Vladimir Putin and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan took part in the fifth meeting of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council (HLCC).

Vladimir Putin met with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan while on a state visit to Turkey.

Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to express his condolences to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan in connection with the terrorist act in the city of Kano that resulted in multiple human casualties.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greeting to the President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas in connection with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

Ahead of the state visit to the Republic of Turkey, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Anadolu Agency.

Vladimir Putin met at his Sochi residence with Deputy Prime Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Walid Muallem.

Vladimir Putin met in Sochi with the General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Kassan Rouhani on the Iranian side’s initiative.

On December 1, the President of Russia will make a working visit to the Republic of Turkey to participate in the fifth session of the High Level Cooperation Council (HLCC). Vladimir Putin will also have a separate meeting with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of the visit.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Collecting Biometric Personal Data from Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons.

Vladimir Putin met in Sochi with President of Abkhazia Raul Khadzhimba. The two presidents discussed the full range of bilateral relations and made a detailed examination of the situation in the region.

President of Abkhazia Raul Khadzhimba will visit Russia at Vladimir Putin’s invitation on November 24.

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

Vladimir Putin received the letters of credence of 15 new foreign ambassadors to Russia in a ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace’s Alexander Hall.

Vladimir Putin received German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin welcomed the Special Representative of the Head of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Member of the Politburo of the Workers’ Party of Korea Central Committee Presidium, and Secretary of the Central WPK Committee Choe Ryong-hae. The special representative of the North Korean leader brought a message from the head of North Korea.