Vladimir Putin had telephone conversations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic.

Vladimir Putin met at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, who is in Russia on a brief working visit.

The state and development outlook for bilateral relations and measures to expand mutually advantageous trade and economic cooperation will be discussed at the meeting.

Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban discussed the prospects of Russian-Hungarian cooperation in trade, economic, energy, financial, cultural and humanitarian spheres.

On January 31, Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban will make a short working visit to Moscow at the invitation of Vladimir Putin.

Dmitry Medvedev received letters of credence from ten new ambassadors to the Russian Federation from the Czech Republic, Gabon, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Poland, Sierra-Leone, the Republic of South Africa and Ukraine.