Before flying to Dnepropetrovsk, Mr Putin answered journalists’ questions. The President said he was very pleased with the negotiations he had conducted with his colleagues from Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia and Latvia during his visit to the Austrian Republic, describing them as positive.
See also
Excerpts from Interview with Russian Journalists Concerning the Results of his Visit to Austria
February 11, 2001
Visit to Austria
February 8 − 11, 2001