Medvedev to meet orphaned children in the Kremlin

MOSCOW, May 25 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has
invited orphans from children's homes of Moscow and St. Petersburg who are
leaving school this year to visit the Kremlin on Wednesday.
"Today, all schools in Russia will organize the last bell ceremonies
for school leavers, and the president has invited orphans from children's
homes of Moscow and St. Petersburg to the Kremlin," presidential press
secretary Natalya Timakova said.
"About fifty children will come to meet the president. This the first
time the meeting is going to take place in this format. We hope that
presidential envoys, governors and other leaders will follow the president'
s example of meeting orphaned children to bid them farewell for future
life," Timakova went on to say.
President Medvedev paid great attention to matters of children's
education, health and recreation in May. He visited hospitals, maternity
homes and schools and talked to doctors and teachers. The president also
held a special meeting on those issues. The results will be summed up at a
joint meeting of the presidium of the State Council and the Commission for
priority national projects on May 30.