Vladimir Putin had talks with Barack Obama.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing with permanent members of the Security Council. Issues discussed included integration processes as part of the Common Economic Space, relations with the European Union and the situation in Syria. The meeting took place in the context of the President’s upcoming foreign visits.

Taking part in the meeting were Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, and Italian Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with Foreign Ministry staff on the eve of their professional holiday, the Diplomats' Day.

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

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his greetings to participants of the World Conference of Compatriots.

Dmitry Medvedev met with Russian and French foreign and defence ministers.

Dmitry Medvedev signed a list of instructions following the joint session of presidiums of Presidential Council for Culture and the Arts and the Presidential Council for Science, Technology and Education, as well as the meeting with historians held on July 22. The joint session was devoted to preparations for celebrating the 1150th anniversary of Russia’s statehood in 2012.

Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Barack Obama.

The NATO-Russia Council meeting’s results were the main subject of discussion, including cooperation on missile defence, and achieving a settlement in the Libyan crisis.

The meeting discussed various domestic and foreign policy issues, including military education reform.

The three presidents discussed the situation with the Iran’s nuclear programme and the need to maintain the nuclear weapons non-proliferation regime. Iran’s cooperation with the six-party group of international mediators, and making Tehran’s relations with the IAEA more transparent were among the issues discussed.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions issued following an April 29, 2011 meeting with internet community representatives.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following the State Council Presidium meeting held on April 18 in Irkutsk.

Dmitry Medvedev met with Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium, who arrived in Russia as head of the Belgian economic and trade delegation.

The meeting examined measures to ensure security during the 2014 Sochi Olympics and Paralympics. Cooperation between Russia and NATO was the subject of a separate discussion.

The theme of the meeting was Russian Diplomacy: Protecting National Interests and Assisting Comprehensive Modernisation of the Country.