Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev and Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexei Chekunkov reported to Vladimir Putin on the current socioeconomic situation in the Far Eastern Federal District and the major projects being implemented.
Also, during the meeting, resident companies in local priority development areas joined the conference via video-link and officially launched their production facilities – the Komandor Fish Cannery in the village of Oktyabrsky, Kamchatka Territory, and the Zabaikalsky Grain Terminal. The Russian state flag was raised over the Alexander Deyev car-rail ferry, which was built by the Amur Shipbuilding Plant. It will run between Vanino and Kholmsk in the Sakhalin Region.