Russia is ready to cooperate with any president chosen by the American people, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday at a plenary session of the 5th International Arctic Forum, Sputnik reported.

"If the full-fledged, equal dialogue between the United States and Russia is resumed, including on issues that are of interest for both us and for all mankind, on disarmament issues, we will only be glad, we are ready for this," the Russian president stressed.

The International Arctic Forum "Arctic — Territory of Dialogue" is a key platform for discussing current issues relating to the socioeconomic development of Arctic regions and for developing multi-level, multilateral mechanisms for joint discovery and effective exploitation of the Arctic’s rich natural resource potential.