10 Jul 2014 10:00

Putin invited to Milan forum

MOSCOW. July 10 (Interfax) - Italy has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Milan in October.

"Hopefully, you will be amongst the participants in the ASEM Milan forum in October," Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini told the Russian president in Moscow.

She thanked Putin in Russian for receiving her in the Kremlin and noted that "meetings with foreign ministers were not on the description of the Russian President's position."

Mogherini conveyed greetings from the Italian president and prime minister to Putin.

Italy is the chair country of the European Union in the second half of 2014.