Vladimir Putin congratulated the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on his birthday.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The conversation was initiated by the Turkish side.

Vladimir Putin and President of Finland Sauli Niinistö discussed various issues of bilateral cooperation.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Commission for Military Technical Cooperation with Foreign Countries.

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on large-scale loss of life and severe destruction caused by the floods in the northern states of the country.

Vladimir Putin and Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel met with members of Russian and German business communities. The meeting took place on a boat cruising from the SPIEF landing place to the State Hermitage Museum.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.

The Agreement Establishing an Integrated Transport and Logistics Company was signed at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in Vladimir Putin’s presence.

Vladimir Putin met with First Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Zhang Gaoli on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Vladimir Putin and Mark Rutte discussed various aspects of Russian-Dutch relations during their talks.

Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel will make a working visit to Russia at Vladimir Putin's invitation to attend the St Petersburg International Economic Forum as a guest of honour.

Mr Rutte will be in Russia as a guest of honour at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

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

The visit, which is at the invitation of President of Finland Sauli Niinisto, coincides with the 60^th anniversary of twin-city ties between St Petersburg and Turku.

The summit of G8 Heads of State and Government is underway in Northern Ireland. The Russian delegation at the summit is headed by Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G8 summit.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the United States of America Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G8 summit.

The G8 leaders will focus on problems in the global economy and the situation in Syria.