Vladimir
Putin sent Christmas and New Year greetings to heads of state
and government and heads of international organisations.
December
30, 2017
12:00
In his
message of greetings to President of the Republic
of Abkhazia Raul
Khadjimba, Mr Putin noted steady progress in the development
of relations between Russia and Abkhazia over the last 12
months. The President of Russia expressed confidence that
the two countries would maintain their joint efforts to promote
an alliance and strategic partnership to the benefit
of their brotherly peoples and for strengthening peace, security
and stability in the Caucasus.
In his
message to President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, Mr
Putin noted that only recently Russia and Armenia marked two milestones:
the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations,
and the 20th anniversary of the Treaty
of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance. The President of Russia
said he was confident that by working together Russia and Armenia
would be able to further develop their alliance, as well
as partnership within the Eurasian Economic
Union, the CSTO,
the CIS and other
international frameworks for the benefit of the peoples
of the two countries, and in the interests
of better regional security and stability.
In his
message to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Mr
Putin stressed that in 2017 Russia and Azerbaijan celebrated 25 years
since the establishment of diplomatic relations, and that this
anniversary was marked by new achievements in developing mutually
beneficial bilateral cooperation in various areas. The President
of Russia went on to express hope that the two countries
would continue their constructive dialogue and work in close
cooperation with the view to further stepping up partnership ties
between Russia and Azerbaijan in all areas in the interests
of their peoples and for strengthening security
and stability within and beyond the Trans-Caucasus region.
In his
message of greetings to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko,
Mr Putin emphasised that by marking the 25th anniversary
of diplomatic relations between Russia and Belarus the two
allied countries were reminded of the significant achievements
in promoting mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas.
The President of Russia said he was confident that building
on the good traditions of friendship and mutual assistance,
the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus would
continue their fruitful efforts in addressing the relevant matters
on the bilateral agenda, strengthening integration ties within
the Union State and the Eurasian Economic Union,
and effectively coordinating their efforts within the CIS
and CSTO.
The President
of Russia sent New Year’s greetings to the President
of Kazakhstan Nursultan
Nazarbayev, in which Mr Putin reminded his counterpart that
the two countries had recently celebrated the 25th anniversary
of establishing diplomatic relations, and that this milestone was
accompanied by new achievements in almost all areas of bilateral
cooperation. Mr Putin said he hoped that the momentum in promoting
the strategic partnership and alliance between Russia
and Kazakhstan would be maintained with a view to ensuring
stability and security in Central Asia and across
the Eurasian space.
In his
message to President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov,
Mr Putin noted that the outgoing year could be viewed as proof
of the solidity of the strategic partnership
and alliance between Russia and Kyrgyzstan. Specifically,
the two countries were proactive in promoting political dialogue,
implementing mutually beneficial bilateral projects in various areas, and coordinated
their efforts with a view to resolving urgent regional issues. Mr
Putin expressed his strong belief that the two countries would continue
working together to expand constructive bilateral cooperation, promote
integration processes within the Eurasian Economic Union, and deepen
their partnership within the CIS, the CSTO and the SCO.
In his
message of greetings on the New Year and Christmas
to President of Moldova Igor Dodon, Mr Putin
praised the efforts by the Moldovan leader to promote
relations between the two countries, and expressed confidence
in the further strengthening of constructive cooperation
in political, trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian and other
areas in the interests of the friendly peoples
of Russia and Moldova and for the sake
of regional stability and security.
In his
message to President of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov,
the President of Russia notes that Russia and South Ossetia have
done a great deal in the passing year towards
the implementation of the Treaty on Alliance
and Integration. Vladimir Putin expressed confidence in continued
consistent efforts to strengthen Russian-South Ossetian relations
in all areas in the interests of our fraternal peoples,
as well as peace and stability in the South Caucasus.
The President
of Russia sent his New Year’s greetings to the President
of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon,
noting that their two countries were making steady progress in promoting
their relations in the spirit of allied and strategic
partnership. In addition, Mr Putin said that he was confident that Russia
and Tajikistan would continue their joint efforts to further step up
mutually beneficial cooperation in various areas next year, while also
coordinating their initiatives in resolving urgent regional
and international issues.
