“Come and see for yourselves how we are preparing for the FIFA World Cup-2018. That will be a good way to see Russia, to tour its cities and to understand the country better. Russia is developing, it is on the upsurge, and it will become even stronger by 2018.”
“Russia and the EU face similar economic challenges, which is yet another argument for our further integration. Today we discussed coordinating our efforts, as well as the possibility of drafting long term development plans for specific sectors…”
“We have agreed to continue to provide joint business initiatives with the necessary political and organisational support. We are striving to move away from traditional, mainly commercial forms of interaction towards full-scale technological and industrial cooperation, to create strategic alliances between Russian and German companies in several key industries.”
“The goals set forth in the Global Programme for Tiger Conservation cannot be achieved without the active participation of ordinary citizens. Broad public support and understanding of the process are extremely important for the success of the programme.”
“We are willing to continue our dialogue on all issues of concern to both parties, and I am confident that we will always find mutually acceptable solutions,” the Russian prime minister said following talks in Kiev.
“Today, during our complicated discussions, we managed to reach acceptable, coordinated solutions on the most difficult issues. This gives me hope that it will be much easier to make progress than it has been,” the Russian prime minister said.
Vladimir Putin believes Russia has a very good chance of winning the 2018 World Cup bid.