Vladimir Putin held a meeting with members of the Security Council

President of Russia Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

The issues on the agenda included domestic matters related to socioeconomic development.

The meeting participants had an in-depth discussion of the Syrian conflict, particularly the state of affairs around Deir ez-Zor, Russian-Turkish talks during the President’s Putin recent visit to Ankara.

The issue of the continuing, and at times, increasing pressure on the Russian media in certain countries was also touched upon. The participants noted that such activity is unacceptable.

The meeting was attended by:

• Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko
• State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin
• Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino
• Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev
• Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev
• Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov
• Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
• Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin.

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Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin at a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

President Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Syria, North Korea and the domestic agenda.

Vladimir Putin at a meeting with permanent members of Security Council.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu updated the meeting participants on the results of recent contacts with the top leadership of the Syrian Arab Republic (Mr. Shoigu met with President Bashar al-Assad upon instructions from the President of Russia). Meeting participants also discussed the operation of the existing de-escalation zones and the creation of one more zone in Syria.

They exchanged opinions regarding the situation on the Korean Peninsula in the context of North Korea’s latest missile launch.


The meeting was attended by:

• Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev
• Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino
• Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko
• State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin
• Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev
• Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
• Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev
• Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin

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Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Syria and North Korea.

Before a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council. Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin.

Before a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Before a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council. Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

President met with permanent members of Security Council.

Vladimir Putin chaired a working meeting with members of the Security Council.

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The discussion focused on current domestic matters. There was also an exchange of opinions on international issues in the context of participation in the G-20 summit and the extensive bilateral contacts planned on the sidelines of the summit.

The conference was attended by:

• Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev,
• Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko,
• State Duma Speaker Vyasheslav Volodin,
• Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino,
• Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev,
• Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,
• Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin,
• Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov.

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Vladimir Putin at the beginning of the meeting with permanent members of Security Council.

Before a meeting with permanent members of Security Council.

Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss current issues pertaining to the country’s socioeconomic development.

Vladimir Putin meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Also on the agenda were international issues, in particular, the Syrian issue in the context of preparations for the next Syrian peace talks, scheduled for early July in Astana (Kazakhstan).

The meeting was attended:

• Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev,
• State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin,
• Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino,
• Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev,
• Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,
• Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu,
• Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov,
• Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin.

Meeting with permanent members of Security Council.

Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council.

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On the agenda were current social and economic matters and a number of international issues.

Taking part in the meeting were:

• Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev,
• Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko,
• Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino,
• Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev,
• Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev,
• Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov,
• Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu,
• Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov,
• Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin.

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Meeting with permanent members of Security Council.

Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting with permanent members of Security Council.

Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin at a meeting with permanent members of Security Council.

Meeting with members of Security Council.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council in the Kremlin.

Security Council. Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The meeting participants discussed issues that were raised during the Direct Line with Vladimir Putin the day before and other issues on the current socioeconomic agenda.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu updated the meeting participants on the strike delivered by the Russian Aerospace Forces near Raqqa in Syria, in which a large group of terrorists, possibly including some ISIS leaders, have been killed.

The meeting was attended by:

• Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko
• State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin
• Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino
• Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev
• Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev
• Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov
• Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
• Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov
• Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin
• Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov.

Link:  http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/54798

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Vladimir Putin meeting with permanent members of Security Council.

Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin.

State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.

Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev (left) and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.