Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President Susilo Yudohoyono following the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia.

The President will take part in the second summit between Russia and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on October 30–31, 2010, in Hanoi and also make an official visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will visit Russia at Dmitry Medvedev’s invitation. Nagorno-Karabakh settlement will be the subject of the trilateral meeting.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed a broad range of bilateral cooperation issues, in particular trade and economic ties and joint projects in energy, agriculture, transport, telecommunications, and humanitarian sector, as well as a number of regional issues.

The first conversation between Dmitry Medvedev and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took place at the Turkmenbashi airport.

Participants exchanged views on a wide range of issues on the Euro-Atlantic agenda. Particular attention was given to the President of Russia’s initiative to sign a new European Security Treaty that would enshrine the principle of the indivisibility of security in the Euro-Atlantic area.

Talks between Dmitry Medvedev, Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Nicolas Sarkozy were held in Deauville, France. This is the first trilateral meeting of the leaders of Russia, France and Germany in five years.

The main topic of the meeting between Dmitry Medvedev, President of France Nicolas Sarkozy, and Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel will be building a system of an equal and indivisible security in the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian regions that will allow for a collective response to common challenges and threats.

Dmitry Medvedev and Nursultan Nazarbayev exchanged views on current aspects of bilateral cooperation, including joint efforts on the international and regional agenda.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and Japan on Mutual Legal Assistance on Criminal Cases.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Namibia on Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments.

Dmitry Medvedev received letters of credence from 13 new ambassadors to the Russian Federation. 

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez discussed development of bilateral trade and economic relations, and current issues on the regional and international agendas. 

Dmitry Medvedev met with President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez at the President of Russia’s residence in Gorki.