The Presidential Press and Information Office Accreditation and Briefings Department is now taking requests for accreditation to cover Mr Putin’s participation in the St Petersburg Economic Forum and the informal summit of CIS countries in St Petersburg in the first half of June.
Please include with your request;
Your first name and surname in Cyrillic and Roman letters, the name of your media outlet and the post you hold, your passport number and series, and your date and place of birth.
Foreign journalists must also indicate their Russian Foreign Ministry accreditation number and the home country of their media outlet.
Requests can be faxed to 606–90–00 or 606–73–77 until 6 p.m., May 12, 2007.
Contact telephone numbers: 985–37–60; 606–50–02; 606–56–01.