Official greeting ceremony. With Czech President Vaclav Klaus.
After talks with Czech President Vaclav Klaus Vladimir Putin declared that the steady growth of trade, which has doubled over the past four years and has now reached 5,5 billion USD, confirms the countries' good relations.
Cooperation in the energy sector, industry, transport and in implementing future projects in infrastructure is developing actively.
In both countries interest in cultural exchanges is growing from year to year. Such contacts strengthen the common European cultural, scientific and educational spaces in a significant way.