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The two leaders discussed current issues on the international and regional agenda, among other topics.

The development of Russian financial markets and the establishment of an international financial centre in Russia were the subjects discussed at the meeting.

Talks were held in both restricted and expanded formats.

Dmitry Medvedev answered questions from Russian journalists at the end of his visits to Argentina and Brazil.

The President began his official visit to Argentina by meeting with Russian and Argentine business community members. Bilateral economic cooperation was the subject of discussion.

Russia Today’s Editor-in-Chief, Margarita Simonyan, showed the President around the offices and told him about the studios operation.

Mr Medvedev looked over the technical equipment and installations and spoke with the staff.

The President answered questions on a variety of current issues, including international politics, security, the economy, the Iranian nuclear programme, and the situation in Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan.

The two leaders discussed the pricing of Russian natural gas supplies to Ukraine. Mr Medvedev noted that the subject is indeed very important for Ukraine and that Russia is ready to review Kiev’s new proposals regarding gas prices. He suggested having this matter addressed by the respective ministries of the two nations.

The main subjects on the agenda were bilateral relations and also relations with the European Union, of which Spain currently holds the rotating presidency.

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