Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants in the 18th session of the Council of Heads of the CIS member countries’ security and intelligence agencies.

The President held a briefing session with the permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference.

The President met with the heads of the delegations to the 18^th session of the Meeting of the Heads of Security Agencies and Intelligence Services of the Commonwealth of Independent States Member States, via videoconference.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session, via videoconference, with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

Vladimir Putin congratulated participants in the plenary session of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States on the 30^th anniversary of the organisation.

The President held a meeting, via videoconference, with permanent members of the Security Council.

St Petersburg hosted the annual informal summit meeting of heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Vladimir Putin met with the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation Nursultan Nazarbayev, at the Constantine Palace.

At Vladimir Putin’s initiative, an informal annual summit of the CIS heads of state will be held on December 28 in St Petersburg.

The President signed the Federal Law On Ratifying the Agreement on the Joint Engineering Unit for Humanitarian Demining of the Armed Forces of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in a meeting of the Heads of State Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Vladimir Putin met, via videoconference, with delegation leaders at the 17^th Meeting of Heads of Security Agencies and Intelligence Services from Member-countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Greetings to participants of the 17^th Meeting of Heads of Security Agencies and Intelligence Services from Member-countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on current issues with the permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the First Games of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which kicked off in Kazan.

The President of Russia signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Joint (Integrated) Communications System of the Armed Forces of Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Cooperation between the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States Against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotics, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors, signed on November 30, 2000.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Cooperation Among the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the Fight Against Crimes in the Field of Information Technology.

Vladimir Putin took part in the CIS Heads of State Council meeting via videoconference.