
The bilateral negotiations of the Chancellor of Germany Angels Merkel with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Asia -Europe summit (Asem) were canceled, the German wave reports . The reason was later the arrival of Putin in Milan from Belgrade.
The meeting of Merkel and Putin was supposed to take place immediately after her negotiations with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. They took place in Milan on Thursday evening.
According to the press service of the head of the Ukrainian state, the interlocutors emphasized the importance of the complete and timely implementation of the Minsk agreements. The parties also focused on increasing the OSCE mission to monitor the state of the Ukrainian-Russian border and improve its technical support.
At 20:00 local time (22:00 Moscow time), an official dinner of the summit participants began. In addition, Merkel will meet with the Russian president during breakfast on Friday. In the morning negotiations, the theme of which will be the situation in Ukraine, the Prime Ministers of Italy and Great Britain Matteo Renzi and David Cameron, France President Francois Holland, Chairman of the European Commission Jose Jose Jose, and Chairman of the European Council Herman Van Rompei will also take part.
Putin’s habit is known to be known for meetings. In November 2013, he came to the audience with the Pope Francis almost an hour later than the intended time. A little earlier, the government of South Korea expressed dissatisfaction with Putin’s delay to meet with the South Korean President Pak Kyn Hy.
In April 2011, Putin, who was then the prime minister, was late for half an hour to see King Sweden Karl XVI Gustav. In addition, he lingered at the Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrick Reinfeldt and later went to the airport, which caused the traffic jams unprecedented for Stockholm. In 2003, Putin was late for 15 minutes to the Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth II.