Dmitry Medvedev visited a dairy plant, an agricultural producer Agrofirma Promyshlennaya and the Gvozdika garden settlement, and had a working meeting with Governor of Orenburg Region Yury Berg.

As Russia marks the start of the new school year with Knowledge Day, Dmitry Medvedev attended the opening of the first Presidential Cadet Academy

Dmitry Medvedev will take part in the Global Policy Forum The Modern State: Standards of Democracy and Criteria of Efficiency in Yaroslavl on September 9–10, 2010.

The interview focused on the performance of the State Council over the decade since its founding.

The Minister briefed the President on reconstruction work in towns and villages hit by the wildfires.

Dmitry Medvedev was briefed on a tragic fire that broke out at a nursing home for elderly in Vyshny Volochok, Tver Region.

Mr Bortnikov briefed the President on the results of special and tactic operations in the North Caucasus.

Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Artyakov discussed measures to address the consequences of the drought in the region and preparation of schools for the start of the new academic year.

Mr Miller briefed the President on a progress in connecting Kamchatka Territory to the gas supply network and a number of social programmes that Gazprom is carrying out.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following an August 9 meeting with representatives of local authorities in the Republic of Mari El.

Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the situation with the wildfires in Russia and the fire-fighting measures that have been taken. 

During a working meeting, Stavropol Territory Governor Valery Gayevsky briefed Dmitry Medvedev on the situation in the region and assistance being rendered to those injured in the terrorist attack in Pyatigorsk on August 17.

The meetings between Dmitry Medvedev and the leaders of Chechnya and Ingushetia focused on the development of the North Caucasus and the implementation of investment projects in the republics.

Yunus-Bek Yevkurov briefed the head of state on the socioeconomic situation in Ingushetia, focusing on employment in the region, in particular among graduates of higher education institutions and vocational schools.

Dmitry Medvedev and Ramzan Kadyrov discussed plans for the republic's social development and the situation in agriculture, focusing in particular on mine clearance in the region.

The party leaders presented to Dmitry Medvedev their list of candidates for the posts of the heads of Kabardino-Balkaria and Kaliningrad Region.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting in Taganrog on the stabilisation of the domestic grain market. Measures to address the consequences of the drought, support for agricultural producers and food prices were also discussed.

The meeting discussed employment, education and healthcare development issues, and attracting investment to the region.

Governor briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region, focussing on agriculture.