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The meeting was attended by Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino, Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu, Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev, Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin, and Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues.

The agenda today includes the development of relations with our closest partners – our colleagues and neighbours in the post-Soviet space.

We will hear two reports, from Sergei Lavrov, and a report on security on this track from Alexander Bortnikov.

Let’s begin. Mr Lavrov, the floor is yours.

Please also tell us about your recent trips. I received your reports, but our colleagues will be interested to hear about them.

Go ahead, please.