Russia ready to work for successful, fruitful G20 summit in Hamburg - Putin

SOCHI, May 2. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared Russia is prepared to work for a successful and fruitful G20 summit in Hamburg in July. "As far as preparations for the forthcoming G20 summit are concerned, we will discuss them in detail at a working breakfast," Putin said after talks with Germany’s visiting Chancellor Angela Merkel. "Russia is prepared to furnish all requited assistance to Germany’s presidency to ensure the summit in Hamburg should be productive and to make fundamental, unanimous decisions on the most acute economic and financial issues." Putin said Russia and Germany cooperated productively within the G20 in such matters as the struggle against the financing of terrorism, money laundering, tax evasion and corruption. He said that his discussion with Merkel concerned crucial issues of bilateral relations. Also, there was an "exchange of opinion on international problems, including the Syrian crisis and the situation in Ukraine." Read more