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Good evening.

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Thank you all for your support during this long day.

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This is very important because I have the honour to welcome 

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President Putin to Argentina.

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This is our third meeting in the last three years,

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and this is an indicator of Russia and Argentina’s shared 

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interest in our growing ties.

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Argentina and Russia share a strong commitment to the principles 

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of multilateralism in the fight against organised crime and drug 

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trafficking, and we have also been doing fruitful work against 

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terrorism. We are partners of the G20,

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which Argentina chaired this year, and Russia in 2013.

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President Putin and I talked about the G20 summit that we have just 

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completed, which exceeded the expectations of many,

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as the final declaration was signed,

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which confirmed our points of contact on trade-based development 

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issues, high attention to climate change,

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gender equality issues and other very sensitive topics.

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We have just had a very fruitful working meeting and considered issues 

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on the bilateral agenda; we took the necessary steps 

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to further expand and diversify our relations.

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I have once again repeated to President Putin how we value 

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Argentina-Russia relations – this is reflected in the rich agenda,

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which includes cooperation in science and technology,

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interaction in the nuclear and space industries,

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food security, security and defence.

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Today we have signed a series of agreements that will allow us 

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to expand the scope of our bilateral cooperation in such key areas 

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as healthcare, fisheries and nuclear energy.

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We are enthusiastic about the joint initiatives of Russian 

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and Argentinean companies in energy and railway transport.

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These are positive steps that will allow us to continue 

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working in other areas.

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Argentina is a reliable and competitive food supplier 

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for Russian consumers.

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During these days, you had a chance to taste our products,

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and it seemed to me that you liked them. It makes me happy.

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Last year, we decided to open an agri-industrial 

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representative office in Moscow.

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Argentina has only five such missions,

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and we decided that one of them should be in Russia.

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We are placing a big bet on our ever-increasing cooperation.

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Our mutual trade has increased significantly this year.

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We are interested in its further expansion and diversification so 

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as to use the full potential of our complementary regional economies.

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We are working to bring our regions closer together and share our 

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interest in reaching an agreement between MERCOSUR 

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and the Eurasian Economic Union.

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Argentina will preside over MERCOSUR in the first half of 2019,

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and we are committed to promoting this agreement.

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President Putin, I want to thank you once again for your visit and your 

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commitment to strengthening cooperation between Argentina and Russia.

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I am convinced that our joint work – I am very sure of this! –

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will help us move forward and ensure a better future for our peoples.

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Thank you.

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Mr President,

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

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First of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr President,

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on the successful holding of this high-profile 

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international event – the G20 Summit.

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You have managed to create a very amicable, I would say,

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friendly atmosphere during all this multilateral work,

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which has led to tangible positive results. Thank you very much.

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We had a chance to appreciate the goodwill and patience 

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of the residents of the Argentinian capital over these days,

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despite the inconvenience of hosting such a large international forum.

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I will note that the final declaration adopted at the summit reflects 

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the priorities of Argentina’s G20 Presidency in the outgoing year.

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It is important that the G20 express their general dedication 

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to further coordinated work, in order to ensure sustainable global 

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economic growth, increase the stability of international finance,

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and develop a multilateral trading system,

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with the World Trade Organisation remaining as its core.

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At our talks with Mr Macri, we reviewed key aspects of our bilateral 

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cooperation, as well as current international topics.

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We had a very informative one-on-one conversation,

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in a restricted format, and then in an expanded format.

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We have just signed, as you have seen,

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a thick package of bilateral intergovernmental and interdepartmental 

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agreements, as well as commercial contracts.

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All this evidences our mutual dedication to strengthening 

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Russia-Argentina relations in all areas.

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Naturally, much attention was paid to the expansion of our economic 

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ties. In 2017, our trade grew to $890 million,

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and in the first nine months of this year,

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it climbed another 26 percent.

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At the end of this year, we will reach $1billion.

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We talked in detail with Mr President about the importance of deepening 

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industrial cooperation and the implementation of large 

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bilateral projects. In this context,

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we discussed building a nuclear power plant in Argentina 

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using Russian technology.

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I am sure that the strategic document on cooperation in the peaceful 

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use of nuclear energy, signed by Rosatom and its Argentinean 

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colleagues, will create the necessary conditions for the existing large 

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joint plans in this crucial area.

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We have accumulated positive experience in industrial cooperation.

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Note that over 20 percent of the electricity generated in Argentina is 

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produced by Russian-made equipment.

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Our companies service six Argentinean power plants and plan 

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to participate in a tender for the supply of power units 

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for six more hydroelectric power plants.

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Cooperation in railway transport is also growing stronger.

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Russia participated in the creation of a rolling stock production 

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centre in Mechita, which opened in May.

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Our largest railway company, Russian Railways,

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is ready to assist in the implementation of an important initiative 

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for the Argentine economy – the construction of a 700-km 

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railway to the Vaca Muerta field.

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I would like to specially mention transport infrastructure projects.

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Our major bank, Gazprombank, is planning to invest in the construction 

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of a large port and logistics hub on the Parana River.

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The hub will significantly reduce the cost of shipping Argentina’s 

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agricultural products to Russia and exporting Russian petroleum 

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products to Argentina and other countries in South America.

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We can see significant potential for increasing cooperation 

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in the supply of fertilisers, the production of pharmaceuticals,

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green energy, space exploration and in many other areas.

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The largest diaspora of Russian compatriots in Latin 

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America lives in Argentina.

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We appreciate this and want to thank Mr President and all our Argentine 

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friends for maintaining relations in this area.

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I have already mentioned this: it was when Mr President was the mayor 

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of the capital, the Mother-Russia festival of Slavic 

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culture was launched there.

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This tradition dates back to 2009,

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when the President was the mayor of the capital,

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and has continued to this day. We are very grateful for this.

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It is important that, thanks to its Spanish-language version,

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Russia Today TV channel will continue to work in Argentina until 2022.

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I think this also underscores the special nature of relations between 

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our countries and gives Argentinean viewers an opportunity to see what 

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is happening in Russia in reality as well as our vision 

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of what is happening in the world.

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We agreed to expand coordination with the Argentinean side in the fight 

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against transnational organised crime, including in cyberspace,

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illicit drug production and trafficking,

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and other modern threats and challenges.

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We actively and fruitfully cooperate in the international arena due 

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to the commonality or at least proximity of our positions in this area.

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I would like to thank Mr President for the opportunity to meet 

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separately today, to hold these useful bilateral contacts.

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I am confident that we will continue to move along the path 

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of expanding our interaction.

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Thank you.