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president vladimir putin. it's always a pleasure to have you on our program my pleasure so we get a big event coming up same place work international economic forum but this year it's getting a lot of bad press and at last and there are calls to boycott the forum what does it really mean les what is the aim of the boycott does the forum feel and the fact well i i don't share your view. and i think that you are over a bit exaggerating the situation but yes we've heard a statement by american ambassador in moscow that he did it and he said that he was going to boycott the forum but it doesn't mean that it will be boycotted by representatives of the companies including those from the united states of america they come in they come in 1st lots of them traditionally they take part in forum and then they're going to continue this practice it's 75 countries.

$270.00 companies from all over the world will be taking place importing this form all in all it's about it's about $15000.00 people are going to take part so it's both international participants foreign participants and local ones have to be very creative these days judging upon news coming from newspapers. most frequently it cannot be considered as genuine news and you have been you have to be very careful while treating this news so. this kind of forums cannot be boycott. you cannot create a vacuum. because if you create a vacuum from certain companies this very will be filled immediately make companies coming from the other from other some different countries and all countries are pretty aware of that fact and they're very careful not to let in not

letting this vacuum to happen on the forum so they're all very active and even proactive in participating in free and this forum it's very interesting it's very representative. despite certain problems with the international economic environment still the russian market is very attractive we're going to talk about the climate a little bit later the investment climate but i want to talk 1st about the political climate in germany this last year's forum was pretty intense political climate they had the u.s. russia relations were deteriorating new sanctions were coming in because of the script case what about this year would you say it's more welcoming or has it gotten worse. coming every year. because it already does enter a level with our business as those who are standing behind organizers of the 4 is to ensure our counterparts that the climate here for investments for economic

cooperation is favorable and comfortable and we were doing business. some of the countries. they unfortunately they choose the way of. trying to show the opposite picture i would say it's some some signs of unfair competition from there and. but it doesn't mean that this in this forum is tense well yes i was of the participants they would say that it's quite a golden opportunity for them to establish contacts to continue the dialogue these are views in russia so. every year every year we see some some some part is who are doing their best to. blackmail this this forum but in the end we see quite a successful happening so the big story that everyone's talking about and it's sort

of quinn sided with. their rest of the american investment investor michael crowley it happened. during another investment forum so that's why the american ambassador he said we're not coming so he was put in prison now he's on home arrest yeah it's much better but does this mean that american pressure is working their boycotting the forum and he's in house arrest doesn't mean that american businessmen are going to participate they're going to come created and majority of them have. confirmed in reconfirmed their participation. it comes to. this case it's it's very unfortunate case and we have very story about that. of course we would we would like to see michael among the participants of the forum because he's being quite an active player in russian markets and since the end more

than 15 years so that's why. we all know him as is a very trustful businessman and devoted to the russian market and probably you know the news that he actually asked. us to participate for permission to participate and is there any chance i don't know i don't know i'm not in the permit for that. of course i would prefer to see him among the participants but i don't think. we are and i told some to it. to me and to give any definitive into the case of my i don't really know and run into a lot of case about that michel call you right it's not up to me or you to decide whether it's fair or not there are other prominent structures who will decide if he's guilty or not talking about. their reaction to the

case from for investors for instance patrick put any of this to tell you he's also throwing his weight behind these french partner if he had been who is in prison on home arrest there was a meeting between french businessmen and president putin a couple of months ago and. this french citizen and my college it was reason during the meeting by the participants. and mr pawle and i was among them so they received all the necessary explanation by president putin you know the explanations about the nature of the case but as the explain nation that. this is a case in a strict accordance with the russian laws and we do we do hold that the end those gentlemen will be freed but. nothing is being done voluntarily so it's

a law in russia and you have. you have to agree with it well you have to follow this law talk to me please about the reaction because the case i mean it is what it is once again it's not up to me to say it's right or wrong or you but president always saying and you're always saying that we're very open and will do everything in our power for a masters in this not to come and have confortable conditions to work in our country but what are those promises worse if what they see on t.v. is how for investors are being arrested. in this situation is actually should be treated this way. lots of businessmen are protesting this case because they think that it's a purely purely trade dispute that should be solved in arbitron not in a criminal court or not through a criminal investigation. so we have to wait until the investigation is over

and if it is proven that this is not a trade dispute. then everything that is being done is correct this is the case and. we have to be patient we have to be patient we have to understand that. those prosecutors those investigators should have very serious. reasons. to put those gentlemen in jail for the period of investigates present put it like personally overlooking this. asks if he hears from his receiving information is receiving reports about that because it's quite. loudly case it's quite a loud case. understands that it provokes lots of questions among party investors foreign investors but law is a law you have to obey all right so except american business and american asters

there's more to the forum and china's president is coming and there is a lot of talk about how there's an agreement to synergize china's one about why road and russia's you are as economic union it's going to be a huge infrastructure project and in the western press that the hill is writing that it's true that the sanctions actually. made it possible for china to invest more into russia and they're now talking about talent it has a ring to it what do you think of it are we really in for it well 1st of all of course it's very attractive project it's actually it's kind of a loss of evidence not a project it's a compilation of huge projects that are on in mind. for chinese partners is not participating directly percy is a country that is. looking for integration with this project in these so that

extend that is compatible with this project. of course chinese not investing. a lot cannot say that chinese investing a lot in russian economy there's very huge space for for. a large amount of this volumes of investments of chinese businessmen so when do we do that with the time being those investments will rise. chinese are very close partnered with russia and then we cooperate successfully. well it means. that we do it successfully means the volume or 2 of our trade is constantly rising. depending on the international environment. international economic environment we have been planning to achieve. to achieve

a goal and one of 100000000000 u.s.d. . and it was even a little bit higher and 107000000000 u.s.d. well if you compare it with the balance between the states in china it's quite a humble them. but nonetheless for 4 or 4 already caught i mean for for size of our economy it's a very significant amount china is not a partner of number one for us yet steel e.u. e.u. countries our trade partners number one with us and. i cannot share the. basis for those who say that it's the turn of russia eastwards no russia i hope will never turn eastwards you know russian eagle is

looking to both sides west towards and east towards this is the nature of. every every every. dimension of you know policy of russia let it be a political poll the diplomatic all activities or economic ones but then take a short break right now where that will continue talking to dmitry peskov question president liner picking his official spokesperson talking about st petersburg economic forum coming up in a few days cause of boycott u.s. russia relations and new sanctions stay with us. last splendid.

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shape our lives just a chance to answer the engagement because the trail. runs on let me find themselves worlds apart. chance to look for common ground. let me noticed a lot more trash garbage building up everywhere it's true you're not paranoid actually i'm playing. and we're back with me through the skull sweat were put in suppressed secretary. i've heard you in many instances say that even though chinese are very close

partners with russia they're often very cautious in relations with russians and dealing with russian businesses and again know that chinese banks are sometimes refusing to serve russian customers allies 1st because they're afraid of the american sanctions so when you think about it does it mean that de facto china economic relations are dependent. on washington well everything is interdependent in this world and of the countries are free there are moves in their decisions every country have to balance and rebalance their activities in the field of economy because we are all interdependent so this way yes of course we can feel an influence of american sanctions you know by that relationship but at the same time at the same time we are sober enough to take those steps which are being considered of extremely extremely important for us and of course lead the.

mention of my literally economic relations between russia and china. well is a very significant dimension for the global economy but would you say that western sanctions against russia are also. taking its toll on how chinese can invest in russia chaney's make business in russia. businessman they are very careful you know the country is not not only in china and every businessman has to keep in mind all the factors all the elements that can influence their future so some chinese businessmen prefer to be more careful some of them are more proactive in their activities some of them are waiting some of them are building factories automotive factories in russia and one of those will be you know greeted during the

visit of presidency in moscow would you say that we're not talking just chinese businessmen or investors and we're seeing in general. people have found ways to go around sanctions and found loopholes in sanctions to actually do their business as usual with russia or not really. well of course they're resisting difficult there is a certain certain influence of sanctions for for. various international but tension of investors in russia but businessmen who can potentially launch their business here yes some of them or would prefer to be more cautious and we can the in their case we can speak about negative influence of sanctions but not necessarily all of them prefer to keep in mind the existing sanctions so to the contrary would try would try to take advantage

over a long text reluctant behavior of the of those to take advantage of the opening markets here. and also a regardless actions russia still been a huge projects energy projects like the nordstrom to gas pipeline in germany and we'll know how americans are reacting to it they're saying the companies that are involved in this project from the german side will actually be sanctioned and sanctions will be so hard that it will be difficult to swallow right now and germany is very thorough they're saying we don't really care we need this project and we're going through with it not only germany by the way and. the president of all. those but. you know like i just remember how outraged all of the you was one america in large had sanctions against iran but at the end of the day most of the companies largely are you know obliged

