During a visit to France, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hopes his French counterpart Francois Hollande will soon visit Russia, RIA Novosti reported.

“I invited the French president and he pledged to come. I hope to see him soon,” Putin said.

“We agreed to organize an intergovernmental seminar soon to strengthen the economic and trade exchange and bilateral cultural relations,” Hollande added. “After that, it will be possible to talk of my visit to Russia.”