President of Russia

Dmitry Medvedev discussed with Mr Surkov the state of progress in implementing presidential instructions on wage increases for some categories of education sector workers and social workers.

The Presidential Press and Information Office’s Accreditation and Briefings Department is now taking  accreditation requests to cover President of the Russian Federation’s participation in the G8 summit scheduled to take place in mid-May 2012 in the USA.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On the Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Russian Federation’s G8 Presidency.

Following the G8 summit, Dmitry Medvedev answered Russian and foreign journalists' questions.

Key issues on the summit’s agenda included international security, joint effort in the fight against terrorism, nuclear security issues, the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, the consequences of the earthquake in Japan, and internet development and its impact on society and the economy.

Dmitry Medvedev met with Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G8 Summit.

Dmitry Medvedev met with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron on the sidelines of the G8 Summit.

Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama discussed the development of bilateral relations and the implementation of the New START Treaty, as well as the prospects for deploying a missile defence system, Russia's WTO accession and the situation in the Middle East and North Africa.

Dmitry Medvedev arrived in France last night. The working meetings of the summit participants begin today.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev put forward proposals to further improve international legislation on the safety of nuclear power stations.

The summit’s final plenary session took place with the participation of eight heads of state and government. The agenda included key issues of international security, joint fight against terrorism and the nuclear programmes of Iran and North Korea.

The first working meeting of G8 heads of state and government focused on key issues on the international agenda, including global development, security and the state of the global economy.

G8 leaders made a joint statement on the 65th anniversary of victory in the Second World War.

The Russian delegation at the talks included Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, Presidential Aide Sergei Prikhodko, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov and Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin. The U.S. delegation included Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, National Security Advisor James Jones, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.