During their stay in New York, Vladimir Putin, Jacques Chirac and Gerhard Schroeder used the opportunity to discuss the activities, development and restructuring of the UN, and the ways to increase its effectiveness and role in international affairs.
They also discussed bilateral relations between Russia and France, Russia and Germany, and tripartite relations between these countries.
The heads of state discussed key international issues: the Iraq crisis and a possible adoption of a new UN resolution on the issue, the Iranian problem, the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as the implementation of the roadmap aimed at settling the conflict in the Middle East.