Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of the Republic of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in connection with the death of citizens of Mali and a number of other countries in a terrorist attack at a hotel in Bamako.

Vladimir Putin will make a brief visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran on November 23 to take part in the third summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

On the initiative of the United Arab Emirates, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Mohammed Al Nahyan.

At Egypt’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

At Israel’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of France Francois Hollande, at the French side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin met with Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China Xu Qiliang to discuss bilateral military technology cooperation.

The G20 summit has ended in Antalya. The summit, in which President of Russia Vladimir Putin took part, adopted the G20 Leader’s Communique and the G20 Statement on the Fight against Terrorism.

On the sidelines of the G20 summit, Vladimir Putin met with King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud.

In a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Vladimir Putin discussed with British Prime Minister David Cameron the outlook for developing bilateral cooperation, the situation in Syria, and the fight against terrorism.

Vladimir Putin met with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Antalya.

Vladimir Putin met with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde.

On the sidelines of the G20 summit in Antalya, Vladimir Putin met with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. In particular, the Russian President expressed confidence that during its G20 Presidency next year, China will make a significant contribution to the development of international economic cooperation.

Vladimir Putin took part in the tenth G20 summit in Turkey.

The leaders of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) held an informal meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

Vladimir Putin sent to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the United Arab Emirates on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Cases, signed in Abu Dhabi on November 25, 2014.