Vladimir Putin and Sauli Niinisto gave a joint news conference following bilateral talks.

Vladimir Putin and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto held talks as part of the Russian President’s visit to Finland.

The President arrived in Savonlinna for talks with President of Finland Sauli Niinisto.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Adopting the Protocol amending the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the Russian Federation Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, USA, and Russian Federation Representative to the United Nations Security Council.

President Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Amending Article 25 of the Federal Law On Road Traffic Safety.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Basic Principles of Cross-Border Cooperation.

President Vladimir Putin has signed Federal Law On Ratifying the Protocol to the August 26, 2015 Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic on Deploying an Air Group of the Russian Armed Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Vladimir Putin has signed the Federal Law On the Ratification of the Extradition Convention between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Morocco.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On the Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia on a Joint Group of Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Armenia.

President Putin signed the Federal Law On Ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism.

Vladimir Putin met in St Petersburg with Vice President of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki, who is in Russia on a working visit, to discuss bilateral cooperation and the situation in the Middle East.

As per prior agreement, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in the Normandy format.

In a telephone conversation with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Vladimir Putin congratulated him on his 60^th birthday and wished him further success in his state activity.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Sochi. The two leaders discussed various aspects of the bilateral relations and the regional agenda.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of France Emmanuel Macron on the French national holiday, Bastille Day.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan at the Jordanian side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the initiative of the Venezuelan side.

During his visit to Yekaterinburg, Vladimir Putin met with Former Japanese Prime Minister, President of the Organising Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Yoshiro Mori.