Vladimir Putin met with Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell Ben van Beurden to discuss the company’s prospects for work on the Russian market.

Ahead of the opening of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin met for an informal dinner with former president of France Nicolas Sarkozy.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the Federal Assembly’s Council of Legislators timed for the Day of Russian Parliamentarianism and the 110th anniversary of Russia’s first State Duma.

Mr Poltavchenko briefed the President on the current socioeconomic situation in the city.

Vladimir Putin took part in a ceremony closing the Year of Literature and opening the Year of Russian Cinema. The event took place on the new stage of the State Academic Mariinsky Theatre.

Vladimir Putin met with Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Cultural Forum.

Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the IV St Petersburg International Cultural Forum.

During his working trip to St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin met with the Constitutional Court judges.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on economic matters to discuss the current social and economic situation in the country and various issues related to the budget.

The session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption has opened in St Petersburg. Delegations from all countries party to this UN convention were invited to the conference. Russia is represented at the event by Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov, Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov, and officials from relevant agencies responsible for anti-corruption work. The conference will continue until November 6.

Vladimir Putin attended the preliminary draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary draw, Vladimir Putin met with President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) Joseph Blatter.

The President will attend the preliminary draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in St Petersburg on July 25 and will meet with FIFA President Joseph Blatter.

Vladimir Putin met with heads of leading global news agencies at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library.

Vladimir Putin met with heads of major foreign companies and business associations in a working dinner format.

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 19^th St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The session’s motto was Time to Act: Joint Efforts for Stability and Growth.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov presented the Development Award to several Russian companies for implementing the best projects in various sectors of the economy. The ceremony was held on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum within the framework of a panel discussion on creating centres of economic growth in Russia’s regions.

In concluding the first day of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum’s work, Vladimir Putin took part in a working dinner with members of the Russian Direct Investment Fund international expert council and international investors.