Vladimir Putin held a trilateral meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in Sochi. The two leaders discussed current issues of Russian-Armenian cooperation in various fields and ways to reach settlement in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev at the Sochi residence. During the talks, the two leaders discussed a number of bilateral and regional issues, including the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev will make a working visit to Russia at Vladimir Putin’s invitation on August 11.

On the same day, the President will give the signal via video linkup to start exploratory drilling operations at the West Alpha drilling rig in the Kara Sea, and will visit the fifth annual PLOTFORMA S-70 international combat sambo championship.

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

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the Egyptian side's initiative.

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

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Special Economic Measures to Protect the Russian Federation’s Security.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of India Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi following floods that have caused much loss of life in Maharashtra State.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping following the devastating earthquake that has caused much loss of life in China’s Yunnan Province.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Barack Obama on the American side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on the Kazakhstani side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott at the initiative of the Australian side.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Fouad Massoum on his election as President of the Republic of Iraq.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte on the Dutch side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö on the Finnish side’s initiative.

As was earlier agreed, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot.