19 May 2012, Saturday
Dmitry Medvedev poses for a group photo with other G8 leaders
Dmitry Medvedev meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G8 summit
Dmitry Medvedev takes part in meetings at the G8 summit
Dmitry Medvedev arrives at the G8 Summit at Camp David, USA, and takes part in a working dinner
18 May 2012, Friday
Dmitry Medvedev chairs a budget policy meeting “The government has to work to achieve its goals – and these goals are complex and ambitious…”
17 May 2012, Thursday
Dmitry Medvedev attends a plenary session on “Legal Policy in the 21st Century: New Challenges for Law in a Global Context” at the St Petersburg International Legal Forum “Today in Russia, as with any other developing democracy, a bill that directly concerns people’s interests becomes a focal point for broad discussion. Internet and telecommunications technology now allow the public to participate in drafting a law.”
16 May 2012, Wednesday
Dmitry Medvedev receives a telephone call from President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov
15 May 2012, Tuesday
Dmitry Medvedev receives a phone call from Turkish President Adbdullah Gul
Dmitry Medvedev meets with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan The Russian Prime Minister said that Russia will fully support Armenia in its nation-building efforts, and in addressing socio-economic issues. “We remain good friends and allies,” Dmitry Medvedev said.
Dmitry Medvedev meets with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko The Prime Minister said he is sure that the integration processes that both the Belarusian president and he have been involved with in recent years will bear fruit for the development of their two countries and peoples.
14 May 2012, Monday
Dmitry Medvedev holds a series of meetings on the formation of the future government structure and appointments
11 May 2012, Friday
Dmitry Medvedev has a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Dmitry Medvedev holds a meeting with Tambov Region Governor Oleg Betin The meeting focused on improving social services. According to Dmitry Medvedev, it is necessary to take every effort to attract young professionals and experts who will not only enter the field because they feel it is their vocation but because there is a sound system of incentives and growth opportunities.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visits a home for veterans and retirees near Tambov
10 May 2012, Thursday
Dmitry Medvedev has a telephone conversation with Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev chairs a meeting of the working group to draft proposals for the Open Government system in the Russian Federation “These three months have shown that we are capable of working quickly and efficiently and that even the boldest ideas can be translated at least into directives. I hope that these directives, their implementation will help us create a fundamentally new environment for public dialogue and for the advancement of economic relations, an environment where anti-corruption standards will be applied they way they should.”
9 May 2012, Wednesday
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev speaks with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich and Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev on the telephone
Dmitry Medvedev attends a military parade on Red Square marking the 67th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
8 May 2012, Tuesday
Dmitry Medvedev holds telephone conversations with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov at the Government House