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Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives Supervisory Board.

During his meeting with Minister in charge of Russia’s Far East Development and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Viktor Ishayev and RusHydro CEO Yevgeny Dod, Vladimir Putin announced that he had signed an Executive Order on the development of the energy industry in East Siberia and the Far East.

Measures to protect Russian economic interests and national security as the Russian economy begins operating within the World Trade Organisation were the main subject of discussion.

Mikhail Mishustin briefed the President on the Service’s performance in 2012.

Vladimir Putin also congratulated all the employees of tax authorities on their professional holiday.

Mr Mikhelson briefed Vladimir Putin on NOVATEK’s operations on the domestic gas market, in particular, on the Yamal LNG project.

Mr Rogozin briefed Vladimir Putin on the situation with the state defence procurement orders and put forward a proposal to unite two Izhevsk arms makers into a single company – Kalashnikov Company. 

Vladimir Putin and Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel took part in the closing session of the XII Petersburg Dialogue Russian-German public forum.

Vladimir Putin met with leadership of OPORA Russia, a national non-governmental organisation for small and medium entrepreneurship. The meeting focused on the issues faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Russia.

Vladimir Putin met with former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing Russia’s pension system.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who is in Russia on an official visit.

Vladimir Putin opened a series of meetings on improving the quality of housing and utilities services. The first meeting, held in the Kremlin late on Monday evening, was devoted to major repairs of the housing stock.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Jansa, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.

Vladimir Putin met with Interior Ministry officers on Internal Affairs Agency Workers’ Day.

Mr Medinsky briefed Vladimir Putin on the Ministry’s current activities, in particular, measures taken to raise wages in the culture sector.

Mr Shoigu proposed Valery Gerasimov as the new chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces.