Dmitry Medvedev and Silvio Berlusconi will chair the seventh round of top-level Russian-Italian interstate consultations in expanded format, with members of the two countries’ governments taking part.

Mr Medvedev will visit Kazakhstan on December 1–2, 2010, to take part in the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) summit.

Dmitry Medvedev and Wen Jiabao discussed Russian-Chinese economic cooperation and its prospects.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key following the tragedy at the Pike River mine.

Wen Jiabao is in Russia on an official visit to take part in the 15th regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian prime ministers.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to Cambodia’s King Narodom Sihamoni following the tragic loss of life in Phnom Penh.

Dmitry Medvedev took part in a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of heads of state and government, whose main theme was Next Steps in NATO-Russia Cooperation. The Russian leader presented his proposals on building further cooperation between Russia and NATO.

Dmitry Medvedev and Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed the upcoming OSCE summit in Astana and bilateral relations.

The summit, held in the capital of Azerbaijan, was attended by the heads of five littoral states: President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The two heads of state discussed Iran’s nuclear programme and other issues.

Dmitry Medvedev and Ilham Aliyev reviewed issues of bilateral relations and further approaches to reaching settlement on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

The presidents of Russia and Armenia discussed prospects for developing bilateral relations, the regional agenda, and ways to settle the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

Dmitry Medvedev and Slovenian President Danilo Turk discussed bilateral investment cooperation in the energy sector, including on the South Stream project, and trade and economic cooperation.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Requirements to Information Exchange among Customs Bodies and Other State Agencies of the Customs Union Member States.

The President of Russia and Prime Minister of Lebanon discussed, in particular, matters pertaining to further development and deepening of bilateral relations.

Dmitry Medvedev submitted the Treaty on Strategic Partnership between Russia and Egypt to the State Duma for ratification.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas on his 75^th birthday.