Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov had a meeting with President of Trans-Dniester Yevgeny Shevchuk.

Dmitry Medvedev sent New Year congratulations to foreign heads of state and government.

Dmitry Medvedev signed an Order On holding the Year of the Russian Federation in the Federal Republic of Germany and the Year of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Russian Federation with a view to further developing Russian-German relations.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan following terrorist attacks.

Dmitry Medvedev spoke by telephone with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The conversation took place at Russia’s initiative.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated HIM Emperor Akihito of Japan on his birthday.

Dmitry Medvedev and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed current issues of cooperation between Russia and Turkmenistan.

During the previous day’s meeting, Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovych discussed outcomes of the informal meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State, as well as issues of Russian-Ukrainian energy cooperation.

Following the meeting, the CIS heads of state adopted a joint declaration and signed a number of documents.

Leaders of the CSTO member states discussed aspects of foreign defence policy and countering modern challenges and threats.

Dmitry Medvedev and Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed the Russian-Kazakhstani economic partnership.

Dmitry Medvedev and Almazbek Atambayev discussed topical issues of Russian-Kyrgyz cooperation.

Dmitry Medvedev, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev held a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of the United States Barack Obama initiated by the American side.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a congratulatory message to President Nazarbayev on the national holiday of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the 20^th anniversary of its independence.