Vladimir Putin held talks with President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the Kremlin.

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

Dmitry Medvedev took part in a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of heads of state and government, whose main theme was Next Steps in NATO-Russia Cooperation. The Russian leader presented his proposals on building further cooperation between Russia and NATO.