The President signed the Federal Law On the Denunciation of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Latvia on Avoiding Double Taxation and Preventing the Evasion of Taxes on Income and Capital Gains.

The President signed the Federal Law On Suspending the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Latvia on Avoiding Double Taxation and Preventing the Evasion of Taxes on Income and Capital Gains.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants and guests of the 60^th international meeting of the Great Patriotic War veterans and partisans from Russia, Belarus and Latvia, which is underway in the Pskov Region.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement Amending the Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Latvia On Facilitating Mutual Travel for Border Area Residents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Latvia, signed on December 20, 2010.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Financing and Implementation of the 2014–2020 Russia-Latvia Cross-Border Cooperation Programme.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to President of Latvia Andris Berzins following a roof collapse at a shopping centre in Riga.

Vladimir Putin received the letters of credence of 20 foreign ambassadors in a ceremony in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s Alexander Hall.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Latvia on Avoiding Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Latvian Republic on Simplifying Mutual Visits by Residents of Border Territories in the Russian Federation and Latvian Republic.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation Sergei Naryshkin made a working visit to Latvia.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to the family of Great Patriotic War veteran and former Soviet partisan Vasily Kononov following Mr Kononov’s death.

Dmitry Medvedev held talks at the Kremlin with President of Lavtia Valdis Zatlers.

Summit talks will be held on December 20, 2010 in the Kremlin.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Orders awarding Russian state decorations to cultural figures of Latvia.