The presidents of Russia and France held talks after the arrival of Emmanuel Makron with his wife in the Russian Federation. Recall, that the plane with the first person on the eve of the French landed at the international airport of St. Petersburg. Thus Macron carries his visit to the northern capital in the format of the guest of honor of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum.
Notably, that "drew" the Western media in the first minutes of the meeting - the, that Vladimir Putin is again presented flowers. not macron… And his wife. apparently, in the West, Putin's flowers are now becoming almost the main information events.
Among the topics of discussion between the two presidents were Ukraine, Syria and Iran. And, judging by the publications in the French press, in the first place was precisely the Iranian problematics, namely the need to meet the conditions of so-called "nuclear deal".
There were, naturally, and without discussion of economic cooperation between the two countries in the context of reciprocal sanctions. Vladimir Putin noted, that last year recorded turnover growth 20% ( the words of Sergei Lavrov, to which the head of state addressed a question). According to the president of the Russian Federation, growth was about 25 percent.
Emmanuel Macron (translation on the Kremlin website):
Thank you, dear President, dear Vladimir! Thanks also to you and your delegation for the, that you have decided to take here, in St. Petersburg.
According Makron, he hopes, France and Russia will work together to develop a multitude of tasks, including the task of ensuring peace in Ukraine and Syria.
According to President of Russia, Moscow has consistently advocated the preservation of the "nuclear" agreement with Iran and warned against out of this agreement to other countries. In this matter the position of the authorities of Russia and France match. Recall, on the eve of Iranian spiritual leader Ali Khamenei called on European countries to unite against US, emerged from the agreement unilaterally and violating international law everywhere.
Became known, that during the visit Makron in Saint Petersburg between Russia and France signed an agreement on trade and economic cooperation in the amount of approximately 1 billion.
During his visit to the Russian Federation Macron spoke with the widow of Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
