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Dmitry Medvedev held a telephone conversation with President of Syria Bashar Asad January 3, 2009, 16:30

January 1, 2009, Thursday

Dmitry Medvedev signed the decree “On the formation of a Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcohol Market.” January 1, 2009, 17:30

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the President of the State Council and the Council of Ministers of Cuba, Raul Castro and the first secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Fidel Castro, on the occasion of the national holiday marking the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Cuba January 1, 2009, 16:15

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with the writer and president of the Dmitry Likhachev International Charitable Foundation Daniil Granin, in which he congratulated him on the occasion of his 90th birthday January 1, 2009, 15:00

December 31, 2008, Wednesday

Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin discussed the problems of supplying Russian gas to Ukraine and its transit through Ukraine to Europe December 31, 2008, 18:50 Gorky, Moscow Region

Dmitry Medvedev signed the federal law concerning patent attorneys December 31, 2008, 18:00

Dmitry Medvedev held a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev December 31, 2008, 16:30

Dmitry Medvedev held a telephone conversation with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon December 31, 2008, 14:40

Dmitry Medvedev signed a federal law “On Audit Activities” December 31, 2008, 09:00

December 30, 2008, Tuesday

Dmitry Medvedev signed two federal laws aiming to strengthen support for the financial sector, other areas of the economy, and the labour market December 30, 2008, 18:50

Dmitry Medvedev signed a law on the introduction of changes to the Federal law “On the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)” December 30, 2008, 18:30

Dmitry Medvedev signed the laws on amendments to the Russian Constitution regarding the Government's responsibility to deputies and the raising of the terms of office for the head of state and members of parliament December 30, 2008, 16:15

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated foreign heads of state and governments on the occasion of the coming New Year December 30, 2008, 15:30

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting of the Commission for Military-Technical Cooperation with Foreign States December 30, 2008, 14:30

December 29, 2008, Monday

Social services must continue to be the government's highest priority December 29, 2008, 22:56

A telephone conversation took place between Dmitry Medvedev and President of Finland Tarja Halonen December 29, 2008, 18:40

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with the Chairman of Ukraine's Verkhovnaya Rada (parliament), Vladimir Litvin December 29, 2008, 18:20 The Kremlin, Moscow

Dmitry Medvedev took part in the last Cabinet meeting of 2008 December 29, 2008, 15:30 The Government House, Moscow

Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, and the head of the Emergency Situations Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, to offer all necessary assistance to Russian citizens currently in the Palestinian territories and, should the need arise, to ensure their evacuation December 29, 2008, 10:50

December 27, 2008, Saturday

Dmitry Medvedev attended a concert celebrating Rescue Workers Day December 27, 2008, 21:30 Moscow

"We remember the lessons of World War II and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors."