Russia should not cut itself off from foreign investment - Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Business Russia forum in Moscow, Russia, May 26, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the country should not cut itself of from foreign investment and technologies.

"We should not, on any account, cut ourselves off" from the kind of foreign investment and technology that can drive economic growth, Putin told a conference of business people.