2 August 2016, 14:17 GMT
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — Monaco's Minister of State Serge Telle told Sputnik that he would accompany Prince Albert II of Monaco on the October visit to Moscow, during which a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's officials are planned.
"I will accompany the prince to Russia on the 6th of October in order to open a big event at the Tretyakov gallery about the history between the Romanov’s and Grimaldi, a Monaco royal family. We have worked quite hard on the history of the two royal families," Telle said on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. "We will see President Putin and many officials."
Monaco's Minister of State Serge Telle
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When asked whether Monaco is considering increasing cooperation with Russia, Telle said, "Yes, we have ideas but we will discuss it during the visit."
The minister also described the present relations between the two countries as "very good."
