BERLIN, November 13. /TASS/. German and Russian entrepreneurs are once again striving to strengthen bilateral cooperation and build a joint future, the chief executive of the Schneider Group consultancy, Ulf Schneider, said.

"When I communicate with business partners, counterparts, or people I know at events, either in Russia or here [in Germany], the desire to somehow develop a joint future always emerges with them," Schneider told the Berliner Zeitung newspaper in an interview. The expert expressed his gratitude to representatives of the Russian business community for their continued efforts to involve Western businessmen in work in Russia despite the challenging political climate.

"I believe this thread [of cooperation between Germany and Russia - TASS] is not fully broken," Schneider noted. "Russia is a European country. One cannot sever all ties in three or four years," he added.