OREANDA-NEWS. January 18, 2013. Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council. Topical issues of Russia’s socio-economic development were discussed. Also, the meeting participants exchanged views on current international problems focusing on specific regions.

Taking part in the meeting were: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Mikhail Fradkov, and Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev.