President Putin stressed that maintaining multi-ethnic and multi-faith peace and accord in Russia was a paramount task.
Opinions were exchanged on Russian-American cooperation and the situation in the Middle East.
Prominent US businessmen and public figures, representing, in particular, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations, the American Jewish Congress, and a number of other associations, attended the meeting.
The chief rabbi of Russia, Berl Lazar, was present.