G20 summit concludes in Buenos Aires
Vladimir Putin took part in the meeting of the G20 heads of state and government.
December 1, 2018
19:10
Buenos Aires
On the sidelines of the summit, the President of Russia took part in meetings in the BRICSand RIC (Russia, India, China) formats, and held bilateral meetings with a number of leaders.
Following the two-day programme, participants adopted the G20 Leaders' Declaration.
Meeting with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel
December 1, 2018
15:10
Buenos Aires
With Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.
Vladimir Putin met with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
Mr Putin And Ms Merkel had a detailed discussion of the Syrian settlement. Having noted the ongoing efforts to form a constitutional committee following the recent meeting in the Astana format and in the context of the discussions that took place during the four-party summit in Istanbul, they expressed hope that in the foreseeable future it will be possible to start establishing the committee and coordinating all the necessary representatives.
During the meeting, the President of Russia also gave a comprehensive explanation of the border incident in the Kerch Strait and emphasised that it was a provocation staged in the run-up to the election in Ukraine.
The meeting took place in the format of a working breakfast.
Meeting with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Vladimir Putin met with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
December 1, 2018
18:00
Buenos Aires
With President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Vladimir Putin: Mr President, friends,
It is a pleasure to meet with you. Our work started yesterday, but I am glad to have the opportunity to hold a separate meeting with you during the summit. We met in Istanbul recently and took part in a very good event: the completion of the Turk Stream gas pipeline’s offshore section. Turkey once again reaffirmed that it conducts an independent foreign policy and is our reliable partner. This benefits our national economies as well as the energy security of all Europe.
We have many areas of cooperation, and our mutual trade has been showing stable growth, both last year and this year.
I am very glad to see you and exchange opinions on how our cooperation is progressing. I also appreciate the fact that our meeting in Istanbul gave an impetus, through the President’s efforts, to seeking solutions to issues that need resolving.
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (retranslated): I would like to thank my dear friend specifically. We were especially pleased to be meeting you on the sidelines of G20 in Buenos Aires.
We have had a chance to speak about vital issues, and during those very vital contacts our colleagues have had the chance to get together as well.
Our contacts about the Turk Stream are of utmost importance.
And the summit we held in Istanbul with the participation of all parties about Idlib has been very important. But I believe that there are more steps that we need to take. And I think that it will be good to have another meeting, perhaps in a narrower scope, about Idlib.
Meeting with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe
Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
December 1, 2018
20:20
Buenos Aires
With Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr Prime Minister, colleagues, It is a pleasure to see you.
We use every opportunity to touch base on cooperation in the most important areas. We are glad that we now have a busy joint work schedule.
Just recently, two weeks ago, we met in Singapore, and now we are meeting here. We travel to different parts of the globe. But wherever we are, you and I have a meeting. I am very pleased about that.
I am very happy to see you.
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe (retranslated): Mr President, I am glad to meet with you again here, in accordance with the agreement we reached in Singapore.
I would like to expand our cooperation in all areas to take Japan-Russia relations to a new level.
In particular, I would like to further develop our cooperation in mutual economic activities, as well as humanitarian measures for the former residents of the islands, including regular visits to the gravesites in their homeland.
I would also like to more actively promote Japanese-Russian cooperation in the sphere of security.
I hope we will have a detailed discussion today, mainly on the issues related to the peace treaty with due account of the results of our meeting in Singapore.
