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Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko made press statements following the Union State Supreme State Council meeting.

Vladimir Putin took part in the meeting of the Union State Supreme State Council.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk.

Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev briefed the President on the fund’s efforts to attract foreign capital, in particular to infrastructure and technology.

Vladimir Putin met with pilot cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. The President in person congratulated her on the remarkable date – the 55^th anniversary of her single-person flight around the Earth aboard the Vostok-6 spaceship, which began on June 16, 1963, and lasted almost three days.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov.

Vladimir Putin took part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony at Luzhniki Stadium.

Vladimir Putin met with Crown Prince and Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud.

Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea Kim Yong-nam in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela at the Kremlin. The Panamanian leader has come to Moscow to attend the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Vladimir Putin met with the elected President of the Republic of Paraguay Mario Abdo Benitez, who arrived in Moscow to take part in the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan who is in Russia for the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Council of Ministers of the Lebanese Republic Saad Hariri in the Kremlin. The two leaders discussed, in particular, ways to step up bilateral economic cooperation.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Evo Morales in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame to discuss various aspects of bilateral cooperation. The Rwandan leader came to Russia for the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Vladimir Putin received President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in the Kremlin. The President of Azerbaijan arrived in Russia to attend the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Following the National Awards ceremony, a reception was held on the Kremlin’s Ivanovskaya Square for the national holiday, Russia Day.