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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.

Vladimir Putin met with Indian chess player and world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and Israeli champion and title contender Boris Gelfand.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Security Council personnel on the anniversary, thanked them for their competence and conscientious work, and outlined goals for the future.

Vladimir Putin met with the Russian national hockey team players – winners of the 2012 hockey world championship.

Sergey Naryshkin briefed the President on the work of the Russian Parliament. The issues of legislative support for integration processes within the Customs Union and Common Economic Space were discussed separately.

Protecting children’s rights was the main subject of discussion. The meeting took place on the eve of Children’s Day celebrated on June 1.