Vladimir Putin had telephone conversations with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
The leaders warmly congratulated Vladimir Putin on his convincing victory in the presidential election, emphasised the broad public support for his domestic and foreign policy and the high voter turnout, and wished him further success in his state activities.
The conversations touched on current aspects of developing bilateral relations and some key topics on the international agenda.