Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met the leaders of the Federation Council

"We propose to make a list of priorities and use it to extend larger subsidies to regional budgets. The regions will have more freedom to choose how to use that funding so that Moscow officials do not tell the Governors the heads of regions how they should spend the money."

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano

"Italy is a country of the European Union, a NATO country with which we have the closest and most trusting relations. We have always counted - and we were not mistaken - on your country's support for our dialogue with Europe and the North Atlantic Alliance. However, our bilateral relations are also developing successfully: trade is growing and our relations are becoming increasingly diversified."

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Rostov Region

In course of his working visit to Rostov Region Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting devoted to the provision of water resources and improving efficiency in water use, developing domestic waterways and the construction of river and canal vessels, had a meeting with Rostov Region Governor Vladimir Chub and visited the Kochetovsky waterworks facility.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a Cabinet meeting

"The ideology of government control must be changed fundamentally. Routine checks must not be held more frequently than once a year. And for the most part these should be documentary checks without on-site inspections."

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on economic issues

"The problem of competitiveness of domestically produced goods is central to the discussion of the situation in all sectors of the industry and agriculture."

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with the Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Bandar al-Saud

As a result of the talks between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Bandar al-Saud, an agreement on military-technical cooperation was signed between Russia and Saudi Arabia.