Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Mikhail Babich, who has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Belarus and Special Presidential Representative for Expanding Trade and Economic Cooperation with Belarus.

The President signed the Executive Order On Mikhail Babich.

The President signed the Executive Order On The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus.

The President submitted to the People’s Assembly of the Republic of Daghestan for consideration the candidacies of Acting Head of the Republic of Daghestan Vladimir Vasilyev and Deputy Speaker of the People’s Assembly of the Republic of Daghestan Makhmud Makhmudov for the post of Head of the Republic of Daghestan.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the Legislative Assembly of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area for consideration the candidacies of Acting Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area Dmitry Artyukhov, Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Social Policy, Housing and Utilities Alexander Golubenko and Director of the Yamalo-Nenets Transport Directorate Vitaly Lagutin for the post of Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the People’s Assembly of the Republic of Ingushetia for consideration the candidacies of Deputy Chairman of the Ingush People’s Assembly Committee on Healthcare and Social Policy Ilyas Bogatyrev, Head of the Republic of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Nazran City Council Deputy Uruskhan Yevloyev for the post of Head of the Republic of Ingushetia.

Presidential Aide Igor Levitin chaired a meeting of the Commission on General-Purpose Aviation and GLONASS-based Navigation and Information Technology.

The President signed the Executive Order On the Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues.

Vladimir Putin signed several executive orders on presidential plenipotentiary envoys to federal districts.

The President signed Executive Order On the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Optimisation of the Presidential Executive Office.

Vladimir Putin signed executive orders on major staff and key officials of the Presidential Executive Office.

Chief of the Presidential Civil Service and Personnel Directorate Anton Fedorov met with a delegation of the Organisational Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China led by Head of the Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China at the Organisational Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Yu Hongqiu.

A ceremony was held in the Kremlin to present senior officers and prosecutors appointed to higher command positions and awarded higher military (special) titles and ranks.