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Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Head of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation Anna Tsivilyova The head of the foundation reported to the President about the support being provided to combat veterans and participants in the Special Military Operation.

🇷🇺🇦🇲 Telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan 🔹During the telephone conversation, Vladimir Putin wished Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan a happy 49th birthday. 🔹The discussion also focused on certain topical issues on the bilateral agenda. 🔹Earlier, Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Nikol Pashinyan.

On International Children's Day, the President met with Head of the Circle of Kindness Foundation Archpriest Alexander Tkachenko The meeting focused on the organisation's activities and its success in helping children in need of medical assistance.

Vladimir Putin chaired a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council, via videoconference The agenda included strengthening international cooperation in the fight against terrorism.

🇷🇺🇧🇾 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko 🔸Vladimir Putin once again thanked Alexander Lukashenko for the warm reception and hospitality extended to him during his visit to Minsk on May 24. Both presidents stressed that the results of highest-level talks had provided a powerful impetus to further advancement of Russian-Belarusian multifaceted relations of strategic partnership and alliance. 🔸They also discussed certain issues related to the SCO summit scheduled to be held in Kazakhstan in July of this year. The meeting participants are expected to adopt a decision on conferring the status of SCO member state on Belarus. 🔸The leaders agreed to continue contacts at various levels.

🇷🇺🇰🇿 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev 🔹The leaders discussed topical issues related to cooperation in trade, the economy, energy, transport, and logistics sectors. The discussion also focused on some international matters, particularly in the context of preparations for the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which is scheduled to take place in Astana this July. 🔹Vladimir Putin and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also shared assessments of recent contacts with foreign leaders. 🔹Both leaders reaffirmed their mutual commitment to comprehensively strengthen the Russian-Kazakhstani strategic partnership and alliance.

Vladimir Putin presented state decorations at the Kremlin's St Catherine Hall The President presented state decorations and certificates conferring honorary titles to over thirty outstanding Russian citizens.

Friends! Each of you is a participant and designer of modern history. Your energy, enthusiasm and loyalty to Russia unite and inspire society, making it possible to achieve the most daring and ambitious goals. I would like to express my most sincere congratulations to you on your well-deserved awards.

Vladimir Putin met with families of the Parental Glory and Mother Heroine Order awardees via videoconference Families with many children from Moscow, Tyumen, Tomsk, Donetsk, the Leningrad Region, the Krasnodar and Kamchatka territories, the Chuvash and the Chechen republics have joined the meeting with the President.

We will continue to create the best conditions for Russian families to have as many children as possible. Let me stress that this is the underlying goal of our state policy, a forward-looking effort, a contribution to our future.

The meeting took place before International Children's Day.