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Vladimir Putin chaired a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects, via videoconference.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who updated the President on developments in the fuel and energy complex, in particular, in power generation.

Vladimir Putin visited the National Defence Control Centre where he took part in an annual expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board. 

Vladimir Putin held a meeting, via videoconference, on the signing of a Memorandum of Intent in the area of preventing the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) between the Gamaleya National Centre of Epidemiology and Microbiology, AstraZeneca, the Russian Direct Investment Fund and R-Pharm.

Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service headquarters on Security Agency Worker’s Day.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference.

The President of Russia held his annual news conference.

Vladimir Putin met with participants of the online social forum of the United Russia political party via videoconference.

On the eve of Constitution Day, Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, held via videoconference.

On Human Rights Day, Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Councilfor CivilSociety and Human Rights, held via videoconference. 

Vladimir Putin sent a video-message to the staff of the RT television news network to congratulate them on the network’s 15^th anniversary in broadcasting.

The President chaired an online meeting on economic matters.

Vladimir Putin held a videoconference with members of the Government of the Russian Federation to discuss the development of several high-tech areas.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting, via videoconference, on the parameters of the Russian Railways’ financial plan and investment programme.

The meeting with Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova included a discussion on children’s art schools. Preserving cultural heritage sites was another major item on the agenda.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with volunteers and finalists of the Volunteer of Russia 2020 contest, via videoconference.

Sberbank CEO and Chairman of the Management Board German Gref updated the President on the company’s current operations.

Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in the main discussion at the Artificial Intelligence Journey Conference (AI Journey 2020), titled Artificial Intelligence as the Prime Technology of the 21^st Century.