The Russian and Ukrainian Presidents, Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovych took part in a meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Turkey Abdullah Gul took part in Russian-Turkish Business Forum.

Dmitry Medvedev approved list of instructions resulting from meeting on economic issues of April 20, 2010.

The talks focused primarily on developing trade and economic ties, expanding the legal base for the two countries’ relations, and bilateral and international cooperation in the Arctic.

The President welcomed Denmark’s approach to developing economic cooperation with Russia based on investment in manufacturing and industry and building production facilities and infrastructure.

Dmitry Medvedev participated in Russian-Norwegian business conference.

The development of Russian financial markets and the establishment of an international financial centre in Russia were the subjects discussed at the meeting.

The President began his official visit to Argentina by meeting with Russian and Argentine business community members. Bilateral economic cooperation was the subject of discussion.

The President answered questions on a variety of current issues, including international politics, security, the economy, the Iranian nuclear programme, and the situation in Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with the permanent Security Council members.

The final communique of the summit specified that the G20 format is a major forum for international economic cooperation.

In his remarks at the conference Mr Medvedev said that the global economic crisis has overturned ideas trendy at the end of the twentieth century on the declining role of states in the globalisation era.

During their one-on-one talks Dmitry Medvedev and Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel discussed the international political agenda in detail, talked about the results of the G8 summit [in L'Aquila], and exchanged views on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. In this context they also discussed the situation around Iran and North Korea.

The President said that the global financial crisis should not be cause for doubting the inherent value of freedom and democratic, cultural and economic values.

The Government, together with the Central Bank, has been instructed to submit proposals for improving Russia’s laws on supervision and regulation of financial markets, their instruments and participants, in order to fulfil the obligations made during the London summit.

The President of Russia described the outcome of the London summit as a step in the right direction.