Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia and France continued developing relations in all spheres against all the odds, TASS news agency reported.

"Despite all the difficulties, the relations between our countries are developing," Putin said at a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault.

"We develop them practically in all directions, including the government level, business contacts and inter-parliamentary dimension," the Russian president said.

He noted that France was one of Russia’s key partners in Europe and the whole world. Putin offered the French foreign minister to discuss bilateral relations and key international issues at their meeting on Tuesday.

Source: MENA