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At the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to President of the United Republic of Tanzania John Pombe Joseph Magufuli over the tragic consequences of a passenger ferry capsizing on Lake Victoria.

Vladimir Putin sent a message to General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong, offering condolences on the passing of President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on Independence Day, Armenia’s national holiday.

Late last night Vladimir Putin met with members of Russian national chess teams who are currently training in Sochi ahead of the Chess Olympiad.

Vladimir Putin held a regular meeting with permanent members of the Security Council where they discussed the protection of Russian military in Syria, the results of regional elections and a number of other issues.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on his re-election as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.

On September 21, Vladimir Putin will meet in Sochi with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who will be in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin attended the Second Eurasian Women’s Forum and addressed its plenary session.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev at Kazakhstan’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission at the convention and exhibition centre of the Patriot military-patriotic park.

On Gunsmith Day, Vladimir Putin visited the Patriot military-patriotic park of culture and recreation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel at Germany’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants in a ceremony marking 100 years since the transformation of imperial residences near St Petersburg in Gatchina, Pavlovsk, Peterhof and Tsarskoye Selo into museum reserves.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the initiative of the Israeli side.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with the newly elected governors of the regions of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin met with First Vice Premier of the State Council of China Han Zheng.

Following the Russian-Hungarian talks, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban made statements for the press and answered media questions.

In the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin attended the inauguration of Sergei Sobyanin as the Mayor of Moscow. The inauguration ceremony took place at Moscow’s Zaryadye Concert Hall.