Dmitry Medvedev and King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein reviewed the prospects for bilateral relations and current international issues, in particular ways to resolve the crisis in North Africa and the Middle East.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Specific Criminal and Administrative Liabilities for Breaching Customs Union and its Member-States Customs Legislations.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On Military Technical Cooperation between the Russian Federation and Foreign States.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Syria Bashar al-Assad.

Dmitry Medvedev met with Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium, who arrived in Russia as head of the Belgian economic and trade delegation.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Nursultan Nazarbayev on his re-election as president of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Dmitry Medvedev sent President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko a congratulatory message on the Day of Unity between the Peoples of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to the family of Great Patriotic War veteran and former Soviet partisan Vasily Kononov following Mr Kononov’s death.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of Namibia Hifikepunye Pohamba following flooding in the country.

From April 3 to 8, 2011, Prince Philippe will be in Russia on a working visit as head of the Belgian economic and trade delegation.

Acting on the President’s instructions, the rescuers worked in Sendai and Ishinomaki, the Japanese towns hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. The rescue operations took place on March 15–22, 2011.

In line with paragraph d) of Article 84 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation and in accordance with the Federal Law On the International Treaties of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on Cooperation in the Field of Radio and Electronic Warfare.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of Myanmar Thein Sein following the earthquake that struck the country.

The current situation in the Middle East was the subject of discussion.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between Russia and Columbia on Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Cases.

The telephone conversation took place at the initiative of the Russian side.

Dmitry Medvedev and Benjamin Netanyahu discussed bilateral relations between the two states and the situation in the Middle East and North Africa.