Seehofer said his visit concentrated primarily on improving the economic interests of local businesses in his state. The Bavarian leader stressed that it was his duty to represent interests of the region, as 20 percent of Russian-German trade is with Bavaria.READ MORE: Germany West need Russia to settle Syria and refugee crises - Bavarian leader"The dialogue must not stop. Russia is a very important trading partner for us," he said as quoted by Deutsche Welle.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Read more [...]

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer is currently on a visit to Moscow where he is expected to meet a range of senior officials, as well as sign a memorandum on cooperation between the Russian capital and Bavaria. "We, Bavarians, are interested in further strengthening of our relations, we have traditionally good relations," Seehofer said at the meeting with Denis Butsaev, the minister of investments and innovations of Moscow Region. Seehofer has repeatedly urged Read more [...]