Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Italian Republic on Railway Transit of Weapons, Military Equipment, Military Assets and Personnel via Russian Federation Territory in Connection with Participation by Armed Forces of the Italian Republic in Efforts to Stabilise and Rehabilitate the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, signed in Sochi on December 3, 2010.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev following a plane crash near Shymkent that claimed many lives.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to President of the Republic of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab on his 60th birthday.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Shinzo Abe on his election as Prime Minister of Japan.

President of Russia made an official visit to India.

Ahead of the Russian President’s official visit to India, The Hindu published an article by Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin took part in the Russia-EU Summit meeting.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Park Geun-hye on her election to the post of President of the Republic of Korea.

Vladimir Putin, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

EurAsEC Interstate Council summit took place in the Kremlin. Reforming the Community and improving its mechanisms were the main subjects on the agenda.

CSTO Collective Security Council meeting took place in the Kremlin.

On December 18, Vladimir Putin will meet in Moscow with President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who will be on a working visit to Russia.

On December 24, the President of Russia will make an official visit to India at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

On December 19, Vladimir Putin will take part in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Collective Security Council meeting, the meeting of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Interstate Council, and the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting.

The meeting participants summed up the results of Russia's military technology cooperation with foreign states in 2012 and discussed prospective lines of work.