Putin Welcomes Dodon To Kremlin

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon.

Attending the meeting on the Russian side were Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Development of Trade and Economic Relations with the Republic of Moldova Dmitry Kozak.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, colleagues,

Allow me, from the very bottom of my heart, to offer you my sincere greetings and to welcome you here in the Kremlin.

We regularly meet at various venues, but this time we are glad to see you in Moscow.

Mr President, we closely follow the development of the situation with our neighbors, including that in Moldova, we see the efforts you undertake to stabilise Russian-Moldovan relations, and we will facilitate this process in every possible way.

You must be aware already that a special presidential representative for the development of trade and economic ties with the Republic of Moldova has been appointed – Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government, Mr Kozak. I hope that, with his experience, he will substantially facilitate our cooperation.

We will talk today about these areas of our efforts to stabilise and develop inter-governmental ties.