MOSCOW. Feb 15 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his negotiations with German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz have passed in a businesslike atmosphere.
"During today's negotiations, which passed in a businesslike atmosphere, we substantively and extensively discussed a number of aspects of our bilateral relations and prospects of their development," Putin said at a press conference following the talks on Tuesday.
"Certainly, we attached special significance to the most relevant problems on the international agenda," he said.
"We've always sought to strengthen interaction between our states," Putin said.
"There's an impression that the federal chancellor is also predisposed toward pragmatic and mutually beneficial cooperation," he said.