The head of state informed Security Council members of the primary results of the Defence Ministry’s work with defence industry representatives.
In addition, issues related to ensuring a strategic balance of forces and Russia’s security were addressed in the context of the continuing deployment of US missile defence elements.
There was also an exchange of opinions on current issues of Russia’s domestic agenda.
The conference was attended by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov, Foreign Intelligence Service Director Mikhail Fradkov and Deputy Security Council Secretary Rashid Nurgaliyev.
