OREANDA-NEWS. July 04, 2011. Dmitry Medvedev and Jacob Zuma focused primarily on the situation in Libya and the search for peaceful means of settlement.

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PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA DMITRY MEDVEDEV: Mr President, I wish you a warm welcome to Sochi.

I want to thank you for accepting my invitation to visit the Russian Federation. You were very quick to respond too, coming so soon after the African Union summit devoted to the situation in Libya, in which you took part.

I won’t hide that the situation in Libya and the possibilities for a settlement, achieved above all through peaceful means, is precisely the subject I want to discuss with you today.

It just happens that today I am also scheduled to meet here in Sochi with the NATO Secretary General and the ambassadors of the NATO member countries. I would like them to hear from me, and perhaps from you too, Mr President, our view on the events unfolding in Libya and the steps that could be taken to achieve peace.

I propose that we concentrate on these issues, though I am of course happy to discuss with you any other matters you wish to raise.

Once again, thank you for coming to our country so quickly.