We ask that (other countries) do not interfere in our regulation.

People are always teaching us democracy but the people who teach us democracy don't want to learn it themselves.

Today's meeting was extremely important and brought exceptional results, ... The talks have shown that the long-term national and geopolitical interests of Russia and India coincide.

Of course, nobody does [want another Cuban Missile Crisis].

We are going to set up a branch of the St Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre here [on the Far Easter]. We are also planning to open local branches of the Hermitage Museum and the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet.

We have good personal relationship with President Obama, our relations are quite frank and business-like. And this is quite enough to do our job.

We want full-scale normalisation of relations [with Japan].