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.

Dmitry Medvedev and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi witnessed the signing of a package of bilateral agreements following Russian-Italian interstate consultations. 

Francois Fillon will be in Moscow on December 8 and 9, 2010 to take part in the official closing ceremony for the reciprocal year programmes between France and Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

The summits are set to take place on December 9–10, 2010 in Moscow.

As agreed between Dmitry Medvedev and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, Russia continues to reveal documents relating to the Katyn case (case No.159), launched by the Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office.

Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Emergency Situations Ministry to send fire-fighting aircraft to Israel to help put out the wildfires in the Haifa area.