The President of Russia met with Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Sudan Omar al-Bashir in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of the Sudan Omar al-Bashir.

In Sochi, Vladimir Putin held talks with President of the Republic of the Sudan Omar Al-Bashir, who is currently in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin received letters of credence from nineteen new ambassadors to the Russian Federation from Australia, the Republic of Benin, the Republic of the Congo, Croatia, Cuba, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of El Salvador, Estonia, the United States of Mexico, the Republic of Moldova, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, New Zealand, the Sultanate of Oman, the Republic of the Philippines, Serbia, Spain, the Republic of the Sudan, the Kingdom of Swaziland, and Sweden.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On the Withdrawal of the Russian Armed Forces Military Unit Taking Part in the UN Peacekeeping Operation in the Republic of Sudan.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a message to President of South Sudan Salvatore Kiir Mayardit congratulating him on the state’s independence.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a message to President of the Republic of Sudan Omar Bashir setting out Russia’s assessment of the processes taking place in Sudan in the run-up to the January referendum on the status of the country’s southern regions.