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Talks with President of Moldova Igor Dodon

Vladimir Putin held talks with President of Moldova Igor Dodon in the Kremlin.

January 17, 2017
15:45
The Kremlin, Moscow
With President of Moldova Igor Dodon.
Meeting with President of Moldova Igor Dodon.
With President of Moldova Igor Dodon.
President of Moldova Igor Dodon.

The talks focused on prospects for bilateral trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation and current regional issues, primarily a settlement in Transnistria.

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Joint news conference with President of Moldova Igor Dodon
January 17, 2017

Following the talks, Vladimir Putin and Igor Dodon gave a joint news conference.

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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Dodon, colleagues,

I am happy to welcome you to Moscow.

Moldova is an important regional partner for Russia. Unfortunately, you and I know that relations between our countries have recently declined, as evidenced by falling trade, which has plunged almost 50 percent in the past few years.

However, I strongly hope that your first visit to Russia – in fact, it is your first foreign visit as President – will give a powerful boost to our interstate relations in all spheres.

My colleagues and I, all of us once again congratulate you on your election as the President of Moldova and on assuming office.

President of Moldova Igor Dodon Dodon Igor Dodon Igor : Mr Putin, colleagues,

First, thank you for your congratulations and the kind words you had for me late last year and for the past few years.

I certainly believe that our relations have entered a new era. Unfortunately, strategic partnership with the Russian Federation was not even mentioned in Moldovan strategic documents in the past seven years. But last year the people in Moldova voted for a new President and his programme. The majority of Moldovan residents voted for maintaining our statehood, for neutrality and strategic partnership with the Russian Federation, for settling the Transnistria issue and for preserving our traditional Orthodox Christian values. We strongly hope, and the Moldovan people hope, too, that 2017 will open a new era when we will be able to relaunch our strategic partnership in the main areas.

This is my first official visit in my new capacity and the first visit by a Moldovan President since 2008. None of the Moldovan leaders have made an official visit to Russia in the past nine years. Therefore, the majority of Moldovans, in fact, Moldova as a whole is following my visit closely, hoping that it will help settle the problems that have accumulated in my country.

Vladimir Putin: Welcome.

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Publication date: January 17, 2017, 15:45

Direct link: en.kremlin.ru/d/53742

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