Attending the meeting were Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu, Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov, Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov, Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov.
The development of seabed mineral resources was on the agenda.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Colleagues, good afternoon.
Today, we will discuss the development of seabed mineral resources. We have a number of important topics and speakers on the agenda. To begin, I suggest we hear from the Ministry responsible for resources. I now give the floor to Alexander Kozlov, who is to be followed by Sergei Lavrov and Anton Alikhanov.
Go ahead, please.
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