Vladimir Putin met with President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Kremlin. In the presence of journalists, the presidents exchanged handshakes and brief greetings.

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

Vladimir Putin, via videoconference, heard a report from the head of the Russian Armed Forces Engineering Corps on operations to clear mines from the world cultural heritage site of Palmyra, which was liberated by the Syrian army with support from Russia’s Aerospace forces.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in Russia on a short working visit.

At Germany’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.

Vladimir Putin received letters of credence from 16 new foreign ambassadors in a ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace’s Alexander hall symbolising the official start of their work as heads of diplomatic missions in Russia.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France Jean-Marc Ayrault.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Protocol Amending the Protocol to the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan on Delimiting the Northern Part of the Caspian Seabed in order to Exercise Sovereign Rights to Subsoil Use of July 6, 1998, signed in Astana on October 15, 2015.

At the initiative of the Qatari side, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the first conference of the Eurasian states’ parliament speakers, titled Inter-parliamentary Cooperation in the Interests of Joint Prosperity of the Counties in the Eurasian Region in the 21^st Century.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko.

At the USA’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Barack Obama.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with King of Morocco Mohammed VI, upon the Moroccan side’s initiative.

The President has submitted to the State Duma for ratification an Extradition Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Panama, signed in Panama on April 29, 2015.

Vladimir Putin met with the heads of German companies working on the Russian market.