The Assistant Secretary of the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation met Thursday afternoon in Tripoli with the Russian deputy foreign minister who handed him a letter to the Leader of the Revolution [that'd be Muammar] from the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. In his letter President Putin underlined Russia keenness on bolstering relations with Great Jamahiriya [that'd be Libya], convinced that increased bilateral cooperation between the two countries, would be an important factor for stability in the world. President Putin also expressed his profound appreciation of the distinguished role of Great Jamahiriya, regionally, continentally and internationally. President Putin concluded his letter by saying; "We are ready to strengthen political consultations, and coordination with Libya in regional and international developments of common interest, including confronting the challenges imposed by the international developments and their changes for our conviction that there is a good base for carrying out this work through the joint efforts of both countries. The meeting which was attended by the director of the European Dept at the GPCFLIC, and the ambassador of Russia to Great Jamahiriya covered the discussion of bilateral relations and the ways and means of their promotion in all fields.