VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN

Press Service Announcements

9 january, 2009 18:45

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Mirek Topolánek, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union

The Czech Prime Minister informed his Russian counterpart about the progress on creating control mechanisms of Russian gas transit for European consumers through Ukraine, as well as his forthcoming visit to Kiev.

In his turn, Prime Minister Putin highlighted the necessity of setting up an international multilateral monitoring commission as soon as possible, signing a corresponding document, and sending experts to the area.

During the conversation, Prime Ministers Putin and Topolánek arranged the Czech Prime Minister's January 10 visit to Moscow.