Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin invited his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi to go on a short vacation together.
"I would suggest going on vacation for a couple of days together," Putin told Berlusconi.
The issue of vacation arose when the two premiers were discussing Berlusconi's speech at the Global Policy Forum in the city of Yaroslavl some 250 km northeast of the Russian capital on Friday.
The Italian premier said in his speech at the forum that he was going to fund an institute seeking possibilities to prolong human life to 120 years.
"Will we be prime ministers... until [we are] 120?" Putin joked.
"It's impossible. When you work as prime minister, you often get tired. You won't believe it, but this year I haven't had a single day of vacation. I think you also had few days to rest," Berlusconi said.
NOVO-OGARYOVO, September 10 (RIA Novosti)
