Seibert: the format of a possible meeting of Putin and Merkel until not Assigned
The format of a possible meeting between President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the margins of the upcoming ASEM summit in Milan on October 16-17, until not Assigned, said the official Commissioner of the German government Steffen Seibert.
He said that Putin and Merkel on Sunday discussed by telephone the preparations for the negotiations in the framework of the forthcoming summit of the forum " Asia - Europe (ASEM).
" it was said about a possible meeting on the form, format as long as I have you nothing to say, " said Seibert on the first day of the week correspondents in Berlin.
Assistant to the head of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov had said that Putin at the Milan summit can hold a meeting on the situation in Ukraine, " channel " format - with the heads of Ukraine, Germany and France.
ASEM is an International organization that brings together the countries of East Asia and Europe. It is attended by 48 countries, which account for two-thirds of world trade and about 60% of the world gross product, as well as the bodies of 2 integration - the European Commission and the ASEAN Secretariat.