This was Dmitry Medvedev’s main message at a meeting of the Korea-Russia Dialogue civil society forum.

Dmitry Medvedev held talks in Seoul with President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak.

Addressing the Korea-Russia Business Dialogue in Seoul, Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia wants to encourage South Korean investment and considers South Korea one of its priority partners in the Asia-Pacific region.

Dmitry Medvedev and Tarja Halonen discussed a wide scope of issues, ranging from European security to specific bilateral projects.

Dmitry Medvedev met with President of Finland Tarja Halonen, who arrived in Russia on a state visit.

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

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Cooperation in Performing Joint Border Controls along the Russian-Kazakhstani State Border.

Dmitry Medvedev sent a response message to Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan thanking him for the invitation to take part in the 18^th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Yokohama on November 13–14, 2010.

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

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai. The presidents discussed topical issues pertaining to the implementation of agreements on developing cooperation between Russia and Afghanistan in bilateral and multilateral formats, which were reached at a meeting in Sochi in August this year.

Dmitry Medvedev and Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed the current state and perspectives of Russia-NATO relations. 

Dmitry Medvedev and Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani discussed bilateral economic ties and regional cooperation.

The Russian leader will pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea on November 10–11, 2010 at the invitation of President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated President-Elect of the Federative Republic of Brazil Dilma Vana Rousseff Linhares.

Dmitry Medvedev held talks in Hanoi with President of Vietnam Nguyen Minh Triet, following which the two countries signed more than ten bilateral agreements.