Vladimir Putin met with Government members to discuss accessibility of social services, including in remote districts and rural areas.

Dmitry Medvedev met with United States Secretary of Defence Robert M. Gates.

Dmitry Medvedev met with High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay.

In response to journalists’ questions about Russia’s reaction to the statements made by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan regarding President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev’s recent visit to the Kuril Islands, Presidential Aide Sergei Prikhodko said:

Dmitry Medvedev and Mary McAleese discussed various aspects of Russian-Irish cooperation, including trade, economic and humanitarian ties, and prospects for their development.