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Vladimir Putin delivered the Annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly on December 3. The Address was traditionally delivered at the Kremlin’s St George Hall before an audience of more than 1,200 people.

Vologda Oblast Governor took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the 20th International exhibition-fair "Russian Wood". Vladimir Bulavin, Plenipotentiary Presidential Representative in the North Western Federal District also arrived in Vologda to take part in the exhibition and to convey his greetings to its organisers and attendees.

To begin with, Mr. Kuvshinnikov briefed on socioeconomic situation in the region in 2015.

The discussion also focused on establishment of a new production facility complex for deep wood processing in a special economic zone of the Vologda Oblast. According to Mr. Kuvshinnikov, this will be a closed-cycle facility to produce bleached pulp (1,2 mln tonnes a year) both for domestic use and export. The Governor said some 5 million cubic metres of woodland has been reserved for the project, expressing confidence that after the construction of the facility the full wood processing cycle will be located in the region.

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, Vologda Oblast Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov, PhosAgro CEO Andrey Guryev and RUSAL CEO Vladislav Soloviev took part in the opening ceremony of an aluminium fluoride production plant in Cherepovets at PhosAgro-Cherepovets.

Today Mr. Kuvshinnikov will deliver a budget report at the Vologda Legislative Assembly.

Dmitry Rogozin has been Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, in charge of defense and space industries since 2011.

Increase in production output of Vologda’s enterprises for the needs of the military-industrial complex of Russia, nuclear and space industry, aircraft building and shipbuilding was in the highlight of discussion with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin in Moscow.

The Regional State Council is an advisory body to the Governor, which deals with issues of the highest importance to the region as a whole.

The celebration took place at Ded Moroz's Votchina, a few miles outside Veliky Ustyug. Ded Moroz's birthday is the day when he, not the children, receives presents and souvenirs from his colleagues.

According to Mr. Jaipuria, the Indian delegation arrived in Vologda to study the possibility of increasing dairy production at the plant. As soon as the company gets all documents for investment project implementation and a license to do business as a milk manufacturer, it will upgrade existing equipment to begin with. Then the Indian company plans to extend production of dairy products.

Oleg Kuvshinnikov will hold a direct communication session during which he will respond to questions from citizens of the Vologda Region.