Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of Turkey Abdullah Gul and the entire Turkish people following a devastating earthquake. 

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud following the death of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud.

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

Dmitry Medvedev signed a number of laws ratifying agreements with foreign states on reciprocal travel by citizens.

Dmitry Medvedev held talks with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, who is in Russia on an official visit.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of Agreement on Functioning of the Customs Union within the Multilateral Trade System Framework.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of Agreement on Payment and Enrolment Procedures for Export Customs Tariffs (and Other Equivalent Tariffs, Taxes and Duties) When Exporting from the Territory of the Republic of Belarus Beyond the Customs Union’s Customs Territory Raw Petrol and Certain Categories of Goods Produced from Petrol.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in the Petrol Sector of April 21, 2009.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Collective Security Treaty of May 15, 1992.

Dmitry Medvedev took part in the Second Russian-Ukrainian Interregional Economic Forum in Donetsk, which focussed on regional cooperation in science, technology and production.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a congratulatory message to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the 20^th anniversary of his nation’s independence.

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan will make a state visit to Russia on October 23–25, 2011 at Dmitry Medvedev’s invitation.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to participants of the World Conference of Compatriots.

International energy cooperation was the subject of discussion.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

Following the Russian-Lao talks, the two leaders adopted a declaration on strategic partnership in the Asia-Pacific region between Russia and the Lao People's Democratic Republic. A number of other documents, in particular, an agreement on cooperation in healthcare and tourism, were signed in the presence of Dmitry Medvedev and Choummaly Sayasone.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Naryshkin met with Kyrgyz Prime Minister and presidential candidate Almazbek Atambayev.

The Second Russian-Ukrainian Interregional Economic Forum will be held in Donetsk on October 18, 2011.