45th
#WorldSkills
competition opened in Kazan, the first event of this kind to take place in Russia. 1300 participants from 63 countries will compete in 56 contests.
#WorldSkillsKazan2019
.
President Putin: I agree with President of Finland
@niinisto
that we need intl dialogue on arms control. We made our proposals some time ago, we are ready to discuss this with Europeans and Americans, but we will also provide for Russia’s security.
On August 21 Moscow hosts talks between FM
#Lavrov
& Executive Vice President of Venezuela
@DRodriguez_en
. Beside various bilateral and intl issues both sides will discuss the peaceful settlement of political crisis in
#Venezuela
.
President Putin on
#Syria
: We support efforts to neutralize terrorist threats in
#Idlib
. No one ever said anything about terrorists having free hand in Idlib to do as they please.
President Putin on
#Syria
: We support efforts to neutralize terrorist threats in
#Idlib
. No one ever said anything about terrorists having free hand in Idlib to do as they please.
President Putin: We are worried about Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and the potential militarisation of outer space. I think Europeans are interested in discussing this issue and responding appropriately.
President Putin: It wasn’t Russia that withdrew unilaterally from
#ABMTreaty
or
#INFTreaty
either. Now, extending
#NewSTARTTreaty
is on agenda, yet we see no response from US, although our proposals are on the table.
President Putin: We are grateful to France for its position in Council of Europe
@coe
and count on French support in re-building relationships with
#EU
in the same spirit.
President Putin: About 500 French companies are currently active on Russian market, and I have the pleasure of meeting with French business representatives regularly.
President Putin visits France at the invitation of
@EmmanuelMacron
. Both leaders will discuss situation and prospects of bilateral relations in political, trade, economic and cultural spheres, as well as key intl and regional matters.
FM
#Lavrov
: The main global trend is confrontation between a new polycentric, more fair and democratic world arrangement and the striving of narrow US-led group of states to prevent it. The West tries to maintain its privileged position despite objective course of history.
FM
#Lavrov
spoke to
#Pakistan
FM
@SMQureshiPTI
. Russia stands for de-escalation of tension and settling all disputes between
#India
and Pakistan through bilateral diplomacy.
PM
#Medvedev
:
#CaspianSea
region has emerged as one of the focal points in global politics. What the region needs now are streamlined transport infrastructure, high-technology industry, incentives to attract investors and tourists. These are sectors we must prioritise.