In his
message of greetings to President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov,
Mr Putin noted that the outgoing year was marked by significant
achievements in strengthening the strategic partnership between
Russia and Turkmenistan. Specifically, the meetings between
the presidents in Ashgabat and Sochi showed that the two
countries were guided by similar approaches in dealing with topical
matters on the regional and international agendas.
The President of Russia said he was confident that by working
together the countries would carry forward the momentum in their
bilateral relations in all areas for the benefit of their
peoples, and for the sake of peace and stability
in Central Asia.
In his
message to President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev,
Vladimir Putin writes that thanks to joint efforts, 2017 became
a breakthrough year for Russian-Uzbekistani relations.
The parties signed several important agreements, which have advanced
bilateral relations in many areas to a fundamentally new level.
The President of Russia expressed confidence that the two
countries would use the results achieved to bolster the development
of bilateral strategic partnership and alliance and achieve
greater cooperation towards strengthening peace and stability
in Central Asia.
In his
message of greetings on Christmas and New Year to President
of the Argentine Republic Mauricio Macri the President
of Russia reaffirmed his desire to promote cooperation between
the two countries in many areas, both at the bilateral
level and within the G20, which will build up its activity under
Argentinean Presidency, Vladimir Putin wrote.
The Russian
head of state extended his Christmas and New Year greetings
to President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Michel Temer, noting
that much had been done this year to strengthen Russian-Brazilian
strategic partnership. Specifically, the parties maintain
a substantive political dialogue, trade, economic, cultural
and humanitarian cooperation produced good results, and Russia
and Brazil interacted constructive in the UN, BRICS and the G20.
Vladimir Putin expressed his interest in continuing working together
to strengthen the entire range of bilateral relations
to the benefit of Russian and Brazilian people.
The President
sent birthday, Christmas and New Year’s greetings to Prime Minister
of Canada Justin Trudeau. He wished the Prime Minister, his family
and the entire Canadian nation happiness and prosperity.
In his
greetings to President of China Xi Jinping on the New
Year and upcoming Spring Festival, the Russian President noted that
2017 has brought more success in Russian-Chinese relations, with
substantial growth in mutual trade and dynamic exchanges
in science and technology, and culture
and the humanitarian sphere. Vladimir Putin emphasised the fact
that Moscow and Beijing cooperate extensively in global affairs
and contribute greatly to the solutions of current
international problems. Interregional links are also intensifying, with
the Years of Interregional Cooperation planned for 2018
and 2019. Moreover, the Russian President confirmed his willingness
to further cooperate in expanding comprehensive trust-based
partnership and strategic interaction between Russia and China for the benefit
of the two neighbourly peoples.
In his
message to President of the Council of State
and Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba Raul Castro on the Republic’s
national holiday, Liberation Day, as well as Christmas
and the New Year, Mr Putin noted steady progress in promoting
the strategic partnership between Russia and Cuba and expressed
hope in continuing joint coordinated efforts to step up mutually
beneficial political, trade and economic, scientific and technical,
cultural and humanitarian and other types of cooperation.
The Russian
President also extended his Christmas and New Year greetings to Czech
President Milos
Zeman and expressed confidence in the agreements
reached at the recent meeting in Sochi facilitating development
of Russian-Czech relations, mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation
for the good of the two countries.
In his
message to Finnish President Sauli Niinisto,
the Russian President expressed hope for continuing
the constructive dialogue and active cooperation
on strengthening neighbourly Russia-Finland relations
in the interests of the two nations. “This year marked
the 100th anniversary of Finland’s independence.
I have warm memories of the festive events in Savonlinna
and our substantive meeting,” the President noted in his
greetings.
Vladimir
Putin sent holiday greetings to French President Emmanuel Macron.
“Our meeting in Versailles and telephone contacts have allowed us
to discuss many current issues of bilateral relations and key
international issues at length. I expect to continue our
constructive dialogue and joint work aimed at strengthening
Russian-French links. I look forward to your visit to Russia,”
the message reads.
In his
Christmas and New Year greetings to German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkeland Federal
President Frank-Walter
Steinmeier, Vladimir Putin confirmed his commitment to continuing
the dialogue and cooperation, and expressed hope for Russia
and Germany to advance on topical issues
on the bilateral, regional and international agendas that will
meet the ultimate interests of the two nations,
and to contribute to stronger security and stability in Europe
and beyond, in the upcoming year.
Vladimir
Putin wrote in his message of greetings to Prime Minister
of Hungary Viktor
Orban that Russian-Hungarian relations developed constructively even
in the current complicated international situation. The President
of Russia also expressed hope for the success of their
continued cooperation towards promoting mutually beneficial bilateral
cooperation in the interests of their people
and the European continent as a whole.
In his
greetings to Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, Vladimir Putin noted that the passing year has been marked with
an important anniversary, 70 years of diplomatic relations between
Russia and India. Appreciating the outcome of bilateral contacts
in 2017, the Russian President expressed confidence in further
advancing the privileged strategic partnership between Russia
and India even further in politics, trade, the economy, science,
technology, culture and other areas in the upcoming year,
and in expanding constructive cooperation within the UN, BRICS,
the SCO and other multilateral bodies in the interests
of solving current regional and global issues.
Addressing
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu,
Vladimir Putin noted that Russian-Israeli relations are of a friendly
and constructive nature. The Russian President stressed that he
relies on further consolidating bilateral cooperation in politics,
trade, the economy, culture and other areas, as well
as partnership in ensuring stability and security
in the Middle East.
In his
greetings to Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime
Minister Paolo
Gentiloni, Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia highly values relations with
Italy, which are based on centuries-long traditions of friendship,
mutual respect and affinity, and despite the challenging
international situation, Russian-Italian cooperation in 2017 has
progressed rather successfully. The Russian President also expressed his
confidence in the fact that, by coordinating their efforts,
Russia and Italy can make a significant contribution
to increasing stability and security in Europe
and the world in general.
In his
greetings to Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe,
the President of Russia noted with satisfaction that recently,
Russian-Japanese relations had progressed in a number of key
areas. Thus, the political dialogue has intensified, with foreign
and defence ministers’ consultations resuming in the ‘two plus two’
format, and inter-parliamentary links have expanded. The Russian
President stressed that the upcoming year would be marked
by a large-scale bilateral event, the Year of Russia
in Japan and the Year of Japan in Russia, which is
to facilitate increased trust and mutual understanding between our
peoples. In addition, Vladimir Putin invited Prime Minister Abe
to the opening ceremony of the cross-years next May
in Moscow as well as to the St Petersburg International
Economic Forum.
The President
of Russia sent his greetings to President of the Republic
of Korea Moon
Jae-in, expressing the positive momentum in the friendly
relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic
of Korea, which was attributable largely to the meaningful
and constructive talks in Hamburg and Vladivostok. Mr Putin went
on to express hope in further strengthening bilateral ties
by working together for the benefit of the peoples
of the two countries and for the sake of peace
and stability on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia
in general.
In his
message of greetings to Prince Albert II of Monaco,
Mr Putin noted that Russia valued highly the personal contribution
by the Prince of Monaco to strengthening mutually
beneficial cooperation between the two countries. The President
of Russia also expressed hope that 2018 would open up new opportunities for friendly
and trust-based exchanges on topical matters
on the bilateral agenda and on key international issues.
The Russian
President also sent Christmas and New Year’s greetings to President
of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic.
In his message, Mr Putin noted the recent meeting with
the Serbian leader in Moscow and emphasised that he hoped
the two countries would continue working together with a view
to stepping up bilateral relations in all areas
to the benefit of their brotherly peoples
and for the sake of regional stability and security.
In his
message to the President of the Republic
of Slovenia Borut
Pahor, Mr Putin noted that in 2017 relations between Russia
and Slovenia were developing constructively, and expressed hope that
by working together the two countries would further strengthen
mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in politics, the economy,
humanitarian and other areas for the benefit
of the peoples of Russia and Slovenia.
