Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, who is on an official visit to Moscow at Mr Putin’s invitation.

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Prime Minister of Great Britain Theresa May over the tragic consequences of a terrorist attack in central London.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov had a working meeting with German Federal Government Commissioner for Matters Related to Ethnic German Resettlers and National Minorities Hartmut Koschyk.

Vladimir Putin met with President and CEO of BASF Kurt Bock.

Vladimir Putin received President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov at the Kremlin. President Tibilov is in Moscow at the Russian President’s invitation.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev.

On March 23, Vladimir Putin will meet with President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, who will come to Russia on an official visit at the invitation of the President of Russia.

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

Vladimir Putin met with President of Moldova Igor Dodon in the Kremlin. The two leaders discussed arrangements reached following top-level talks in January, trade and economic cooperation, and topical regional issues.

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.