Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai following the earthquake in the province of Baghlan.

On June 18 and 19, President Putin will attend a meeting of the G20 heads of state and government in Los Cabos, Mexico. 

Vladimir Putin and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev held talks in Astana. A set of documents was signed following the meeting; in particular, the presidents signed a Protocol on Amendments to the 1992 Agreement on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, which extends the agreement for ten years, taking into account the new realities of political and economic integration between Russia and Kazakhstan.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the SCO summit.

The meeting took place in the sidelines of the SCO summit.

Vladimir Putin signed the Law On Declaration of the Russian Federation on the Aircraft Equipment Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment.

Vladimir Putin signed the law On Ratification of Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Provision of Medical Care to the Personnel of the Baikonur Space Centre, the residents of Baikonur, Toretam and Akai as part of the Russian Federation’s rental agreement of the Baikonur Space Centre.

Following the meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State, a package of documents was adopted on expanding cooperation within the organisation, in particular the Declaration on Building a Region of Lasting Peace and Common Prosperity, as well as an information statement.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker.

Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress Wu Bangguo.

Vladimir Putin met with Vice President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping.

Vladimir Putin met with Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang.

Vladimir Putin held talks with Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Wen Jiabao during his official visit to China.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Partnership Relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Chile.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on Constitution Day.