Putin and Macron Concerned About Security in Europe – Agreed on Need for Dialogue

The French president Emanuel Macron stressed to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that both Europe and Russia need a “useful” response to end the controversy over Ukraine. At the same time he stressed that the dialogue with Russia is the main instrument for achieving stability and security in Europe.

“I am glad that I will be able to discuss all the issues in detail and we can start looking for a collective answer, useful for Russia and the whole Europe. Such an answer will allow us to avoid war “and to build stability, transparency and trust for all,” the French president said during talks between the two men earlier today in Moscow.

Referring to its importance dialogue with Russia Emmanuel Macron said that “the dialogue at the moment is more relevant than ever. “This dialogue is necessary because it alone will guarantee security and stability on the European continent.”

At the same time, he stressed that “at the moment there is a critical situation in Europe” and that all parties “must behave responsibly».

Macron pointed out that this meeting with Putin takes place on the 30th anniversary of the renewal of diplomatic relations between Russia and France. In this context, he said that Paris has high hopes for bilateral relations in the fields of culture and science but also for the strengthening of economic cooperation, as broadcast by APE BPE.

“Thank you” Putin to Macron

Earlier in the day, Putin told Macron that Moscow and Paris had common concerns on the security situation in Europe and thanked him for France’s initiative to insist on dialogue and diplomacy in the midst of the current crisis.

“I want to thank you for the fact that France is constantly participating in the most active way in the elaboration of fundamental decisions in this direction,” he said.this has been the case since the beginning of newer relationships“, Between France and Russia.

“I see how much effort the current leadership of France and personally the French president are making to resolve the crisis related to securing equal security “Europe in a serious historical perspective and to resolve issues closely related to the first part, namely the resolution of the intra-Ukrainian crisis in the southeast of the country,” said Vladimir Putin.

Source: News Beast

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