“Putin has a birthday today. He meets with his family and friends this holiday for him. But at the same time, we will give a summary of information today after lunch, today from ten in the morning he will receive congratulations by telephone from his foreign colleagues, ”he said.
According to Peskov, Putin has already had 10 telephone conversations, during which leaders of other countries not only congratulated him, but also discussed working issues with him.
Earlier, the head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Armenia Armen Sargsyan and the leader of Moldova Igor Dodon congratulated Putin on his birthday.
On October 4, Russian President’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov announced that Putin would spend his birthday on October 7 in the company of friends and relatives. Putin will turn 67 years old in 2019.