Taking part in the meeting were Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Colleagues, good afternoon.
Today, we will discuss efforts to introduce modern technology for ensuring national defence and security.
Mr Chernyshenko will make a report today. Invite him, please. After that, we will exchange views on the most topical items on the current agenda.
Mr Chernyshenko, go ahead, please.
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