The head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin conducts dialogues with the Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi.
Before the meeting, the Italian organizers of the exposition gave Putin a dark blue tie in a small flower that symbolizes Italian identity, and the tie clip.
The meeting is held under Milan within, where is held the exhibition " EXPO-2015 ".
first assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov said that the parties will exchange opinions on a wide range of issues, including the development of bilateral relations.
The meeting of Putin and Renzi takes place after the G7 summit, where they discussed the extension of sanctions against Russia. The forum adopted a communiqu? in which it is reported that the punishment against Russia have the opportunity to be abolished only in the execution of the Minsk agreements - the group is ready to tighten restrictive measures if the situation in Ukraine will worsen. Russia has stated many times that is not a party to domestic conflict. In the leadership of the Russian Federation emphasized that the West owes more actively to demand from Kiev implementation of the Minsk agreements.