ST. PETERSBURG, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a one-on-one meeting with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, which was “good and friendly,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted as saying on Friday by Russian news agencies. “The discussion was friendly. It was in the form of a tete-a-tete, one on one,” the agencies quoted Ushakov as saying. “I honestly don’t know any of the details. It took place in Moscow, in the Kremlin.” In his comments to journalists, Ushakov said Russian officials were engaged in numerous informal contacts.

The Kremlin has confirmed that former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is visiting Russia, state-run news agencies reported on Wednesday.For all the

Moskau (dpa) - Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin hat sich nach Kreml-Angaben zu einem Vieraugengespräch mit Ex-Bundeskanzler Gerhard Schröder (SPD) getroffen. „Ja, sie haben…