OREANDA-NEWS. March 20, 2012. Dmitry Medvedev made an address at an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board. The President assessed the Armed Forces' performance in 2011 and outlined the priorities for 2012.

The meeting was attended by heads of central bodies of the military command, commanders-in-chief of Armed Forces branches and commanders of combat arms, heads of military districts, task forces and units, and heads of all federal services and agencies subordinated to the Defence Ministry.

Issues discussed at the meeting included the process of Armed Forces modernisation and the servicemen’s social benefits. The keynote speaker was Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

Later, Dmitry Medvedev presented state awards to a number of military personnel.