We didn't have any relationship at all with Trump.

I have a huge interest in Japan, which is well known, including its history and culture, and so it will be very interesting for me to see and learn more about Japan.

I'm convinced that democracy cannot be exported from one country to another, like you cannot expert revolutions, ideology.

The UN, of course, must also adapt to modern demands and take into account the reality of the modern world in its work.

Though we still come first in the sphere of gas export, national production has diminished due to the increasing volumes of hydrogenation for the electric power industry and therefore there is a lower need for gas at thermal power plants.

The philosophy of FIFA is to expand world soccer space, to spread out the world football space.

I have already spoken to three US Presidents. They come and go, but politics stay the same at all times. Do you know why? Because of the powerful bureaucracy. When a person is elected, they may have some ideas. Then people with briefcases arrive, well dressed, wearing dark suits, just like mine, except for the red tie, since they wear black or dark blue ones. These people start explaining how things are done. And instantly, everything changes. This is what happens with every administration.