On 10-11 October, the Prime Minister of Russia will visit the Kingdom of Morocco.

Topics to be discussed include the current state and prospects of cooperation in various fields, including energy, industry, agriculture, tourism, culture and humanitarian ties.

The programme of the visit includes talks between Dmitry Medvedev and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco, a meeting with the King of Morocco, and talks with the speakers of both houses of parliament.

A number of intergovernmental, interdepartmental and corporate agreements and documents are being prepared for signing during the visit.

On 9-10 October, the Prime Minister of Russia will visit the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. Topics to be discussed include ways to further strengthen trade and economic cooperation, as well as energy, culture and humanitarian cooperation.

The programme of the visit includes Dmitry Medvedev’s talks with the Prime Minister of Algeria, a meeting with the President of Algeria, and talks with the speakers of both houses of the Algerian parliament.

A number of intergovernmental, interdepartmental and corporate agreements and documents are to be signed at the end of the visit.

The officials discussed bilateral cooperation in trade, the economy, industry, energy, agriculture and other spheres, as well as the implementation of large joint infrastructure projects.

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Dmitry Medvedev’s talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

6 October 2017

Dmitry Medvedev’s talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

6 October 2017

Dmitry Medvedev’s talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

6 October 2017

Dmitry Medvedev’s talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

6 October 2017

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Dmitry Medvedev’s talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia

Dmitry Medvedev: This is the first visit to Russia made by the King of Saudi Arabia, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

Saudi Arabia is an important partner of Russia in the Middle East, and yesterday’s events have shown that we can boost our cooperation to a very high level. You held very productive talks with President of Russia Vladimir Putin yesterday. The agreements you have reached are vitally important for our future cooperation in investment, the oil and gas sector, as well as in energy, the chemical industry, high technology and in the field of transportation.

I would just like to say that I will issue the necessary instructions to the ministers concerned, in my capacity as Prime Minister of Russia, so that the agreements reached will be implemented as soon as possible.

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (via interpreter): We are resolved to continue to develop our relations so as to open up a new and broad horizon for them. It is in this spirit that our fruitful talks with President Vladimir Putin were held. We have agreed to develop our cooperation in all spheres. We also agreed that an end must be put to the suffering of the Palestinian people plus a fair and comprehensive solution must be found to the Palestinian problem. We spoke about the need for peace and stability in the Middle East. However, this will be possible only if Iran drops its current policy and respects neighbourly relations as well as international law.

Saudi Arabia has reached a historically crucial stage in its development, as you can see from our national transformation programme, Saudi Vision 2030. We would like your friendly country to contribute to the implementation of this programme, because this would meet the interests of both our nations.

We are happy that we have balanced the international oil markets in the interests of both consumers and producers.

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The goal of the Agreement is to create favourable conditions for the supply of liquefied natural gas to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

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Introduced by the Russian Ministry of Energy.

The signed directive approves the draft Agreement between the governments of the Russian Federation and of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on cooperation in liquefied natural gas supplies (hereinafter Agreement, Parties and LNG).

The goal of the future Agreement is to create favourable conditions for the supply of liquefied natural gas to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

According to Pakistani legislation, execution of the Agreement is a necessary condition for the Parties’ designated organisations to sign commercial contracts on LNG supplies without holding tenders, as stipulated by the policy adopted by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

The Parties’ authorised agencies coordinating the implementation of the Agreement are Russia’s Ministry of Energy and Pakistan’s Ministry of Energy.

The Parties’ authorised organisations are the Russian company Gasprom and the Pakistani state company Pakistan LNG Limited and/or its affiliates.

The Agreement will remain in force for three years and will be automatically renewed for successive periods of three years upon the expiry of the initial and subsequent periods.

During the talks, the Russian Prime Minister and the King of Saudi Arabia will also discuss current issues of bilateral cooperation in trade, the economy, industry, energy, agriculture and other areas, as well as examine the implementation process of large joint infrastructure projects.

The King of Saudi Arabia will be in Russia on a state visit at the invitation of the Russian President.