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Putin to meet with French president, IMF head during SPIEF-2018

Russia Materials 24 May 2018 09:47 (UTC +04:00)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday
Putin to meet with French president, IMF head during SPIEF-2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday, including with French President Emmanuel Macron and IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, TASS reports.

The Russian leader is expected to have full-format talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. The two presidents will meet days after Putin’s meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the agenda of the Russian-French talks will be largely similar to that of the Sochi meeting. Among the issues that Putin and Macron are expected to discuss are the Iranian nuclear deal and Syria.

"(The leaders) plan to discuss the prospects of maintaining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on regulating the Iranian nuclear program after the US’ unilateral withdrawal from the agreement," Ushakov added.

The two leaders will also pay attention to the bilateral agenda. The Kremlin aide said the two leaders may discuss participation by France’s Total in the Arctic LNG-2 project, if they consider it necessary.

According to Ushakov, the leaders plan to "sign several inter-ministerial and commercial documents," aimed at boosting cooperation between Moscow and Paris. He did not elaborate on their contents, as "the list is currently a work in progress."

Putin and Macron will also take part in various SPEF events. On May 25, they are to meet with Russian and French businessmen and members of the French-Russian Civil Society Forum dubbed Trianon Dialogue, which they agreed to establish in May 2017.

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