Dmitry Medvedev submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement on Legal Assistance and Cooperation among Customs Union Member States in Investigating Criminal and Administrative Offences.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated President of the Republic of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on Neutrality Day, the country’s national holiday.

Sergei Naryshkin made a working visit to Tokyo on December 9–10, 2010 and met with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku, former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, member of Parliament and former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, public figures and business leaders.

Summit participants discussed the outcomes of Russia’s presidency of the Commonwealth and identified priorities for the upcoming year.

Heads of the CSTO member states discussed the results of work in 2010. Raising the effectiveness of crisis-response mechanisms and strengthening the security of member countries and the region in general were the main subjects of attention.

Following Dmitry Medvedev’s talks with Mr Nazarbayev, the two presidents signed the Joint Action Plan for 2011–2012.

The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan adopted the Declaration on Forming the Common Economic Space.

Dmitry Medvedev met with French Prime Minister Francois Fillon in the Kremlin.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of France Nicolas Sarkozy.

Dmitry Medvedev and Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme discussed bilateral cooperation opportunities in trade, the economy, investment, high technology, energy, culture and sport. 

Dmitry Medvedev sent a message to President of the Republic of Sudan Omar Bashir setting out Russia’s assessment of the processes taking place in Sudan in the run-up to the January referendum on the status of the country’s southern regions.

The Russian delegation was headed by Dmitry Medvedev; the European Union was represented by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Binyamin Netanyahu.

Sergei Naryshkin made a working visit to Chisinau on December 4–5, 2010 and met with the Moldovan leadership and the leaders of some political parties.

Dmitry Medvedev and Bronislaw Komorowski took part in the Forum’s opening ceremony.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski discussed cooperation in economic, energy, transport, and humanitarian sectors.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.

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