Vladimir Putin met with Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko and State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin before the start of the Federal Assembly’s autumn session.

Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov on Uzbekistan’s national holiday, Independence Day.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev on Independence Day, Kyrgyzstan’s national holiday.

Vladimir Putin will meet on September 3 with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who will be in Moscow on a working visit.

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

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Iran Hassan Rouhani on the Iranian side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron.

Vladimir Putin sent messages of congratulations to President of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov and President of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab on the fifth anniversary of Russia’s recognition of their sovereignty.

Vladimir Putin made a working visit to Abkhazia.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö on his 65th birthday.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych on Independence Day, Ukraine’s national holiday.

The President submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Law On Extending the Provisions of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialised Agencies to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of the Republic of the Philippines Benigno Simeon Aquino III following the crash of the Thomas Aquinas passenger ferry.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.

Vladimir Putin and member of the People’s Republic of China State Council Yang Jiechi discussed various areas of Russian-Chinese relations.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Ankvab discussed cooperation between their two countries, as well as disaster relief efforts in Abkhazia.

Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to President of India Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on India’s Independence Day.

Vladimir Putin met with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council.

Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev visited the Russian Navy Caspian Flotilla’s Dagestan missile ship, which is in Baku on a friendly visit.