- Title: RUSSIA: President Putin meets Jordans King Abdullah
- Date: 19th February 2013
- Summary: NOVO OGARYOVO, MOSCOW, RUSSIA (FEBRUARY 19, 2013) (AGENCY POOL) ( ** BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **) KING ABDULLAH AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SHAKING HANDS CAMERAS PUTIN AND KING ABDULLAH SEATED FOR TALKS (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "Your Majesty, you are always a welcomed guest in our country." (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) (FOLLOWED BY ENGLISH TRANSLATION) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "Despite moderate absolute indicators of our mutual trade turnover it is constantly growing and growing rapidly." (FOLLOWED BY ENGLISH TRANSLATION) "Military and technical ties are growing" (FOLLOWED BY ENGLISH TRANSLATION) 'And we are always in contact on important international issues." MEMBERS OF DELEGATION (SOUNDBITE) (English) JORDAN'S KING ABULLAH, SAYING: "As you said, our military relationships are excellent and our continued intelligence relations in combating terrorism wherever that may be, is outstanding." MEMBERS OF DELEGATION
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- Story Text: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Jordan's King Abdullah in his country residence near Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Jordan's King Abdullah ll discussed expansion of the economic ties, military and technical cooperation, as well as problems of peace settlement in the Middle East during their meeting in Moscow on Tuesday (February 19).
"Your Majesty, you are always a welcomed guest in our country," Vladimir Putin said welcoming him at Russian president's official residence in Novo Ogaryovo in the Moscow countryside.
"Despite moderate absolute indicators of our mutual trade turnover it is constantly growing and growing rapidly. Military and technical ties are growing. And we are always in contact on important international issues," Putin said.
Jordan's King said that economic ties between the two countries as well as cooperation between intelligence agencies were good.
"As you said, our military relationships are excellent and our continued intelligence relations in combating terrorism wherever that may be, is outstanding," said King Abdullah.
King Abdullah said he was looking forward to his talks with the Russian president which are expected to include a number bilateral issues as well as peace situation in the Middle East. - Copyright Holder: POOL (CAN SELL)
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