Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences to President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano over the death of Italian writer, poet and screenwriter Tonino Guerra.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a message to Mario Monti congratulating him on being appointed Prime Minister of the Italian Republic.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Silvio Berlusconi.

Svetlana Medvedeva opened the traditional Russian Evening in Milan and learned about the work of Instituto Clinico Humanitas, an innovative medical centre in the city of Rozzano, Italy. She also attended a concert of Russian sacred music.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi.

Dmitry Medvedev, Silvio Berlusconi and Joseph Biden examined the situation in the Middle East and Libya and Palestinian-Israeli peace settlement and exchanged views on contacts with the new leadership of Egypt.

Svetlana Medvedeva, together with the wife of President of Italy Clio Bittoni Napolitano and the spouses of the heads of official delegations who arrived in Italy for the celebrations of the 150^th anniversary of the country’s unification, visited an exhibition of Italian late Renaissance painter Lorenzo Lotto (1480–1556).

Dmitry Medvedev and Silvio Berlusconi reviewed bilateral cooperation and international issues, in particular the situation in the Middle East and Libya, as well as missile defence in Europe.

On the first day of the visit, Russia's President met with President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a message of congratulations to President of the Republic of Italy Giorgio Napolitano on the country’s national holiday, Republic Day, and the 150^th anniversary of Italy’s unification.

At the invitation of President of the Republic of Italy Giorgio Napolitano, Mr Medvedev will visit Rome to take part in the celebrations of the 150^th anniversary of Italy’s unification as a single state.

Dmitry Medvedev and Silvio Berlusconi discussed current international problems, as well as bilateral humanitarian and cultural cooperation.

Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi participated in an opening ceremony for the Year of Russian Culture and Language in Italy and Year of Italian Culture and Language in Russia.

Talks between Dmitry Medvedev and President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano were held in Rome.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to participants and guests of the forum which is timed to coincide with the opening of the Year of Russian Culture and Language in Italy and the Year of Italian Culture and Language in Russia.

The Russian President will visit Italy at the invitation of his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano to take part in the opening ceremony of the Year of Russian Culture and Language in Italy and the Year of Italian Culture and Language in Russia.

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.

Dmitry Medvedev and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi witnessed the signing of a package of bilateral agreements following Russian-Italian interstate consultations.