St Petersburg hosted the annual informal summit meeting of heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Vladimir Putin met with First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation Nursultan Nazarbayev, at the Constantine Palace.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon at Constantine Palace.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences on the passing of outstanding Greek politician Karolos Papoulias to President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic.

At Vladimir Putin’s initiative, an informal annual summit of the CIS heads of state will be held on December 28 in St Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on his 60^th birthday.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg Xavier Bettel.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron as part of the regular top-level contacts between Russia and France.

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of the Republic of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte in connection with the tragic aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central regions of the country.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council, via videoconference.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Pope Francis on his 85^th birthday.

Vladimir Putin and Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh made statements for the press on the results of the Russian-Mongolian talks.

Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin with President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, who has come to Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym Jomart-Tokayev on the occasion of the country’s national holiday, Independence Day.