PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA

Vladimir Putin arrived in the capital of Tatarstan to participate in the 16th BRICS Summit, which was conducted under the Russian chairmanship with the theme of Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security.

On October 22, the first day of the summit, the President held meetings with President of the New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, President of China Xi Jinping, and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The heads of delegations also attended a concert and an informal dinner for the leaders of the group.

On October 23, BRICS Summit meetings were convened in both restricted and expanded formats, along with a gala reception hosted on behalf of the President of Russia, to which the group's heads of state and the leaders of countries interested in cooperation with BRICS were invited. Vladimir Putin held a series of bilateral meetings: with President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro, President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed.

On the final day of the summit, October 24, a BRICS Plus/Outreach plenary session was held, followed by a news conference by the President of Russia. Additionally, the President continued a series of bilateral consultations: with President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, President of Bolivia Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, as well as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh, and President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik.

The President of Russia met with President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik in Kazan.

On the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, the President of Russia met with Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Luis Alberto Arce Catacora during the BRICS Summit.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on the sidelines of the BICS Summit in Kazan.

Vladimir Putin held talks in Kazan with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

The President of Russia is giving a news conference following the 16th BRICS Summit.

Vladimir Putin congratulated the current staff and veterans of Progress Rocket Space Centre on the occasion of its 130th anniversary.

The capital of Tatarstan hosted a plenary session of the 16th BRICS Summit in the BRICS Plus/Outreach format, bringing together leaders from CIS countries, delegations for Asian, African, Middle Eastern and Latin American countries, as well as several international organisations at the level of heads of their executive bodies.

The 15th ceremony to present the transferable Presidential banner to the Novorossiysk Cossack Cadet Corps of the Krasnodar Territory, which won the 2024 contest for the best cadet corps, was held in the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants and guests of the ceremony of presenting the Presidential banner to the winner of the Best Cossack Cadet Corps competition.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants in the School Museum of Victory National Convention and congratulated them on the fifth anniversary of this project to promote historical knowledge and education.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed.

Vladimir Putin addressed a gala reception hosted on behalf of the President of Russia to mark the 16th BRICS Summit.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan.

The President of Russia held a meeting with President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro Moros on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan.