A summit of the Eurasian Economic Community Interstate Council and Supreme Eurasian Economic Council took place at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

The Presidential Press and Information Office’s Accreditation and Briefings Department is now taking accreditation requests to cover President of the Russian Federation’s participation in the G8 summit scheduled to take place in mid-May 2012 in the USA.

The summit will take place on March 26–27, 2012 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a message of congratulations to Joachim Gauck on his election as president of Germany.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to King of the Belgians Albert II following the deaths of Belgian citizens in a bus crash in Switzerland.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman following a ferry accident that has claimed many lives.

The Presidential Press and Information Office's Department of Accreditation and Briefings is now taking accreditation requests to cover Dmitry Medvedev’s participation in the summit meetings of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council and the Eurasian Economic Community’s Interstate Council to be held on March 19, 2012, in Moscow.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order releasing Vladimir Titorenko of his duties as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Qatar.

Dmitry Medvedev and Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed a number of issues pertaining to Russian-Kazakhstani relations.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of the Republic of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski following a railway accident.

Dmitry Medvedev appointed Konstantin Kosachev director of the Russian Cooperation Agency and special presidential representative for CIS Affairs.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso following a tragic accident in Brazzaville.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika, during which he congratulated Mr Bouteflika on his 75^th birthday.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Latvian Republic on Simplifying Mutual Visits by Residents of Border Territories in the Russian Federation and Latvian Republic.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on Amending the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus on Avoiding Double Taxation with Regard to Taxes on Income and Capital of December 5, 1998.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Convention between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Chile on Avoiding Double Taxation and Preventing Tax Evasion for Taxes on Income and Capital.

The Russian delegation, headed by special presidential envoy for the Middle East Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, has visited Baghdad. The message from Dmitry Medvedev was passed on to Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki during a meeting.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan on Cooperation on Border Issues.