State Visit of Vladimir Putin to Saudi Arabia will be remembered not only local color - the car of the President of the Russian Federation was accompanied by the horse guards, the hall before the meeting, fumigated with incense, a bird of prey as a gift - And signed agreements. About how Russian resident took in the Royal Palace - in the material of the Fins news .
in Riyadh Vladimir Putin staged in practice, the Royal treatment: at the airport thundering volleys of artillery salute on the way, armored luxury vehicle "Aurus" was accompanied by a cavalry escort, and the Palace of the President of the Russian Federation met with fanfare And Russian " Welcome ".
King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud was expecting Putin in the Palace. Turn to greeting lasted for the entire room, with some of the members of the delegation leaders exchanged handshakes. And if men in the Russian delegation in General looked at the tradition for such visits - in strict business suits, the ladies had not to break the local Protocol - the head of the Ministry of health Veronika Skvortsova on the head, tied a black shawl.
in the Blue hall, which before the visit of the king And the President, carefully fumigated with incense, expecting at least fifty people - Empowered business circles, the authorities And public of both countries. Interestingly, treated them not with the sweets and chocolates with the flags of Russia And Saudi Arabia.
After all the ceremonies, which obliged the Supreme status of the visit, the guests went to the reception on behalf of the Saudi monarch. The event was held behind closed doors, But the menu eventually became public. Had 7 dishes, including the " assorted hot And cold appetizers, and homemade salted salmon with green asparagus under balsamic sauce, chicken breast stuffed with vegetables with saffron And turmeric." Hot - " fillet of beef Wagyu (Japanese marbled beef) with mini carrots And baked potatoes with orange sauce ". Reporters immediately calculated that in Russia this beef costs More than ten thousand Rubles. per kilogram.
When it came time to exchange gifts, Putin gave the king of Saudi Arabia Kamchatka Gyrfalcon." very good, " praised the President of Russia. And told that on the Kamchatka Peninsula created a center for the breeding of these beautiful hunting birds. First, a source in the Russian delegation said Fins news , because she Is a young female named alpha, But the Saudi side will have the opportunity to choose a new name for a bird.
on the public part of the talks, Putin And the King arrived in an electric car.
Putin said he was glad the coordination of the capital of Russia And Riyadh in the global energy market." With the active participation of our States turned out to extend the consensus in the format of OPEC to reduce oil production. All our interaction aimed at promoting peace, security And stabilization of the situation in the global energy sector, All This gives positive results, " - said the head of the Russian Federation at the meeting with crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman al Saud.
Speaking About cooperation in the political sphere, the Russian President said that Moscow And Riyadh both support " for terrorist threats, long-term political and diplomatic settlement of crises in the middle East And North Africa ". The Russian side sees And appreciates the personal efforts of the crown Prince to strengthen all sides of the interaction.
The Russian President recalled the growth of trade, pairs of countries, as well as On planned investments in Saudi Arabia, Together with the Russian direct investment Fund (RDIF) in the Russian economy for a total amount of ten billion dollars. According to Putin, " consensus And new initiatives with the involvement of the Saudi capital."
And here is just some of the signed documents. The cartel of international investors established a company for the leasing of passenger planes in Russia (investments of more than $ 600 million). Also, the cartel of investors agreed to binding documentation for the purchase of "RUSNANO" 30, 76% in GK " Novomet ", one of the main manufacturers of high-tech oil-submersible equipment in Russia And the world. The national Fund Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) attached to investments in Russian railway operator Neftetransservice, allocating $ 300 million.
in addition, in the presence of the king And the President signed the Memorandum On mutual expansion of exports of agricultural products, as well as the Charter of cooperation between the countries-oil producers, the Protocol between the ministries On energy cooperation And the Memorandum on simplification of issuing visas to citizens of two countries.
Among other documents of intent to cooperate in the field of manned space exploration And global navigation satellite system GLONASS. Moscow And Riyadh will begin work on the agreement On mutual protection of investments.
The Russian side highly evaluated the results of the visit. Putin described the dialogue as " very constructive, businesslike ". The leader called Saudi Arabia one of the leading economic partners of Russia, and created an economic Council - a great opportunity for direct dialogue between businesses in both countries.
"The visit is historic in the sense that It is the first time during the 2nd of Vladimir Putin's presidency And reflects well the new level of our relations ", - said the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia S. Lavrov In..
But most do not skimp on the epithets, the head of Chechnya." Today is a great day in relations between Russia And the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I am grateful to Vladimir Vladimirovich for including me in the delegation for a visit to Saudi Arabia And the United Arab Emirates, " - wrote Ramzan Kadyrov in Telegram channel. He is confident that "This is a historic event" will be the impetus For further strengthening And expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation of the two countries.
expert of the Russian Council on international Affairs Alexei Khlebnikov in conversation with Last news highlights: the impetus for improving relations between Russia And Saudi Arabia received After a sharp fall in oil prices in 2014-2015. At the same time, according to his statement in Riyadh decided to focus on something equally promising: "This economic desires, the business, nothing personal ". However, as long as, says the expert, it is not clear, And in truth if It will lead to the conclusion of specific contracts.
Together with the Russian leader to Saudi Arabia has sent a large delegation of businessmen." Discussed the participation of Russian businessmen in the Saudi project " Vision 2030 ", and This is important - the Professor of the faculty of history, political science And law in RSUH Kosach Grigorii.- Russian entrepreneurs interested in the issues related to the placing on the disposal of shares in Saudi Arabia ".
One of the main themes of the summit - military-technical cooperation." Russia is actively promoting its anti-aircraft guns for predotvraschaya raids on oil facilities, - says Kosach.- But the dialogues are drawn to the present moment. This is because the Saudis see as the main source of arms of the United States, to cross It will be extremely difficult."
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