building relations with the nearest partners in the international arena is of the greatest importance for Russia. This was said by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with permanent members of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Russian Federation.
“Having built relationships with our partners in the international arena, we always say that relations with our closest partners, with our friends, with our neighbors are of greatest importance for us. So it happened traditionally, and the level of trade and economic , political ties with our neighbors is constantly growing, ”said Putin.
The president noted that the Russian Federation always proceeds from the fact that these contacts should be built on the basis of mutual interests, as well as taking into account each other’s interests.
“I propose to consider one of these areas today, it seems very important for us and is traditional,” he said.
The meeting was attended by the Government Chairman Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Council of the Federation Valentina Matvienko, Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, head of the presidential administration Anton Vainino, Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov, director Foreign intelligence services Sergey Naryshkin, special representative of the President on environmental protection, ecology and transport Sergey Ivanov.