Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council

Along with current issues on Russia’s domestic socioeconomic agenda, the meeting participants discussed several international topics, including the situation in Syria.

A positive assessment was given on the continued expansion of the territory under the control of the Syrian armed forces, and its importance for further settlement.

Vladimir Putin wished the permanent members of the Security Council a very happy New Year.

The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Medvedev Dmitry Medvedev DmitryDeputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation , Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko Matviyenko Valentina Matviyenko ValentinaChairwoman of the Council of Federation , State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin Volodin Vyacheslav Volodin VyacheslavState Duma Speaker , Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev Patrushev Nikolai Patrushev NikolaiSecretary of the Russian Federation Security Council , Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev Kolokoltsev Vladimir Kolokoltsev VladimirInterior Minister , Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Lavrov Sergei Lavrov SergeiForeign Minister of Russia , Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu Shoigu Sergei Shoigu SergeiDefence Minister , Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov Bortnikov Alexander Bortnikov AlexanderDirector of the Federal Security Service , Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin Naryshkin Sergei Naryshkin SergeiDirector of the Foreign Intelligence Service , Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov Ivanov Sergei Ivanov SergeiSpecial Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport .