Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants in the meeting commemorating the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the successful outcome of the parliamentary and local elections.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko chaired a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus at the Constantin Palace.

Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko spoke at the concert held to mark the 80^th anniversary of breaking the Nazi siege of Leningrad.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko took part in a ceremony for unveiling a memorial to the USSR civilians who fell victim of the Nazi genocide during the Great Patriotic War. The event is timed to the 80^th anniversary of breaking the siege of Leningrad.

Vladimir Putin took part in the events to commemorate the 80^th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Belarus On Changing the Terms of Certain Russian-Belarusian Agreements.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on the Establishment and Operation of Combat Training Centres for Joint Training of Military Personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Russia-Belarus Protocol Introducing Amendments to the Agreement Between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on Joint Provision of Regional Security in the Military Sphere of December 19, 1997.

Vladimir Putin took part in a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation in Minsk.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Ratifying the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on the Mutual Recognition and Implementation of Decisions in the Sphere of Administrative Violations of Traffic Regulations.

A second meeting of the Commission of CIS Commissioners for Children’s Rights took place in Minsk at the initiative of Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova and with the support of the CIS Executive Committee. The first meeting was held in Moscow last June.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova arrived in Minsk to attend a meeting of the Commission of CIS Children’s Rights Commissioners and met with Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov.