The President held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym Jomart-Tokayev.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo at the initiative of the Indonesian side.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Angola Joao Lourenco at the initiative of the Angolan side.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa on Freedom Day.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Vladimir Putin sent Emmanuel Macron a message of congratulations on his re-election as President of the French Republic.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov on the 20^th anniversary of signing the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the two countries.

Vladimir Putin had a lengthy telephone conversation with President of the European Council Charles Michel.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session, via videoconference, with permanent members of the Security Council.

At Novo-Ogaryovo, Vladimir Putin held talks with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan who is paying an official visit to Russia.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, at the latter’s initiative.

On April 19, Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who will arrive in Russia on an official visit.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, at the initiative of the Saudi side.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Social Security between the Russian Federation and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.

The President signed Federal Law On Specifics of Carrying Out Activities on the Territory of the Tsiolkovsky Closed Administrative-Territorial Formation in the Amur Region by Certain Individuals and On Amendments to Article 3 of the Russian Federation Law On Closed Administrative-Territorial Formations.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the current situation in the oil and gas sector, via videoconference.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.