President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will make an official visit to Russia on December 14–15 at Vladimir Putin’s invitation.

On the United Kingdom’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. In particular, the Defence Minister informed the President on the discovery of the flight data recorder from the Russian fighter jet shot down in Syria by the Turkish Air Force.

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in connection with numerous casualties following a fire on an oil platform.

On Kazakhstan’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Vladimir Putin sent to the State Duma the draft Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Argentina on Transfer of Sentenced Persons.

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

Vladimir Putin delivered the Annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly. The Address was traditionally delivered at the Kremlin’s St George Hall before an audience of more than 1,000 people.

Vladimir Putin made a press statement and answered questions from Russian and foreign journalists following his visit to France to participate in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Korea Park Geun-hye. The leaders discussed prospects for developing trade and economic relations, as well as the situation on the Korean peninsula.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Peru Ollanta Humala Tasso. Several documents on strategic partnership were signed within the framework of the bilateral meeting.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. The two presidents held a meeting following the plenary session of the UN Climate Change Conference.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the United States of America Barack Obama on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.

Vladimir Putin took part in the 21^st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 11^th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP).

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Measures to Ensure the National Security of the Russian Federation and the Protection of Citizens of the Russian Federation against Criminal and Other Illegal Acts and on the Application of Special Economic Measures Against the Turkish Republic.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Finland on Cooperation and Interaction in Icebreaker Assistance in the Baltic Sea.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Terms and Conditions of Transfer and Further Use of Kazakhstani Balkhash Centre within the Russian Missile Attack Warning System.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Articles 25 and 256 of the Federal Law On Procedures for Entry to and Exit from the Russian Federation and Article 13 of the Federal Law On Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation.