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Close cooperation of all states can help overcome crisis - Zubkov.
MUNICH, July 15 (Itar-Tass) - Only close cooperation of all countries can help overcome the aftermath of the global financial crisis, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said at the Petersburg Dialogue forum on Tuesday.
"Today we have a clear understanding that an 'autonomous' road is a
dead-end, and it can only aggravate the crisis, and moreover transfer it
into a more dangerous shape," said Zubkov, who is the chairman of the
forum's Russian coordinating committee.
According to the first deputy prime minister, "neither the USA, nor
China or Germany or Russia" can afford acting alone. "That is why we are
choosing another way - that of cooperation and mutual assistance, and not
in narrow, 'exclusive' formats, but in more efficient and authoritative
multilateral formats," he stressed.
Zubkov believes the present-day situation differs from the crisis of
the 1930s, "when every country in effect sought to settle its problems at
the expense of others".
According to Zubkov, Russian-German cooperation, and in particular the
Petersburg Dialogue forum can become a good example of such cooperation
aimed at reaching common goals. "Not least of all because the situation in
the European economy depends a lot on our countries," Zubkov stressed.
He reminded the audience that the task of the forum is to strengthen
relations between the two peoples, contribute to mutual understanding and
trust and maintain "a stably warm and favourable climate" in bilateral
relations at all levels.
The Petersburg Dialogue makes an invaluable contribution to the
development of relations and to mutual understanding at the level of civil
societies of Russia and Germany, he said.
Zubkov also emphasized the importance of the social component in
looking for ways out of the crisis. "The crisis has directly influenced
all sides in the life of the society, has made pressing rather diverse
problems, for example in the social sphere, in the sphere of education and
healthcare," he said.
This "human dimension" of the crisis attracts not enough attention as
of yet, and we speak more about stock indexes, he stressed. According to
Zubkov, these issues are no less important than purely economic matters.
.Petersburg Dialogue to debate ways out of crisis.
MUNICH, July 15 (Itar-Tass) - Participants in the Russian-German forum
Petersburg Dialogue will hold on Wednesday discussions in eight working
groups, focusing on bilateral relations, the development of the civil
societies of the two countries and ways out of the crisis.
The forum is held in Munich from July 14 to 16 under the auspices of
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The
main subject matter of the forum is ways out of the crisis as viewed by
the civil societies of Russia and Germany.
The working group "Politics" will discuss the new architecture of
security from the Atlantic Ocean to Vladivostok. Its participants will
analyse the nature of new threats, as well as the initiative of Dmitry
Medvedev on a new European security treaty.
Its participants will also discuss EU's policy of security and defence
and Russia's involvement in that, ways to restore the activity of the
Russia-NATO Council. Besides, they will focus on the aftermath of the
economic crisis in the sphere of stabilization of international relations.
In the "Economy" sector, its coordinators -Chairman of the Eastern
Committee of the German Economy Klaus Mangold, and Gazprom's deputy CEO
Valery Golubev will compare the anti-crisis programs of Russia and
Germany. This sector will also consider ways to further strengthen
cooperation between the two countries after the crisis.
The "Civil Society" sector will discuss initiatives of the Russian
president to make amendments to the law On Non-Commercial Organizations.
Another major issue to be discussed is the implementation of the Russian
president's decree to set up a commission to counteract attempts to
falsify history to the detriment of Russia's interests.
The working group "Education, Science and Healthcare" will discuss the
contribution of science and education to the process of searching for ways
out of the crisis. Its participants will discuss, in particular, prospects
for compiling a Russian-German history textbook.
The "Culture" sector will discuss Russian-German cooperation in the
sphere of cinematography.
The "Media" sector will consider the influence of the crisis on the
economic basis of independent media outlets. The working group "Workshop
of the Future" will discuss, in particular, the possibility to create a
common energy and economic space between the European Union and Russia.
The Petersburg Dialogue was set up in 2001 on the initiative of the
then president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the then German chancellor,
Gerhard Schroeder. It is an open discussions forum, which generates ideas
for bilateral projects. One hundred of German and 100 of Russian renowned
activists in different spheres of the society and representatives of young
elites take part in it.
