Russian Technologies (Rostekhnologii) State Corporation’s Performance and Outlook.

Vladimir Putin proposed that Uralvagonzavod assembly shop manager Igor Kholmanskikh become Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Urals Federal District. The previous plenipotentiary envoy, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, was recently appointed acting governor of Sverdlovsk Region.

An informal meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State was held at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin and Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed current bilateral relations and integration development, in particular within the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Community.

Vladimir Putin and Emomali Rahmon discussed prospects for developing bilateral relations.

Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovych discussed prospects for developing integration processes within the CIS.

Vladimir Putin and Islam Karimov discussed Russian-Uzbekistani bilateral cooperation.

Dmitry Medvedev presented to Vladimir Putin his proposals on the Government structure and composition.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yury Osipov.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Accounts Chamber Chairman Sergei Stepashin.

The meeting focused on bilateral cooperation and South Ossetia's socio-economic recovery and development.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Ankvab discussed bilateral cooperation issues.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on preparations for the XXII Winter Olympics and the XI Paralympics in Sochi in 2014.