Transcript of the beginning of the meeting:
Dmitry Medvedev: We have an important day today in our cooperation with the Siemens Concern. Allow me to welcome you again. I’m pleased to say that we have maintained special, very kind relations for centuries now. Our business partnership has been developing under all Russian regimes – during the tsar’s rule, the Soviet period and now the new Russia. Let’s hope that this will be the same in the future.
Today we’ll have an evening function to celebrate the 160th anniversary of your company’s presence in our country. I have signed a message of greetings on behalf of the Russian Government. Here it is. It’s in Russian but I think that the translation won’t be a problem.
Peter Loescher (via interpreter): Thank you very much!
Dmitry Medvedev: Let’s now discuss our business and its prospects.
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