MOSCOW, August 1. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has set off for the Far East in late afternoon on Tuesday to attend a number of events in the Amur Region on August 3, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

"Then, on August 4, the president will be working in Buryatia," Peskov said.

"On his way to the Far East, the president decided to make a short stop in southern Siberia tomorrow, where he plans to go fishing," the spokesman noted.