The G20 summit in Brisbane has ended.

The opening ceremony of the G20 Leaders’ Summit took place in Brisbane, Australia. Vladimir Putin took part in the first working session.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with participants in the Labour 20 Summit.

Before the start of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, there was a meeting of BRICS heads of state and government.

The summit’s working sessions will be held on November 15 and 16.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott at the initiative of the Australian side.

As was earlier agreed, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot, in which he expressed his sincere condolences following the death of Australian citizens in the Malaysia Airlines disaster over Ukraine’s territory.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Tony Abbot on taking office as Australia’s Prime Minister.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd. The conversation was at Australia’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin received letters of credence from nineteen new ambassadors to the Russian Federation from Australia, the Republic of Benin, the Republic of the Congo, Croatia, Cuba, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of El Salvador, Estonia, the United States of Mexico, the Republic of Moldova, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, New Zealand, the Sultanate of Oman, the Republic of the Philippines, Serbia, Spain, the Republic of the Sudan, the Kingdom of Swaziland, and Sweden.

In a telephone conversation Vladimir Putin conveyed his sincere condolences to Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard following her father’s passing.

Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard discussed ways to overcome the global economic crisis and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard on her birthday.

Dmitry Medvedev sent condolences to Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard following the deaths and serious economic damage caused by ongoing floods in Australia.

Dmitry Medvedev and Julia Gillard exchanged ratification notes on the bilateral agreement on cooperation in the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.