Vladimir Putin received Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque

They expressed satisfaction with a recent trend towards increasing contacts at different levels and cooperation in some new fields.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on the economy

"Recent analysis has revealed a trend towards reduction in the total amount of operations connected with money transfers to foreign banks. It is a general trend, but at the same time those banks that have received state funding have increased the volume of transfers abroad. It is necessary to nip in the bud illegal capital flows and meticulously trace capital movements in general."

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on strategic regulation of oil production, domestic supply and export

"Russia is one of the largest oil producers and exporters, and so cannot stay aside from world price formation. We will develop a package of measures to actively impact the market situation."

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with United Russia’s leadership

"The goals outlined in the Development Strategy up to 2020 and the Guidelines for the Government's Policy are now more relevant than ever before. I am referring to diversifying and streamlining the economy, building up a robust national financial system, and realising infrastructure and social projects."

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Saad Hariri, leader of the parliamentary majority of Lebanon

"We are glad that the process of normalisation in Lebanon, too, is gathering pace, if only little by little. For all that, we realise that the situation in the region remains complicated. We are ready, as before, to do all we can in the economic sphere and in the sphere of political contacts to normalise the situation and to make sure that it moves in a positive direction."

Vladimir Putin approved an action plan to stabilize the financial sector and other areas of the national economy drawn up on the Russian President’s directive

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approved an action plan to improve the situation in the financial sector and certain fields of the economy, drawn up on the Russian President's directive.