Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref reported on the draft law on the purchase of land by private companies and organisations.
Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov informed the meeting on the upcoming start of construction of the third fourth-generation submarine, Vladimir Monomakh, which will be equipped with the Bulava missile complex.
First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reported on the work of the operations headquarters set up to combat bird flu.
The President ordered Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov to oversee the fulfilment of the agreements reached during Mr Putin’s official visit to Algeria.