Vladimir Putin congratulated Tomislav Nikolic on his election to the post of President of the Republic of Serbia.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang following a traffic accident in central Vietnam that resulted in many victims.

Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev discussed the new Government Cabinet structure and staff composition.

Vladimir Putin and Almazbek Atambayev discussed current bilateral cooperation matters.

An informal meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State was held at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin and Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed current bilateral relations and integration development, in particular within the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Community.

Vladimir Putin and Emomali Rahmon discussed prospects for developing bilateral relations.

Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovych discussed prospects for developing integration processes within the CIS.

Vladimir Putin and Islam Karimov discussed Russian-Uzbekistani bilateral cooperation.

An anniversary meeting of CSTO Collective Security Council dedicated to the 20^th anniversary of the Collective Security Treaty and 10^th anniversary of CSTO took place at the Kremlin. The heads of CSTO member states adopted a Declaration following the summit.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of France Francois Fillon, who is finishing his term.

The telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took place at the initiative of the Iranian side.

The meeting focused on bilateral cooperation and South Ossetia's socio-economic recovery and development.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President-elect of France Francois Hollande.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Ankvab discussed bilateral cooperation issues.

Vladimir Putin and President of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab visited the Adler checkpoint on the Psou River between Russia and Abkhazia.