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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.

The Russian leader met in the Kremlin with Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China Donald Tsang.

Dmitry Medvedev met with medal winners from the Russian national youth team that participated in the first Youth Olympics.

Dmitry Medvedev pointed out there is a need to set priorities for the insurance services’ market’s medium-term development, improve the way mechanisms protecting the different parties of insurance relations function, and rid the market of dishonest insurers.

The Minister briefed the President on reconstruction work in towns and villages hit by the wildfires.

Mr Bortnikov briefed the President on the results of special and tactic operations in the North Caucasus.