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Dmitry Medvedev had a meeting with Chairman of Vnesheconombank (VEB) Vladimir Dmitriev.

The meeting particularly focused on ways to attract investment in high-tech projects and the prospects of Russia’s scientific and technological sector for development and commercialisation of new technology at Skolkovo.

During the meeting, Dmitry Medvedev stressed that Russia’s government highly appreciates the constructive and substantive dialogue that has developed between the Church and the state in recent years.

The President and his wife, Svetlana Medvedeva, congratulated the Patriarch on his name day.

The President set the goal of bringing the share of modern arms in the Russian armed forces up to at least 30 percent by 2015.

All outdated analogue systems should be replaced with digital systems as part of the programme to establish a common command system for troops and weapons at tactical level by 2012. This applies above all to military units in the North Caucasus Military District, the President said.

The meeting with students at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev took place within the framework of the official visit of the President of Russia to Ukraine.

Viktor Vekselberg, the coordinator of the Russian part of the Skolkovo innovation centre project, briefed the President on the progress of the project implementation.

The main subject of discussion was the progress achieved in implementing projects in the field of telecommunications and information technologies, in particular the development in Russia of digital broadcasting, the provision of high-speed broadband Internet access, and the development of telemedicine.