“I assure you that interest in Japanese culture in Russia is just as strong as interest in Russian culture in Japan.” Quote by Vladimir Putin
“It is simply that we treat Japanese history, the history of the Japanese people and its unique culture with greater respect and interest. This generates enormous interest in Russia!” PeopleCultureInterestGreaterUniqueTreatsRussiaEnormous Author:Vladimir Putin
“If we do it, if we work to achieve all this [cultural exchange with Japan], we can and should talk about joint efforts toward ensuring international security, and not only in the Far East.” IfsShouldEffortAchieveSecurityInternationalEastJapanNational SecurityJointsCultural ExchangeJoint Efforts Author:Vladimir Putin
“Are we not concerned, for example, by the growing danger related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and missile technology? All of this poses a clear threat to the world, to the region. However, we have obvious points of convergence that are related to our interests.” WorldInterestTechnologyClearGrowingDangerExampleWeaponsMassConcernedDestructionThreatObviousRelatedRegionsMissilesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionProliferationConvergence Author:Vladimir Putin
“If we act together along these lines, we will create conditions, the conditions for trust that Shinzō Abe speaks about, so as to take another step and conclude a peace treaty on certain terms. However, first, it is essential to cover this part of the way and then agree on the terms for signing a peace treaty. Both are challenging tasks but they are feasible.” IfsWayFirstsTogetherCertainSpeakTermChallengesLinesStepsConditionsEssentialsTasksAgreeTreatiesSigningAbePeace Treaties Author:Vladimir Putin
“We conducted talks on border issues with our friends in the People's Republic of China for 40 years. There were also issues related to specific territories.” PeopleYearsIssuesChinaBordersRelatedRepublicTerritory Author:Vladimir Putin
“Now we characterise Russian-Chinese relations as a strategic partnership, even a special strategic partnership. We have never had such a level of trust with China before. China is our major trade and economic partner among foreign states. We implement joint multi-billion projects. We cooperate not only within the UN Security Council, which is logical, as both China and Russia are permanent members of the UN Security Council, but also within such regional organisations as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, BRICS, etc.” StatesLevelsEconomicSpecialSecurityMembersProjectsMajorsRelationTradeChinaPartnersBillionsRussiaChinesePermanentEtcLogicalCooperationPartnershipCouncilJointsStrategicOrganisationSecurity CouncilShanghaiBrics Author:Vladimir Putin
“Now we are talking about concluding a free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Council, recently established in the post-Soviet space, and China. A similar agreement was concluded a short time ago with Vietnam. Then, we will coordinate, at least we are ready to do this, the Chinese concept of the Silk Road Economic Belt with our newly-created regional organisation. So, do you understand how diverse, multi-faceted and deep Russian-Chinese ties have become over the last couple of decades? And we resolved the border issue.” LastsSpaceTalkingIssuesEconomicReadyCoupleConceptsTradeChinaDecadesPostsChineseBordersTiesAgreementVietnamSovietDiverseCouncilBeltsOrganisationSilkShort TimeFree TradeCoordinatesTrade AgreementsConcludingSilk Road Author:Vladimir Putin
“If there were any in China and Russia in this connection, though we both made some compromises. But these were compromises between friendly countries. I think it is almost impossible to achieve such compromise in other ways.” IfsThinkingWayMadeCountryImpossibleAchieveConnectionsChinaRussiaCompromiseFriendly Author:Vladimir Putin
“I think Shidzo Abe's proposal may be the only way to achieving our goal.” ThinkingWayMayGoalAchieveProposalAbe Author:Vladimir Putin
“The radical Islamic terrorists and their intent to destroy any other religious structure than their radical, wrong-headed view of Islam is one of the great, if not the greatest, challenge we've had in 70 years in America.” IfsYearsAmericaChallengesReligiousViewsStructureIslamTerroristRadicalIslamic Author:Rick Perry