I think that all countries of the region should join their efforts in the fight against a common threat - terrorism in general and ISIS in particular. It concerns Iran as well, it concerns Saudi Arabia (although the two countries do not get along very well, ISIS threatens both of them), it concerns Jordan, it concerns Turkey (in spite of certain problems regarding the Kurdish issue), and, in my opinion, everybody is interested in resolving the situation. Our task is to join these efforts to fight against a common enemy.

We in Russia have always considered Russians and Ukrainians to be one people. I still think so.

This issue is not economic but political. I hope that all market participants interested in maintaining stable and reasonable world energy prices will finally make the right decision.

I often heard the same question: What place does Russia reserve for itself in the world; how does it see itself; what is its place? We are a peace-loving state and we want to cooperate with all of our neighbors and with all of our partners.

Our trend in the privatization process and gradual withdrawal of the state from certain assets remains unchanged.

For me, it [Crimea] is not borders and state territories that matter, but people's fortunes.

Russia must realise its full potential in high-tech sectors such as modern energy technology, transport and communications, space and aircraft building.