Putin expected for historic South Africa visit
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Russian President Vladimir Putin was due to arrive in Cape Town for the first ever visit to South Africa by a Kremlin leader as Moscow bids to reassert its superpower status.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov  will travel to Tbilisi for Mikhail Saakashvili's inauguration  as Georgian president, his press department said on Wednesday,  despite tense relations between the two countries.
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ANKARA, Dec 5  - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkey Sunday for a landmark visit during which the two sides will look into ways of increasing cooperation in the fight against global terrorism and further boost spectacular progress in
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South African President Thabo Mbeki is in travels to the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, for mediation talks.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will host a summit with French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at his Black Sea residence later this month, the Kremlin announced today.
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan _ Undoubtedly, the main summit talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 21 will be the highlight of President Roh Moo-hyunâs first official visit to Russia.
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MOSCOW, Sep 9 (IPS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to  build new bridges with Africa on a tour this week - with  development among its main pillars.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for talks in Amman with the Jordanian king and Palestinian leader.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Paris on Friday on a visit that will test Western responses to Moscow's push to use its booming oil and gas revenues to gain a foothold in some of Europe's key ...Comment
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Chechnya ahead of presidential elections next Sunday in the southern republic where rebels are fighting to create an independent Islamic state, Interfax reported.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin starts a two-day official visit to Ukraine ahead of the country's presidential election.
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THE Russian president, Vladimir Putin, made an unannounced visit to Chechnya yesterday to lay flowers at the grave of the regionâs assassinated president a week before the election to replace him.
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A Kremlin spokesman says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Riga, Latvia to meet with the French and Latvian presidents.Comment
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Vladimir Putin headed to Turkey on Sunday for the first official visit by a Russian president, looking to boost a growing economic relationship that is turning a longtime foe into a newfound trading partner.
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BANGALORE: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Bangalore on Saturday evening on a 21-hour visit during which he will interact with Indian IT honchos on the country&#39;s emergence as a major tech power.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Germany today and tomorrow for a visit expected to have a more sober atmosphere than his previous contacts with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will fly to The Netherlands to meet European leaders later this month, Interfax news agency said Thursday.