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Inspired of well-known political difficulties and geopolitical

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situations, Germany becomes a leading partner for our country.

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Talking about the situation with trade, we have stated that the

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growth of trade in January and February increased 43%. We have

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marked that Germany remains the biggest consumer of Russian gas,

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supplies from Russia cover nearly 35% of German internal markets.

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Germany is the leading investor into the Russian economy, more than $16

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billion. German business uses all the opportunities of the Russian

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market. We have about 5000 joint ventures, businesses with German

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capital and their capital exceeds $50 billion. The working group on

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strategic operation in economy and finances has resumed its work. It

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results issues between business people of two countries, and

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facilitates the realisation of the joint project. Representatives of

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German business circles will take part in Saint Petersburg

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International economic Forum. We have touched the issues of

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humanitarian cooperation, scientific educational context and cultural

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ties. However, the biggest attention was paid to international agenda. As

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to the issues of preparation for the upcoming G20 summit, we will discuss

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it a working breakfast that. Right after this meeting with you. Russia

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and Germany cooperate within the G20 format against terrorism,

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money-laundering and tax evasion and corruption. Russia is prepared to

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facilitate German legislation so that the G20 summit in hamburg is

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protected. We can discuss all the issues about economy and finances.

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The current meeting, we have talked as I said, about the situation in

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Ukraine, which raises serious concern. With Mrs Merkel, we are in

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constant contact, as well as with other members of the Normandy

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format, as you know, the latest conversation was on the 17th of

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April. We continue to be active in regulation of the Ukrainian crisis,

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and we will talk about this after the presidential election in France.

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We have reiterated our commitment to full comment of the Minsk agreement.

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The most important ask is uniting all the forces of the conflict,

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which will bring a ceasefire. The special status of regions need to be

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confirmed. It is our opinion that the stabilising force in the

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conflict is the special monitoring mission of OSSCE, and of course the

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explosion of the OSSCE vehicle. The impartial investigation of what

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happened, as you may remember exactly three years ago, and I

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cannot remember this, Ukrainian nationalists drove defenceless

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people into the trade union building and they were burned alive.

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The culprits have not been identified or brought to account.

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This should not be repeated. We also exchanged opinions on Syria about

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the Geneva format. We are convinced the decision and the solution for

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the Syrian conflict can be only peaceful and the UN agenda. A

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thorough and comrades of investigation of the 4th of April

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incident needs to be undertaken. -- Farrer and competence. We denounce

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all use of chemical weapons. -- thorough and comprehensive. Our

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talks are always frank and open, and businesslike. In the post-war

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decades, Russia and Germany have gone through long and difficult

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paths, we should not lose the gains for the sake of peace and

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cooperation in Europe. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I

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believe that it is a very good opportunity here to have these talks

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and thank you very much for the invitation to Sochi. We have had

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very intense first talks, and I believe the next part, which will

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deal with the G20 presidency and other international questions, will

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be very constructive as well. Thank you for being a constructive partner

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for the organisation of the G20 in hamburg. The events in the world

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showed that a multilateral Corporation is needed more than ever

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today and in this spirit we want to prepare for the G20 summit. We

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started on the bilateral relations. We have some very pleasing

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developments in our Corporation. Maybe we will come to a point where

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the sanctions will be able to be used at some point, but there will

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be conditions. We have a lot of co-operation in the economic sphere,

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in scientific areas and between youth groups. It is the 70th

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anniversary of the Second World War. I want to remind ourselves of our

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common history in those 70 years since the sacrifices that the Soviet

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Union also made. I also want to mention the War Graves, those War

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Graves is very much a usual thing, and this means a lot for the lives

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of many people who were affected by the Second World War. We spoke about

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the Petersburg dialogue, which has become a forum were very critical

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issues can be aired. And we believe in an exchange, even if there are

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differences of opinion. We spoke about the rights and the

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possibilities of civil society here in Russia. I spoke about the German

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Russian house, I believe there are some good developments and we can

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conclude on this case. But the possibility of the right to

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demonstrate is important in a civil society, and also I have highlighted

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the role of NGOs. We receive negative reports on the way that

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homosexuals are dealt with in Chechnya in particular, and I ask

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President Putin to make and use his influence to ease the way that

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homosexuals, and also the Jehovah's Witnesses Abe approached in the

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country. I think this dialogue is important because we agreed to

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continue on the process after the presidential election in France. We

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do have setbacks from time to I support what was said just now.

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The work of the monitors by the OSCE, the gentleman there, I want to

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highlight and it is even more sad and terrible when people who are

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working for those rights are endangered and I think the central

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point where we do have very little success, where we keep reminding

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ourselves of the zero point of the Minsk agreement, which was that we

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need a ceasefire, we have now started working in parallel

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politically, but the ceasefire is of essential importance. And the

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exchange of captive people, also. I can say from the German Federal

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Government and from our Foreign Minister that we will not shy away

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from any effort, even if it is very hard to continue in this format, but

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we will continue to contribute. As the German Chancellor, I made clear

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that we want to do everything to support a ceasefire and to help

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people who are in acute need. I think the concept of a security zone

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that one could work on more and I believe that we can talk about other

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challenges as well. We are united in the fight against international

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terrorism. Russia and Germany could work more closely here, but we have

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a coalition to work on Islamist terrorism and we are on one opinion

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with Russia on this field. We have had very extensive talks and we can

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continue those as well. There are differences of opinion but I believe

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international policies always means seeking the conversation, seeking

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new talks and on the 72nd anniversary of the end of the Second

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World War, we should really work towards solutions where many people

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now believe many things have deteriorated badly.

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