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Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma a draft law amending the procedures for the formation of the Federation Council (the upper house of parliament) December 10, 2008, 10:10

December 9, 2008, Tuesday

Dmitry Medvedev met with Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II December 9, 2008, 19:30

Orthodox Christians paid their final farewell to Patriarch Alexy II December 9, 2008, 16:00 Moscow

Dmitry Medvedev met with the judges of the Constitutional Court December 9, 2008, 15:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to the delegates at the Nevsky International Ecology Congress December 9, 2008, 11:30

December 8, 2008, Monday

Dmitry Medvedev issued a decree appointing Artur Chilingarov special presidential representative for international cooperation on the Arctic and Antarctica December 8, 2008, 21:30

Dmitry Medvedev nominated Nikita Belykh as candidate for the post of Governor of Kirov Region December 8, 2008, 21:20

Dmitry Medvedev nominated Viktor Zimin as candidate for the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Khakasia December 8, 2008, 19:00

Dmitry Medvedev appointed Nikolay Vinnichenko to the post of plenipotentiary presidential envoy to the Urals Federal District December 8, 2008, 17:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

Dmitry Medvedev instructed Minister for Emergency Situations Sergei Shoigu to help South Ossetia organise its own Emergency Situations Ministry December 8, 2008, 17:10

The titles of City of Military Glory were conferred on Dmitrov, Veliky Novgorod and Velikie Luki at a ceremony at the Kremlin December 8, 2008, 16:20 Moscow

Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Mikhail Margelov to be his special representative for Sudan December 8, 2008, 16:00

Dmitry Medvedev discussed measures to support the agriculture sector during the financial crisis with First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov December 8, 2008, 15:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to the participants in the second European-Russian Forum December 8, 2008, 10:45

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Russia's Muslims on the main Islamic holiday — Kurban Bairam December 8, 2008, 10:30

December 7, 2008, Sunday

Dmitry Medvedev sent a message to participants in the ceremony unveiling a memorial to the victims of the 1988 earthquake in Armenia and the rescuers' work December 7, 2008, 12:00

Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree 'On Organisational Measures following the Death of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II' December 7, 2008, 08:00

December 6, 2008, Saturday

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to the participants in the III Regional NGO Congress of the Council of Europe December 6, 2008, 11:00

December 5, 2008, Friday

Dmitry Medvedev held talks with President of India Pratibha Patil December 5, 2008, 19:40 New-Delhi

President of Russia took part in the closing ceremony of the Year of Russia in India December 5, 2008, 16:30 New Delhi

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