The President arrived in Dushanbe to attend another session of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation.

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with numerous human casualties caused by a tragic accident in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh.

During his tour of the Chersonesus Tavrichesky national preserve, Vladimir Putin and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi answered to journalists’ questions.

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the head of the House of Saud, King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud in connection with the tragedy near the Grand Mosque in Mecca.

Vladimir Putin met in Crimea with Silvio Berlusconi, who is in Russia on a private visit.

Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will take part in the plenary session of the Second Forum of Regions of Russia and Belarus in Sochi on September 18.

Vladimir Putin and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will take part in the XII Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum on September 16 in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, President of the French Republic Francois Hollande and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on the country’s Independence Day national holiday.

The President will visit Tajikistan on September 14–15 to attend another session of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO – Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Kirgizia, the Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan).

Vladimir Putin met at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who is on a working visit to Russia.

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

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

On September 7, Vladimir Putin will meet with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who will be in Moscow on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin had a brief meeting with Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China State Council Wang Yang, who represented China at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

Vladimir Putin had talks in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Following the meeting, a package of documents was signed aimed at further developing cooperation between the two countries.

The presidents of Russia and Venezuela discussed pressing matters of bilateral relations and measures to stabilise the situation on the oil market.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Choummaly Sayasone to discuss prospects for the development of bilateral relations.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman discussed trade and economic relations between the two countries and counter-terrorism efforts under the aegis of the United Nations.

In Beijing, Vladimir Putin attended a military parade to mark the 70^th anniversary of the Chinese people’s victory in the War of Resistance against Japan and the end of World War II.