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

Vladimir Putin took part in the final session of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s 13th annual meeting, which this year took the theme The Future in Progress: Shaping the World of Tomorrow.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the 25^th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence.

Vladimir Putin offered his condolences to President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the wake of the tragic terrorist attack on a police college in Quetta.

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.

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

Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma the draft Law On Ratifying Protocol No. 3 to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities concerning Euroregional Co-operation Groupings (ECGs).

Following negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine and the situation around Syria, the Russian President made a statement for the press.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande exchanged views on a Syrian settlement.

Talks on settling the situation in Ukraine were held in Berlin between President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, President of France Francois Hollande, and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

The President arrived in Berlin to take part in the Normandy format talks on settling the situation in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the 18^th World Congress of Russian Press in Paris, which began work at the Russian Spiritual and Cultural Centre that opened today in the French capital.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to all taking part in a ceremony inaugurating the Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural Centre in Paris.

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

At the Iraqi side's initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq Haider al-Abadi.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of leaders of BRICS member states with delegation heads from member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).

The President of Russia answered questions from Russian journalists following the BRICS Summit.

Vladimir Putin took part in the eighth BRICS summit. The meeting started in narrow format and then continued with participation of the BRICS countries’ delegations.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the BRICS leaders with members of the BRICS Business Council. Expanding trade cooperation, economic rapprochement between the BRICS countries and launching new joint projects were among the subjects of discussion.

Participants in the BRICS summit, held in Goa on 15–16 October, have met with captains of BRICS youth football teams.