Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has a number of telephone conversations with foreign leaders

Today Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has had a number of telephone conversations with foreign leaders, including President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov and Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan, who warmly congratulated Mr Putin on his birthday.