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Emmanuel Macron telephoned Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron at the initiative of the French party.

Vladimir Putin with telephone.
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron.
Vladimir Putin asked Emmanuel Macron to convey his condolences to people on the France’s islands of Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy, which have been hit by hurricane Irma.

As per the agreements reached at the top level in Versailles on May 29 and in Hamburg on July 8, the two heads of state have adopted a decision to launch the Trianon Dialogue civil society forum. The new cooperation mechanism has been established to strengthen ties between the general public in Russia and France.


The presidents have appointed the forum’s co-presidents and executive directors. Russia will be represented, respectively, by MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov and Ambassador Alexander Orlov, who is completing his term in France. The respective French representatives will be former Ambassador Pierre Morel and President of the French National Commission for Public Debate Christian Leyrit.

The two leaders also discussed issues on the international agenda, including the situation on the Korean Peninsula. They strongly condemned North Korea’s provocative activities, which have been conducted in gross violation of UN Security Council resolutions and global non-proliferation principles and are creating a serious threat to regional peace and security.

They pointed out that UN Security Council Resolution 2375, which was adopted unanimously on September 11, provided a commensurate response to Pyongyang’s irresponsible actions.

The presidents of Russia and France expressed a common opinion that any further escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula would be unacceptable. They pointed out that this is fraught with grave consequences and that this complicated problem should be settled exclusively by political and diplomatic means, including the resumption of direct talks.

When discussing the internal Ukrainian crisis, Mr. Putin and Mr. Macron pointed out the importance of full and unconditional compliance with the agreements reached by the conflicting parties, including the so-called school truce, which has been coordinated by the Contact Group and supported by the Normandy Format leaders. Vladimir Putin urged Emmanuel Macron to support the Russian initiative on establishing a UN mission to provide security for the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (OSCE SMM) in southeast Ukraine.

The leaders held an in-depth exchange of opinions on the situation in Syria. The President of Russia updated his French colleague on the Syrian armed forces’ achievements in the fight against terrorism, which have been made with support from Russia’s Aerospace Forces. It was pointed out that the international community must consolidate its efforts to finally eradicate the seat of terrorism in Syria. The presidents also discussed some aspects of the work that is underway in Astana to create and ensure the operation of de-escalation zones.

Both sides pointed out that further efforts must be taken to promote a political settlement of the Syrian crisis. They expressed readiness to build up Russian-French coordination, including within the framework of the UN-led process in Geneva. Emmanuel Macron also advocated the French proposal for a contact group on Syria composed of permanent members of the UN Security Council and other countries that can facilitate normalization in the Syrian Arab Republic.

The presidents have agreed to step up contacts on the international and bilateral agendas at the top and other levels.

Meeting with President of France Emmanuel Macron.

Vladimir Putin met with President of France Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg.

Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron.
Vladimir Putin met with President of France Emmanuel Macron.
President of France Emmanuel Macron (retranslated):

I am sorry to have kept you waiting, we had to agree on the latest provisions concerning climate change.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin:

I hope climate will be better now. You have had a discussion and everything will be all right. Although the causes of climate change are still unknown, let us be honest about it.

But you know our stance, since we are talking about it. We keep to the Paris Agreements. We have adopted all the decisions on these issues, and are set to implement them.

Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As to the bilateral relations, I would like to note that after our Versailles meeting everything we agreed on is being implemented. We met with your Foreign Minister. The day before yesterday another set of consultations was held in Paris.

Despite the current problems, our economic ties are intensifying and trade is growing: it gained almost 24 percent in the first quarter.

We expect active work from the Council on Economic, Financial, Industrial and Trade Issues. Following your proposal, we started work on preparing and establishing the Public Forum. So, generally speaking, we are moving forward in all the areas we spoke about at our meeting in Versailles.

Emmanuel Macron:

Thank you very much, Mr. President.

First of all, thank you for the commitments you took on within the climate change frameworks. This is very important.

If we do not make commitments, nothing will happen spontaneously on its own. I think all of this is compatible with innovation and economic growth, and ultimately, at the G20 table, everything will acquire greater coherence and logic. We spoke about it today with you and with Chancellor Merkel. I think we will have another opportunity to talk it over now, during our bilateral meeting.

Emmanuel Macron.
President of France Emmanuel Macron.
We have discussed some bilateral issues and also some regional issues. I am pleased to note the quality and intensity of our exchange.

I would also like to note the major progress made in all the areas, both regarding civil society and the Trianon Dialogue, and I am very pleased about that.

I hope that now we will move forward to a new stage, that is to practical implementation of what has been planned.

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Meeting with President of France Emmanuel Macron.
Meeting with President of France Emmanuel Macron.
Russian President at the meeting with President of France Emmanuel Macron.
Russian President at the meeting with President of France Emmanuel Macron.

Working breakfast with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron.

Vladimir Putin began the second day of the G20 Summit with a working breakfast with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Emmanuel Macron.

Vladimir Putin had a working breakfast with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Emmanuel Macron.
Vladimir Putin had a working breakfast with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Emmanuel Macron.
The leaders discussed the situation in Ukraine and ways to settle the crisis.

Taking part in the meeting from the Russian side were:
  • Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov
  • Deputy Chief of the Presidential Executive Office, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.

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Vladimir Putin with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Emmanuel Macron before a working breakfast.
Vladimir Putin with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Emmanuel Macron before a working breakfast.

Telephone conversation with Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel and President of the French Republic Francois Hollande.


The discussion dealt with progress toward implementing the Minsk agreements, including the outcome of the Normandy format summit in Berlin on October 19, 2016. Dissatisfaction was expressed with the general situation surrounding the settlement of the Ukraine crisis. In particular, the deterioration of the situation along the contact line in Donbass was noted, as well as the inadequate results of the Contact Group’s efforts.
There was an emphasis on the importance of stepping up joint efforts to de-escalate tensions in southeastern Ukraine and ensuring consistent implementation of the Minsk-2 provisions, including an ”all for all“ exchange of detained persons as soon as possible.
It was agreed to give an additional impetus to the Normandy format activities. In this regard, plans are in place to hold a series of meetings at various levels in the near future.
President Putin briefed his colleagues on steps to implement the Russian-Turkish-Iranian agreements on a ceasefire in Syria and to prepare a meeting with the representatives of Damascus and the opposition to be held in Astana on January 23.

Link: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/53747

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Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande.
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande.