President of Russia, Vladimir Putin
Madam President, friends, good afternoon.
It is a pleasure to meet with you in the Moscow Kremlin. Your visit falls on a special year, when we are celebrating 130 years of diplomatic relations between our two nations.
The world and our countries have changed significantly over the years, with only one thing remaining unchanged – the desire of our peoples and our countries to develop bilateral relations. Our political contacts have expanded lately and trade turnover has grown, though there are also some issues.
I am glad to have this opportunity to discuss all these positive trends, as well as the complications that you and I will need to resolve.
Welcome.
President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
President Putin, first allow me to thank you for the invitation to visit the Russian Federation, and to thank the Russian people for the warm welcome I received.
I agree that this is a special year because it marks 130 years since diplomatic relations were established. Another date that makes this year special is that May 9 is the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazism.
Yesterday I attended the opening of the Evita Peron exhibition [Eva Peron, Ambassador of Peace] at the State Historical Museum. This is the beginning of what we agreed upon during your visit to Buenos Aires – a cultural exchange between our countries.
A woman’s curiosity also led me to visit another exhibition that has not opened yet – about the victory over Nazism. I have to admit it was very interesting: it displayed such objects as Hitler’s sword and banners, and a very large picture that impressed me greatly – the parade of Soviet troops with the banners of Nazi units that they received after the Victory. The museum director showed me this picture with pride and said his father took part in that parade.
Thus, I had the honour to be the first visitor of this exhibition and it was very interesting. When it opens, I would like to invite everyone to the Evita Peron exhibition, it is wonderful and it touched the hearts of all the Russians who put it together.
Vladimir Putin: Thank you.
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