Addressing
South African President Jacob Zuma,
the President underlined that in 2017 relations between Russia
and South Africa have progressed in politics, trade,
the economy, science and technology, culture and other areas,
which was significantly promoted by the productive
and substantive talks in Hamburg and Xiamen. Vladimir Putin
expressed confidence in the fact that the upcoming South African
Presidency in BRICS would further intensify this multilateral
association’s activity and expand opportunities for interaction
between Moscow and Pretoria on current international issues.
In his
holiday greetings to King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain,
the Russian President expressed hope for developing mutually
beneficial links between Russia and Spain in 2018
for the good of the two nations
and in the interests of stronger stability
and security on the European continent.
In his
message of greetings to the President of the Syrian
Arab Republic Bashar
al-Assad, the President of Russia expressed hope that
in 2018 the situation in Syria would continue changing
for the better. Mr Putin noted that defeating terrorists
and rapidly bringing the situation in the Syrian Arab
Republic back to normal would be in the best interests
of the whole world and would improve security in the Middle
East. In addition, Mr Putin confirmed Russia’s commitment
to assisting the Syrian Arab Republic in upholding its state
sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, and promoting
a political settlement and economic recovery.
The President
of Russia also sent greetings to the President
of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
stressing that in the outgoing year Russia and Turkey not only
succeeded in putting their bilateral relations back on track, but
also achieved substantial progress in enhancing their bilateral
cooperation in many areas. “By working closely together our countries
have succeeded in preventing the terrorist threat from spreading
further across the Middle East and created conditions
for launching the political settlement of the Syrian
conflict,” the message reads. In addition, Vladimir Putin confirmed
his interest in continued constructive dialogue and proactive
engagement on all matters on the bilateral, regional and international
agendas.
The head
of state sent his Christmas and New Year’s greetings to Queen
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland and Prime Minister Theresa May. He
pointed out that closer Russian-UK cooperation would be in the basic
interests of the Russian and British people and Europe
as a whole.
In his
message of greetings to President of the United States
of America Donald
Trump, Mr Putin noted, among other things, his strong belief that
in the current challenging international environment, it is
especially important for Russia and the US to engage
in constructive dialogue with a view to enhancing global
strategic stability and finding the best solutions
to the global challenges and threats. The President
of Russia stressed the importance of the principles
of equality and mutual respect as the foundation
for developing bilateral relations. “This would allow us to make
progress in promoting pragmatic cooperation designed
for the long term,” the message reads.
In a message
to His Holiness Pope Francis, the President of Russia expressed
hope for continued constructive cooperation between Russia
and the Vatican towards protecting peace and global human values
and strengthening dialogue between civilisations and religions.
Vladimir Putin wished His Holiness the Pope health, happiness
and success in his noble endeavours.
The Russian
leader sent Christmas and New Year greetings to President of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro.
Vladimir Putin wrote in his message that the recent talks
in Moscow were very constructive and productive and expressed
hope that they would continue to work together to strengthen
the relations of strategic partnership between Russia
and Venezuela.
Vladimir
Putin also sent his greetings to President of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang and General
Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party Central Committee Nguyen
Phu Trong. He expressed satisfaction with the development
of Russian-Vietnamese strategic partnership and hope that
the implementation of the agreements they reached in Moscow
and Danang would help boost bilateral relations in all spheres
and joint actions by our two countries in the interests
of stronger peace, stability and security in the Asian-Pacific
region.
The President
of Russia also extended his New Year greetings to several heads
of international organisations, specifically UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres,
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine
Lagarde, Honorary President of the International Olympic
Committee Jacques
Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas
Bach, honorary member of the International Olympic Committee
Jean-Claude Killy, President of the International Ice Hockey
Federation Rene Fasel and President of the International Judo
Federation Marius Vizer.
The Russian
President also sent greetings to President of the Fédération
Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Gianni Infantino and thanked
him for his assistance in the successful organisation
of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and expressed confidence
in further efficient cooperation on the largest sporting festival,
the FIFA World Cup.
President
Putin also sent Christmas and New Year greetings to several former
heads of foreign states and governments as well
as political figures, including Almazbek Atambayev, Silvio Berlusconi,
Romano Prodi, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, Nicolas Sarkozy, Francois Fillon,
Gerhard Schroeder and Tarja Halonen.
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