Vladimir Putin expressed such an opinion at a meeting with the President of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz.
Cooperation between Russia and the World Bank is developing very productively.
13,5 billion USD credit is available for major federal and regional projects, from which Russia has used eight billion USD.
Bank experts provide Russia with essential methodological help.
Vladimir Putin declared that Russia is ready to support World Bank efforts to solve different countries' problems, including in countries of the CIS that require special attention from the international community.