MOSCOW, APRIL 7. /RIA NOVOSTI / -- Calling up German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Vladimir Putin has heartily congratulated him on his 60th birthday, the Kremlin press service told RIA Novosti.
In the earlier sent message of greetings, the Russian head of state set high store by Schroeder as a reliable partner in the development of many-sided cooperation between Russia and Germany.
