The Ministers told the President about Russian-US consultations on strategic stability, an agreement on which was made during Mr Putin’s meeting with President George W. Bush in Genoa.
The Ministers told about Middle Eastern developments and the efforts Russia was making, together with other interested parties, to ease tensions and promote negotiations.
The Balkan situation also came under discussion.
The Defence Minister informed the President about the situation in Chechnya, and about national defence-related indices of the draft federal budget for 2002.