During his three-day trip to St Petersburg, the President attended the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
On June 18, Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on economic issues at the Constantine Palace in Strelna. After that, he met with President of the New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff and visited the renovated historical building of the Rimsky-Korsakov St Petersburg State Conservatory. Later in the evening the President held a meeting with heads of international news agencies.
On June 19, the head of state met with President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto, who is in Russia on an official visit. Additionaly, Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa Paul Mashatile.
On June 19, the President held a conversation with National Security Adviser, Commander of the Royal Guard of the Kingdom of Bahrain Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and took part in plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum. In addition, separate meetings were held with member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee, Vice Premier of the China’s State Council Ding Xuexiang and OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais.
