Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano on the country’s national holiday, Republic Day.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of France Francois Hollande on the French side’s initiative.

At Russia’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who won the absolute majority of votes in the presidential election in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

At Turkey’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss international issues and prospects for developing bilateral relations.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev.

After the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting, Vladimir Putin met with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

After the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in Astana, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the country’s national holiday, Republic Day.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh.

The Presidential Civil Service and Personnel Directorate held a meeting with a Chinese delegation headed by Chinese Deputy Human Resources and Social Security Minister Yang Zhiming.

The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council will meet in Astana, Kazakhstan on May 29.

At the initiative of his West European partners, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Mongolia Norovyn Altankhuyag.

Vladimir Putin met with Vice President of the People’s Republic of China Li Yuanchao on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Narendra Modi, leader of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which won the recent Indian general election.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Jacob Zuma on his reelection as President of the Republic of South Africa.

Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of agreements on gas supplies from Russia to China via the Eastern Route.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia summit.

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit.