Horst Seehofer
The Prime Minister of Bavaria Horst Seehofer announced that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will arrive in Moscow on 2 may. She is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Thursday, March 16, reports Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
“The visit has been agreed and is being prepared”, — explained the correspondent “Tapes.ru” the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.
Currently Seehofer is a three-day visit in Moscow. In the near future on 16 March to be held a meeting with the Russian leader.
Bavarian Prime Minister arrived accompanied by the delegation comprising 60 German politicians and businessmen. As the newspaper notes, the stated purpose of the visit will be the revival of economic relations, undermined the anti-Russian sanctions of the European Union, as well as a discussion of the role of Russia in resolving international crises.
March 9, Peskov said that the visit of the German Chancellor to Russia does not mean the resumption of the Russian-German interstate consultations.
The last telephone conversation between Putin and Merkel took place on 7 February. The two leaders called for the immediate restoration of the cease-fire in Ukraine.