He stated this at the ceremony of launching the plant of dry building mixtures "Tsemiks" in Bashkiria.
The company is part of the Austrian group of companies "Lasselsberger".
“This country is one of our key partners in Europe, and this is what we treat, which is confirmed by the participation of its representatives - and this was the widest representation - in the St. Petersburg Economic Forum and the speech at its plenary session by the Federal Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz”, - quoted by TASS Putin.
In June, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz welcomed the outcome of the meeting between Putin and US President Joe Biden, and also called on the European Union to improve relations with Moscow.