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October 4, 2008, Saturday

Dmitry Medvedev ordered the leadership of the Ministry of Defence, law enforcement agencies and representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry to carefully investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Russian peacekeepers following an act of terrorism in the Republic of South Ossetia October 4, 2008, 19:00

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Nobel Prize-winning physicist and academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vitaly Ginzburg on his birthday October 4, 2008, 15:45

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to the organisers, participants and guests at the X International Forestry Forum October 4, 2008, 15:30

October 3, 2008, Friday

Dmitry Medvedev sent a greeting to the participants in the commemorative evening devoted to the 80th anniversary of the Russian Army Academic Song and Dance Ensemble October 3, 2008, 19:00

Dmitry Medvedev met with Viktor Vekselberg, member of TNK-BP's Board of Directors and chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the Renova Group Companies October 3, 2008, 15:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

Dmitry Medvedev presented a package of draft bills on fighting corruption to the State Duma October 3, 2008, 15:35

Dmitry Medvedev sent his congratulations to President of Germany Horst Koehler and Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel on the country's national holiday – Day of German Unity October 3, 2008, 15:20

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting of the state commission organising the celebrations of Yaroslavl's 1000th anniversary October 3, 2008, 13:50 The Kremlin, Moscow

Dmitry Medvedev will visit Kyrgyzstan on October 9–10, 2008 October 3, 2008, 09:10

Dmitry Medvedev met with Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Timoshenko October 3, 2008, 02:20 Gorki, Moscow Region

October 2, 2008, Thursday

Russian-German intergovernmental consultations took place in St Petersburg October 2, 2008, 19:00

Dmitry Medvedev and Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel participated in the Russian-German public forum, the St Petersburg Dialogue October 2, 2008, 14:30 St Petersburg

Dmitry Medvedev signed a law simplifying the procedure whereby compatriots can receive Russian citizenship October 2, 2008, 13:40

Dmitry Medvedev signed a law on ratifying the treaty between Russia and Afghanistan on the transfer of prisoners to serve their sentence in their home countries. October 2, 2008, 13:30

Dmitry Medvedev signed a law on the ratification of the Cooperation Agreement with CIS countries in the Fight Against Cybercrime October 2, 2008, 13:20

On 6–7 October 2008 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will make a working visit to Russia October 2, 2008, 12:00

Russian-German Intergovernmental consultations and the Petersburg Dialogue public forum have taken place in St Petersburg October 2, 2008, 10:49

October 1, 2008, Wednesday

Dmitry Medvedev held talks with Prime Minister of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero October 1, 2008, 17:10 St Petersburg

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to the family of artist and caricaturist Boris Yefimov following the artist's death October 1, 2008, 16:00

Dmitry Medvedev met with President of oil company LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov October 1, 2008, 15:20 The Kremlin, Moscow

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