At the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to President of the United Republic of Tanzania John Pombe Joseph Magufuli over the tragic consequences of a passenger ferry capsizing on Lake Victoria.

Vladimir Putin sent a message to General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, offering condolences on the passing of President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on Independence Day, Armenia’s national holiday.

Vladimir Putin held a regular meeting with permanent members of the Security Council where they discussed the protection of Russian military in Syria, the results of regional elections and a number of other issues.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on his re-election as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.

On September 21, Vladimir Putin will meet in Sochi with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who will be in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin attended the Second Eurasian Women’s Forum and addressed its plenary session.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev at Kazakhstan’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel at Germany’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the initiative of the Israeli side.

Vladimir Putin met with First Vice Premier of the State Council of China Han Zheng.

Following the Russian-Hungarian talks, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban made statements for the press and answered media questions.

In the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Following Russian-Turkish talks, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan made statements for the press.

The two heads of state witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Stabilization of the Situation in Idlib's De-escalation Zone by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Turkish Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar.

At the Bocharov Ruchei residence, Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing meeting with permanent members of the Security Council. The participants discussed results of international contacts during the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), the situation in Syria and current domestic matters.

Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Russia Vladimir Putin visited Tsugol training range in the Trans-Baikal Territory, where he observed Vostok-2018 military manoeuvres from the command post.