ArmInfo. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.
According to the Kremlin press service, in his welcoming speech, Putin, in particular, said: "Today we will talk about the situation in the Far East, about ensuring Russia's interests in the Far East region and in Southeast Asia on a scheduled basis. Then, of course, we will discuss the situation, which is taking place very, close to our borders, including in the South Caucasus. "
The meeting was attended by Head of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, Head of the Presidential Administration Anton Vaino, Secretary of the Security Council Nikolay Patrushev, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin, Special Representative Sergey Ivanov, President for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport.