Working meeting with Speaker of the Council of Federation Valentina Matviyenko 2013-03-18 13:00:00 Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region Ms Matviyenko briefed Vladimir Putin on the Council’s work, in particular, implementation of the national strategy for protecting children’s interests and the drafting of a state family policy concept. Ms Matviyenko also informed the President about recommendations on state policy for training engineers that were drafted following parliamentary hearings, and discussed work on a draft executive order making 2014 the Year of Culture.