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Vladimir Putin announced that he had signed a set of documents aimed at improving the judicial system and increasing the social status of judges, as well as amending the law On Assemblies, Rallies, Demonstrations, Processions and Picketing.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the SCO summit.

The meeting took place in the sidelines of the SCO summit.

Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress Wu Bangguo.

Vladimir Putin met with Vice President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping.

Vladimir Putin met with Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang.

Vladimir Putin held talks with Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Wen Jiabao during his official visit to China.

Ahead of the state visit to the People's Republic of China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, Renmin Ribao published an article by Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov. Following the meeting, the two presidents signed a Declaration on Further Consolidation of Strategic Partnership and a Memorandum of Understanding on further joint measures for Uzbekistan’s accession to the Free Trade Zone Agreement.

Vladimir Putin presented in the Kremlin the Order of Parental Glory to parents of large families raising between 7 and 13 children. The families come from eight Russia regions: Volgograd, Kaluga, Nizhny Novgorod and Sverdlovsk regions, Trans-Baikal and Khabarovsk territories and republics of Ingushetia and Komi.

Talks were held in Paris between Vladimir Putin and President of France Francois Hollande.

Vladimir Putin and Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel held talks in Berlin.