The BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summits will take place in Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, on July 8–10.

On 8–10 July, the BRICS and SCO summits will take place in Ufa. Vladimir Putin will take part in the summits as head of the country currently holding the presidency in these organisations.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the 19^th St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with participants in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to those taking part in the opening of the first section of the Yuzhnouralsky Transport and Logistics Complex, which will serve freight traffic in the transport corridor linking Russia and China.

Vladimir Putin met with National Security Council secretaries of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states and observer nations.

On April 13, Vladimir Putin will meet with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states’ secretaries of national security councils.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sergei Katyrin to discuss the organisation of international business forums, particularly within the framework of the SCO and BRICS, and prospects for the development of the exhibition industry in Russia.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which will take place on September 11–12 in Dushanbe.

Vladimir Putin will take part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Dushanbe on September 11–12.

The 13^th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit took place in the Kyrgyzstani capital, Bishkek.

Vladimir Putin will visit Kyrgyzstan on September 20, 2012 at the invitation of President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

The summit’s agenda included regional security issues, combating drug trafficking, the situation in Afghanistan, and economic and humanitarian cooperation between the SCO member states. 

During the talks with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the two leaders discussed the agenda for the meeting of heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Member States to be held on Wednesday, June 15, as well as the achievements of Kazakhstan's presidency in the organisation.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Training of Officers for Counter-Terrorism Agencies of the SCO Member States.