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"Today we have a clear understanding that an 'autonomous' road is a
dead-end, and it can only aggravate the crisis, and moreover transfer it
into a more dangerous shape," said Zubkov, who is the chairman of the
forum's Russian coordinating committee.
According to the first deputy prime minister, "neither the USA, nor
China or Germany or Russia" can afford acting alone. "That is why we are
choosing another way - that of cooperation and mutual assistance, and not
in narrow, 'exclusive' formats, but in more efficient and authoritative
multilateral formats," he stressed.
Zubkov believes the present-day situation differs from the crisis of
the 1930s, "when every country in effect sought to settle its problems at
the expense of others".
According to Zubkov, Russian-German cooperation, and in particular the
Petersburg Dialogue forum can become a good example of such cooperation
aimed at reaching common goals. "Not least of all because the situation in
the European economy depends a lot on our countries," Zubkov stressed.
He reminded the audience that the task of the forum is to strengthen
relations between the two peoples, contribute to mutual understanding and
trust and maintain "a stably warm and favourable climate" in bilateral
relations at all levels.
The Petersburg Dialogue makes an invaluable contribution to the
development of relations and to mutual understanding at the level of civil
societies of Russia and Germany, he said.
Zubkov also emphasized the importance of the social component in
looking for ways out of the crisis. "The crisis has directly influenced
all sides in the life of the society, has made pressing rather diverse
problems, for example in the social sphere, in the sphere of education and
healthcare," he said.
This "human dimension" of the crisis attracts not enough attention as
of yet, and we speak more about stock indexes, he stressed. According to
Zubkov, these issues are no less important than purely economic matters.
.Petersburg Dialogue to debate ways out of crisis.
MUNICH, July 15 (Itar-Tass) - Participants in the Russian-German forum
Petersburg Dialogue will hold on Wednesday discussions in eight working
groups, focusing on bilateral relations, the development of the civil
societies of the two countries and ways out of the crisis.
The forum is held in Munich from July 14 to 16 under the auspices of
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The
main subject matter of the forum is ways out of the crisis as viewed by
the civil societies of Russia and Germany.
The working group "Politics" will discuss the new architecture of
security from the Atlantic Ocean to Vladivostok. Its participants will
analyse the nature of new threats, as well as the initiative of Dmitry
Medvedev on a new European security treaty.
Its participants will also discuss EU's policy of security and defence
and Russia's involvement in that, ways to restore the activity of the
Russia-NATO Council. Besides, they will focus on the aftermath of the
economic crisis in the sphere of stabilization of international relations.
In the "Economy" sector, its coordinators -Chairman of the Eastern
Committee of the German Economy Klaus Mangold, and Gazprom's deputy CEO
Valery Golubev will compare the anti-crisis programs of Russia and
Germany. This sector will also consider ways to further strengthen
cooperation between the two countries after the crisis.
The "Civil Society" sector will discuss initiatives of the Russian
president to make amendments to the law On Non-Commercial Organizations.
Another major issue to be discussed is the implementation of the Russian
president's decree to set up a commission to counteract attempts to
falsify history to the detriment of Russia's interests.
The working group "Education, Science and Healthcare" will discuss the
contribution of science and education to the process of searching for ways
out of the crisis. Its participants will discuss, in particular, prospects
for compiling a Russian-German history textbook.
The "Culture" sector will discuss Russian-German cooperation in the
sphere of cinematography.
The "Media" sector will consider the influence of the crisis on the
economic basis of independent media outlets. The working group "Workshop
of the Future" will discuss, in particular, the possibility to create a
common energy and economic space between the European Union and Russia.
The Petersburg Dialogue was set up in 2001 on the initiative of the
then president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the then German chancellor,
Gerhard Schroeder. It is an open discussions forum, which generates ideas
for bilateral projects. One hundred of German and 100 of Russian renowned
activists in different spheres of the society and representatives of young
elites take part in it.
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