ST PETERSBURG, June 20. /ITAR-TASS/. Argentina’s President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has voiced her gratitude to President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev for close co-operation between Russia and Argentina which, she said, united the people of both countries.

Words from Argentina's leader were addressed to Medvedev by Justice and Human Rights Minister Julio Cesar Alak, speaking at the St. Petersburg Legal Forum on Friday.