Adviser to the President and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev, as head of the Russian delegation, took part in the high-level segment of the 15^th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification held inAbidjan, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, on May 9–10, 2022.

Dmitry Medvedev received letters of credence from new ambassadors to the Russian Federation from the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the USA, Lithuania, Cote d’Ivoire, Zambia, Indonesia, and Panama.