Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council. The meeting participants exchanged views on international issues, in particular the situation in Syria and prospects for a settlement in the context of the Astana and Geneva talks. They also discussed the situation in Ukraine, as well as the domestic socioeconomic agenda.

Vladimir Putin met with Minister-President of the Federal Land of Bavaria Horst Seehofer, who is in Moscow at the invitation of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

Vladimir Putin received letters of credence from 18 foreign ambassadors. The ceremony, which symbolises the official start of the ambassadors’ missions in Russia, took place in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who is in Russia on an official visit. The two presidents discussed key bilateral cooperation matters and prospects for the development of integration cooperation in the Eurasian region.

As is customary, the ceremony will take place in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy to the Volga District and Chairman of the State Commission for Chemical Disarmament Mikhail Babich. Russia’s international obligations with regard to destruction of chemical weapons were the subject of discussion.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss current issues on the national socioeconomic agenda and exchange views on the Syrian settlement, taking into account the Russian-Turkish talks held earlier in the day.

Following the meeting of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a joint news conference.

Vladimir Putin and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan took part in the sixth meeting of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council.

Vladimir Putin met with Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Kremlin. The President of Turkey has come to Russia for the sixth meeting of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council.

Vladimir Putin met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor of Germany Sigmar Gabriel.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in Russia on a brief working visit.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban at the initiative of the Hungarian side.

The President signed the Federal Law On the Ratification of the Fourth Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition.

The President signed the Federal Law On the Ratification of the Agreement Between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Cases and Extradition.

On March 9, Vladimir Putin will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who will be in Russia for a short visit.

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

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev.

Vladimir Putin and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon had a conference call with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.