I am glad to see you. We have agreed to meet in Sochi because in Moscow you will be anyway in a month.
We are grateful to His Majesty for the consent to take part in the summit in person. Please, convey to him the best wishes from President of Russia Vladimir Putin, who is looking forward to meeting his friends at the Russian-Arab summit, including the events of the summit itself and any bilateral meetings, which may be arranged.
In several weeks, we will mark the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our countries. Hopefully, the embassies of our countries will ensure that this event does not go unnoticed. We could exchange statements for publication. I am sure that our colleagues from the Middle East and North Africa Department will organize it.
We appreciate the participation of National Security Adviser to the King of Bahrain Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa in the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. I was present at his meeting with President of Russia Vladimir Putin. The atmosphere was great there. They had a substantive conversation.