The meeting was attended by Chairwoman of the Council of Federation Valentina Matviyenko, Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu, Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev, Minister of Defence 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, Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov.
Also invited to the meeting were Presidential Aide Alexei Dyumin, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, and Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov.
Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues.
We have two issues to discuss. One concerns improving the effectiveness of national maritime policy. Mr Patrushev will deliver the report.
Then, I would ask Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev to brief us on preparations for the upcoming Unified Voting Day in September, particularly as they apply to ensuring public safety.
Let’s get to work. Mr Patrushev, the floor is yours.
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