The visit will take place on June 1 at the invitation of President of France Francois Hollande.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso. The conversation was initiated by the Congolese side.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borisov.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Danilo Medina Sanchez on his election as President of the Dominican Republic.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants and guests at the 4^th Congress of Sister Cities of Russia and Finland.

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of the Republic of Yemen Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi following a terrorist attack in Yemen’s capital Sana’a that claimed many lives.

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano following an earthquake in northern Italy that resulted in casualties and damage to Italy’s historical and cultural heritage. 

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.