The President instructed the Federal Security Service and the Interior Ministry to increase security at energy facilities in the Caucasus.
Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin reported on preparations for the G-8 finance ministers’ meeting.
Health and Social Development Minister Mikhail Zurabov reported that no cases of infectious diseases have been detected among people arriving in Russia from Turkey, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, or among pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia.
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov informed the President of his upcoming visits to Armenia and Azerbaijan. During his meetings with his Armenian and Azerbaijani colleagues he will discuss development of bilateral military and military-technical cooperation.