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

Vladimir Putin met in his Novo-Ogaryovo residence with Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China Central Military Commission and Co-Chairman of the Russian-Chinese Intergovernmental Commission for Military-Technical Cooperation.

Replying to media questions, Vladimir Putin commented on the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, the results of the operation to liberate Syria from terrorists and the settlement prospects in that country.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the President of the Republic of Finland on Independence Day, the country’s national holiday.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas at the latter’s initiative.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Technology Protection Measures in Connection with Cooperation in the Exploration and Peaceful Use of Space and in the Creation and Use of Launch Vehicles and Ground-Based Space Infrastructure.

After the meeting with the heads of delegations of the local Orthodox churches, Vladimir Putin met with Patriarch John of Antioch and All the East.

Vladimir Putin met with heads of delegations of local Orthodox churches, who have arrived in Moscow to attend the celebrations to mark the 100^th anniversary of restoring the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

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

Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and CSTO Secretary General Yury Khachaturov attended the CSTO Collective Security Council meeting.

Vladimir Putin arrived in Minsk on a working visit, which includes a meeting of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation.

Vladimir Putin met with Premier of the State Council of China Li Keqiang in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov, who has arrived in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of the State of PalestineMahmoud Abbas on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

On November 29, Vladimir Putin will hold talks with President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov, who will be in Moscow on a working visit.

The President signed Federal Law On the Ratification of Protocol No. 2 to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia on Providing the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia with a State Export Loan of December 24, 2010.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in connection with the tragic consequences of the terrorist attack on the northern Sinai Peninsula.