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Medvedev returns to Moscow from 7-day foreign trip
MOSCOW, July 10 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedevreturned to Moscow on Thursday after a weeklong trip that had taken him to Baku, Ashgabad, Astana and Toyako, Natalya Timakova, the president's press secretary, told Itar-Tass.
The Russian president paid visits to the CIS countries and attended the G8 summit in Toyako, Japan, where he was a newcomer. He held more than 20 bilateral meetings and covered more than 16,500 kilometers inseven days.
Dmitry Medvedev told a conculsive news conference in Toyako on Wednesday that he was "pleased with the level of deep discussions" with G-8 colleagues. "This is not a rave-up where the leaders meet and discuss issues, which were prepared in advance. The situation is different: this is an interesting analysis of all world problems, which are very important for all summiteers." Medvedev's schedule also included bilateral contacts with U.S. President George W. Bush, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Chinese President Hu Jintao,French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
The Russian president said that the second part of the summit was no less important than the first one. "I wouldn't choose anyone in particular. The most important thing is that in a short period of time my colleagues and I exchanged views on development of bilateral relations,"Medvedev stressed.
He stressed the need to strengthen food security in the world. "We discussed urgent food aid and a long-term package of anti-crisis measures," Medvedev said. He added that Russia would increase agriculturalproduction and food supplies to the world markets.
The G8 summit approved Russia's initiative to hold a meeting ofagriculture ministers and organize a grain summit.
The Russian president said that energy security in conditions of soaring prices for gas and oil was the second vital world challenge. He believes energy will remain in the focus of G8 attention in the next fewyears.
President Medvedev highlighted such an important challenge as climate change. He said that by now the states had realised the danger of the ongoing processes and were beginning to translate words about the need toaddress the climate problem to concrete steps and decisions.
Aid to Africa traditionally featured high in the G8 agenda. "We are backing the world community's increasingly active efforts to assist the economic development of Africa," Medvedev told journalists at the finalnews conference. He pledged more Russian aid to African countries.
No less important were Medvedev's meetings with the leaders of CIScountries that preceded the G8 summit.
In Baku, President Medvedev held talks with the President ofAzerbaijan Ilkham Aliev and met representatives of religious communities.
Five documents, including a Declaration of friendship and strategicpartnership between Russia and Azerbaijan was signed.
In Ashgabad, Turkmenistan, the Russian leader held talks with President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. He visited the Museum of Turkmenistan's first President Saparmurat Niyazov and took part in theopening of a KAMAZ training and service centre in the Turkmen capital.
Last Saturday, on July 5, President Medvedev paid a visit to Kazakhstan where he took part in the celebrations of the 10th anniversaryof the city of Astana.
The Russian president paid visits to the CIS countries and attended the G8 summit in Toyako, Japan, where he was a newcomer. He held more than 20 bilateral meetings and covered more than 16,500 kilometers inseven days.
Dmitry Medvedev told a conculsive news conference in Toyako on Wednesday that he was "pleased with the level of deep discussions" with G-8 colleagues. "This is not a rave-up where the leaders meet and discuss issues, which were prepared in advance. The situation is different: this is an interesting analysis of all world problems, which are very important for all summiteers." Medvedev's schedule also included bilateral contacts with U.S. President George W. Bush, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Chinese President Hu Jintao,French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
The Russian president said that the second part of the summit was no less important than the first one. "I wouldn't choose anyone in particular. The most important thing is that in a short period of time my colleagues and I exchanged views on development of bilateral relations,"Medvedev stressed.
He stressed the need to strengthen food security in the world. "We discussed urgent food aid and a long-term package of anti-crisis measures," Medvedev said. He added that Russia would increase agriculturalproduction and food supplies to the world markets.
The G8 summit approved Russia's initiative to hold a meeting ofagriculture ministers and organize a grain summit.
The Russian president said that energy security in conditions of soaring prices for gas and oil was the second vital world challenge. He believes energy will remain in the focus of G8 attention in the next fewyears.
President Medvedev highlighted such an important challenge as climate change. He said that by now the states had realised the danger of the ongoing processes and were beginning to translate words about the need toaddress the climate problem to concrete steps and decisions.
Aid to Africa traditionally featured high in the G8 agenda. "We are backing the world community's increasingly active efforts to assist the economic development of Africa," Medvedev told journalists at the finalnews conference. He pledged more Russian aid to African countries.
No less important were Medvedev's meetings with the leaders of CIScountries that preceded the G8 summit.
In Baku, President Medvedev held talks with the President ofAzerbaijan Ilkham Aliev and met representatives of religious communities.
Five documents, including a Declaration of friendship and strategicpartnership between Russia and Azerbaijan was signed.
In Ashgabad, Turkmenistan, the Russian leader held talks with President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. He visited the Museum of Turkmenistan's first President Saparmurat Niyazov and took part in theopening of a KAMAZ training and service centre in the Turkmen capital.
Last Saturday, on July 5, President Medvedev paid a visit to Kazakhstan where he took part in the celebrations of the 10th anniversaryof the city of Astana.