to withdrawal from iran even if they don't want to so when it comes to north stream to you. what are your thoughts are you like confident that it's going to go through the huge international project. but we've seen on the brink and before it started it. is being performed for for the benefit of those countries supplying mantra and receiving. the project there would be a very significant contribution for energy. and the project that is a huge competitor and very serious competitor for american gas producers and suppliers. so the main reason of course instead of for. competition they prefer to wild west time so they just show the gun and they say that no no you guys here in europe you're going to

buy our natural gas and we don't care that it is at least 30 percent more expensive than the gas coming from the russians this is the case. so one talk a little bit about trump because last meeting between the 2 presidents were cancelled in less than 24 hour notice in argentina you said well now it's off to washington range the next sit down question is. is moscow right now in sort of a wait and see position is it how does it make you feel i mean i understand that this is a wise decision because it's better to talk the not talk but like when trump cancels that meeting and then eventually down it happens does it get under your skin that washington reserves the right for this sort of.

well you know that from the very beginning of the presidency of president trump. a president who was expressing a readiness to who establish a good relationship with washington to try to repair the damage that was done by president obama during the last months of his presidency. and from the very beginning president putin insisted that we were we were ready to . go ahead and long as advanced as our american counterparts are rated. unfortunately now we see that they're not ready to advance at all but president putin is quite. experienced and quite patient president and quite a patient country doesn't have a circumstance where he doesn't feel like it's disrespectful that you know americans oh no we don't want to meet ok now we want to meet. well

we want to meet. we see lots of questions of strategic questions and they gend that should be tackled on the level of 2 presidents there's no way to put those problems to be solved on a lower level. we understand that lots of questions are coming from eric and. that are also should be discussed by the president and when it's time that those problems are idling. in absence of the dialogue on the highest level so not meeting each other is illogic and it contradicts with the. nation's interests who are 2 countries. but we cannot be the. i don't know the proper english prover put more hold in the pope. so that. president putin has said that he was going to eat just the way trunk talks

about putting in his very sympathetic and very respectful and then it just all the is that he likes the man but then people with around him are completely the opposite and their views are completely opposite of sympathetic towards the russian president so a lot of people saying well while the miller investigation was going on of course trump's hands were tied he couldn't make a move towards russia and now that there is no evidence of freshers interference on a government level and american elections it's going to be easier to to to be nice to put an end to sit down and talk and not really care about what people around him say do you feel like this meeting g 20 summit is going to be any different from others. well 1st of all we still don't know whether the meeting is going to take place or not because it wasn't initiated officially by the americans. but wasn't mike. in sochi and sort of

a no he really wasn't he was in sochi and he was speaking about a potential willingness to have the meeting but this is not a reason for a meeting to take place you have to initiate a different show this summer. so just who had never happened the. first. being a press secretary for the president of the russian federation they can speak when he's before be home and they can tell you one thing when president putin says something he means it. and when he means something he does it this is what i know for sure 100 percent. so conclusion is that if trump is willing and can arrange your make your own then that as yeah. right i have one last question that has nothing to do with anything which is spoken about but it's very relevant for most of the russians the so-called sovereign an internet bill that's

coming into action november is coming to force this is a legislation that's aim to allow russian internet to continue working in case russia is completely cut off from the global infrastructure. but people ask both until a people who are in the business are saying it's physically impossible to do that i mean i don't know that's what they're saying to you as representatives of russian government have a reason to think that someone is trying to sell from the global internet wherever the reason to think we faced american sanctions were face threats coming from international trade organizations from from from american trade organizations not international. because what they did was illegal you know were illegal from the point of view of international law. it would probably remember

the. potential threats coming from international payment systems i'm not naming one right now with i'm not naming them. you remember that so there were some talks about a possibility of cutting off that systems. now we see a situation when for example one operational system. is saying that they would cut off. chinese company from their products. i'm speaking about this trade war with. him between america and. chinese producers of. communication devices. so when we witness these trade wars we witness those threats we witness results of those illegal actions when we see what is going on.

what is going on in these every china. what happened. here russia in a near past so when when to stand we have to be self-sufficient we have to be sober and you know our capacities oh this is also a place before for the internet. internet is an. international. environment but unfortunately we're living in a world of. where where international law can be jeopardized by certain countries we have to take measures of precaution. thank you very much.

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