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

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of Indonesia Joko Widodo in connection with numerous deaths caused by a military transport plane crash near Medan.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, whom he congratulated warmly on his birthday.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem, with whom he discussed, in particular, the situation in Syria and combating international terrorism.

Vladimir Putin expressed his sincere condolences to Emir of the State of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah following the deaths of multiple people in a terrorist attack in Kuwait City.

Vladimir Putin expressed his deepest condolences to President of the Tunisian Republic Beji Caid Essebsi following the death of citizens of Tunisia and many other countries in a terrorist attack at a hotel in the city of Sousse.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Barack Obama.

Vladimir Putin discussed with meeting participants current issues of domestic and foreign policy and also heard a report from Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the Normandy Four meeting at the level of foreign ministers held the day before in Paris.

The President submitted the Treaty on the Kyrgyz Republic’s Accession to the Eurasian Economic Union Treaty of May 29, 2014, signed in Moscow on December 23, 2014, and other documents pertaining to Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union to the State Duma for ratification.

Vladimir Putin met with former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, who was in Moscow following an invitation from the Russian International Affairs Council.

At Japan’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with former President of the State of Israel Shimon Peres, the oldest Israeli politician and statesman, whose political career spans over 70 years.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande.

Vladimir Putin met with heads of major foreign companies and business associations in a working dinner format.

Vladimir Putin met with Francois Fillon, who served as France’s prime minister from 2007 to 2012.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The two leaders discussed current issues in bilateral cooperation and Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum to discuss trade and economic ties between the two countries.

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 19^th St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The session’s motto was Time to Act: Joint Efforts for Stability and Growth.