Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit.

Vladimir Putin met with PRC President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of Zambia Edgar Lungu in Johannesburg.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Johannesburg.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of Angola Joao Lourenco on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

Vladimir Putin and President of Argentina Mauricio Macri discussed prospects for bilateral cooperation, including in the modernisation of the railway industry in Argentina.

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

The tenth BRICS Summit has opened in Johannesburg. The main theme of the international forum is Collaboration for Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity in the 4^th Industrial Revolution .

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin offered his condolences to President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras over the tragic consequences of wildfires burning across Greece.

During the telephone conversation, Vladimir Putin extended his greetings to President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on his birthday.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of ambassadors and permanent representatives of Russia at international organisations and associations, where he outlined the main goals of Russian diplomacy.