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.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai in Shanghai.

Vladimir Putin met with the President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.

On the eve of the summit meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, which opens on May 21, President of China Xi Jinping hosted an official dinner for the heads of delegations of CICA member states.

Vladimir Putin met with former President of China Jiang Zemin.

Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping took part in the opening ceremony of the Russia-China Naval Interaction 2014 joint exercises at the Usun naval military base.

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of China Xi Jinping in Shanghai.

At Finland’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö.

At Germany’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of the Republic of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos Calderon following an accident that killed children in the north of the country.