On May 25–26, Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe will pay an official visit to Moscow at Vladimir Putin’s invitation.

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron at the initiative of the French side.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Moldova Igor Dodon.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

On May 21, Vladimir Putin will meet in Sochi with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov to discuss topical bilateral matters, including cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union.

Vladimir Putin had his first meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

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

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Turkish side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin had talks with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu in the Kremlin. Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Russia on an official visit.

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

During the telephone conversation Vladimir Putin congratulated Nikol Pashinyan on his election as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia and wished him success in that responsible government post.

Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, who is in Moscow to take part in the celebrations of the 73^rd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.