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Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovych continued in Zavidovo (Tver Region) the talks they began in Ukraine’s Sumy Region on September 17, 2010.

The two leaders discussed the situation with Russian-Ukrainian border crossing by the two nations’ citizens, involving border, customs, and migration control, and simplifying relevant procedures and improving border crossing points’ operation.

Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovych took part in a stage of the international motor rally marking 100 years since the first Emperor Nicholas II Prize St Petersburg-Kiev Motor Rally took place.

During his working trip to Murmansk, Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on agricultural and fishing products processing. Supplies by farmers and food pricing were also discussed.

Dmitry Medvedev met with the leadership of United Russia, A Just Russia, the Communist Party and the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev met with the Russian martial arts national team, which gained the first position in medal count at the World Martial Arts Games in China.

Dmitry Medvedev and Lee Myung-bak discussed various aspects of bilateral cooperation, international and regional security issues, and preparations for the G20 summit in Seoul.

Dmitry Medvedev met with leading Russian and foreign political analysts at the Global Policy Forum taking place in Yaroslavl. The President answered questions about Russia’s democratic development and economic modernisation, the situation in the North Caucasus, and the country’s foreign policy priorities.

The ceremony began with a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack in Vladikavkaz.

Following the wildfires that have hit Volgograd Region and neighbouring areas Dmitry Medvedev instructed Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to carry out investigations into municipal and regional authorities’ preparedness for fire-fighting efforts.