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

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

The President submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the Transfer of Individuals Sentenced to Prison Terms, signed in Hanoi on November 12, 2013.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel at the German side’s initiative.

Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov met in Sochi with his Ukrainian counterpart Boris Lozhkin.

Vladimir Putin had telephone conversations with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Vladimir Putin met in Sochi with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö to discuss, in particular, possibilities for settling problems that have arisen in bilateral trade and economic relations. The two presidents also discussed the situation in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.

Vladimir Putin met with French politician, leader of the Mouvement pour la France party Philippe de Villiers.

On August 15, the President of Finland Sauli Niinisto is to pay a working visit to Sochi, Russia at Vladimir Putin’s invitation.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on the Palestinian side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin had telephone conversations with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Vladimir Putin held talks in Sochi with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of France Francois Hollande.

The meeting between the President of Russia and the President of Egypt, who is currently in Russia on an official visit, began with an informal visit to one of the Olympic venues in the mountain cluster.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.

During the conversation, Vladimir Putin congratulated Recip Tayyip Erdogan on his victory in Turkey’s first ever direct presidential election.