Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan on Military-Technical Cooperation, signed in Moscow on December 24, 2013.

Vladimir Putin met with the President of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Dodik.

Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev to congratulate him on his birthday.

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

Vladimir Putin answered Russian journalists’ questions following the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani. The two presidents discussed a broad range of bilateral cooperation matters.

Vladimir Putin and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.

Vladimir Putin took part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Dushanbe.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Dushanbe.

The Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office met with a member of the French National Assembly, co-chair of the French-Russian Dialogue Association Thierry Mariani. Also attending the meeting was Russian Railways CEO Vladimir Yakunin, who is the Russian co-chair of the French-Russian Dialogue Association.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Dushanbe.

A tripartite meeting was held in Dushanbe between Vladimir Putin, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.

The President of Russia met with former Prime Minister of Japan Yoshiro Mori, who is in Moscow on a private visit to participate in a Russian-Japanese Forum.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with members of the Government. The meeting addressed work on the draft federal budget for 2015 and the 2016–2017 planning period. The participants also engaged in a discussion of many current issues: the course of construction at the Vostochny Space Launch Centre, the outcomes of a dilapidated housing audit in the Baikal Amur Railway zone and Ukraine’s upcoming ratification of an Association Agreement with the European Union.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif following the monsoon flooding that has caused much loss of life in Punjab and northern areas of Pakistan.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of India Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi following the devastating flooding that has caused much loss of life in northern India.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on Independence Day, Tajikistan’s national holiday.

Vladimir Putin will take part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Dushanbe on September 11–12.

Vladimir Putin outlined the plan while speaking with journalists at the end of his working visit to Mongolia.