Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Russian-German interstate consultations took place at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin and Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel took part in the closing session of the XII Petersburg Dialogue Russian-German public forum.

Vladimir Putin discussed in detail the escalation of tension in the Gaza Strip during a telephone conversation with President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov. The conversation was initiated by the Bulgarian side.

Vladimir Putin met with former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on the Location of Military Installations on the Territory of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation Member States.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden on Transit of Weapons, Military Equipment, Military Assets and Personnel via Russian Federation Territory in Connection with Participation by Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Sweden in Efforts to Maintain Security, Stabilise and Rehabilitate the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement on Application of Special Protective, Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Measures Against Third Countries of January 25, 2008.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Barack Obama.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on the Foundations of Relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of El Salvador.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who is in Russia on an official visit.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Cooperation in Joint Controls over People, Vehicles and Goods on the Russian-Ukrainian State Border.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Jansa, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin and Tomislav Nikolic discussed bilateral cooperation development prospects with respect to carrying out the agreements reached during the summit meeting on September 11^th in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin will meet on November 13 with President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso, who will be in Moscow on an official visit.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss the current socio-economic situation in Russia and international affairs. The meeting’s participants also congratulated Sergei Shoigu on his appointment as Defence Minister.