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Medvedev says may run for president in 2012
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PITTSBURGH, September 25 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev said he may run for a second term of office in 2012, but added
"time will show".
"If I work well and succeed and if the Russian people trust me, why
should I not run," he said at a meeting with students and lecturers of
Pittsburgh University on Thursday.
Asked whether Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will also run, Medvedev
responded "it is better to ask him about his plans".
The president recalled that Putin had recently said they would agree
on who would run for president in 2012.
"That does not mean that we are deciding for anyone. That means that
people with certain political weight should conduct such consultations,"
Medvedev said.
Asked whether he was ready to swap places with Putin after 2012 and
become the prime minister, Medvedev said he was ready to work at any post
if it benefits the country.
"I do not like to guess the future, but if it benefits the country I
am ready to work at any post," he said.
.Medvedev does not rule out sanctions against Iran.
PITTSBURGH, September 25 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev did not rule out new international sanctions against Iran after
all possibilities to convince Tehran to develop only peaceful atomic
energy are exhausted.
"Iran as a state has the right for its own peaceful nuclear program.
The talk is only about peaceful use of atomic energy, not about the
creation of nuclear weapons," he said on Thursday at a meeting with
students and lecturers of Pittsburgh University.
"That is our clear position, which does not differ from the position
of other responsible countries including the United States of America. I
said that to Barack Obama yesterday," Medvedev said.
The Russian president does not believe that "sanctions are the best
way to achieve result," as they have been numerously imposed on Iran,
however "we still have various doubts regarding what is being done in
Iran."
"Nevertheless, if all possibilities to influence the situation are
exhausted, international legal sanctions can be used," he said.
"Therefore, I believe that jointly with the United States and other
countries we have to continue offering positive encouragements to Iran to
make it engage in peaceful research in the sphere of nuclear power
engineering. At the same, we shall push it to make all programs
transparent rather than cause concerns in the Middle East and the whole
world," Medvedev said.
"If we fail, than we shall talk otherwise," Medvedev warned.
.Medvedev says no relations with Saakashvili.
PITTSBURGH, September 25 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev said he would develop no relations with Georgian President
Mikhail Saakashvili as the latter had committed a crime against South
Ossetia and Abkhazia.
"Anyway, I personally will do no business with President Saakashvili,
as I believe he had committed a crime against his own people, against the
peoples of South Ossetia and Abkhazia," Medvedev said at a meeting on
Thursday with students and lecturers of Pittsburgh University.
He said Russian negative assessment of the Georgian aggression last
year against South Ossetia concerns only Saakashvili and Moscow will work
to develop amicable relations with the people of Georgia.
"That assessment concerns activities of only one man - the president
of Georgia," Medvedev said.
"Russia will build good relations with Georgia. I am convinced the
relationship will be good, amicable and based on centuries-old friendship,
common history and traditions, including religious traditions. That means
like it was until recently," the president said adding "time will judge
and put everything in its place".
"But I am convinced that brotherly and good relations between the
Georgian and Russian peoples will preserve and politicians are unable to
spoil them," he stressed.
.Medvedev says G20 to agree on new financial architecture.
PITTSBURGH, September 25 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev said G20 summit that opens in Pittsburgh on Friday will agree on
the issues related to the creation of a new international financial
architecture.
Speaking to students and lecturers of Pittsburgh University, Medvedev
recalled the London summit designed a concrete set of issues for future
operations of international financial institutions.
"We shall dot the "i" here in Pittsburgh," he said.
"Issues related to the future image of the international financial
system have been practically agreed, including re-distribution of quotas
for various countries, macroeconomic regulation, audit and other issues
that create the contours of the international financial architecture,"
Medvedev said.
"If this or the next G20 summit forms the basis of modern financial
architecture, I will consider our work completed," he added.
"We are all in one and the same boat, and the financial system, which
we are creating today, is definitely our common solution," the president
said and expressed hope it will help foresee and prevent economic crises
in future.
-0-nec
PITTSBURGH, September 25 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev said he may run for a second term of office in 2012, but added
"time will show".
"If I work well and succeed and if the Russian people trust me, why
should I not run," he said at a meeting with students and lecturers of
Pittsburgh University on Thursday.
Asked whether Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will also run, Medvedev
responded "it is better to ask him about his plans".
The president recalled that Putin had recently said they would agree
on who would run for president in 2012.
"That does not mean that we are deciding for anyone. That means that
people with certain political weight should conduct such consultations,"
Medvedev said.
Asked whether he was ready to swap places with Putin after 2012 and
become the prime minister, Medvedev said he was ready to work at any post
if it benefits the country.
"I do not like to guess the future, but if it benefits the country I
am ready to work at any post," he said.
.Medvedev does not rule out sanctions against Iran.
PITTSBURGH, September 25 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev did not rule out new international sanctions against Iran after
all possibilities to convince Tehran to develop only peaceful atomic
energy are exhausted.
"Iran as a state has the right for its own peaceful nuclear program.
The talk is only about peaceful use of atomic energy, not about the
creation of nuclear weapons," he said on Thursday at a meeting with
students and lecturers of Pittsburgh University.
"That is our clear position, which does not differ from the position
of other responsible countries including the United States of America. I
said that to Barack Obama yesterday," Medvedev said.
The Russian president does not believe that "sanctions are the best
way to achieve result," as they have been numerously imposed on Iran,
however "we still have various doubts regarding what is being done in
Iran."
"Nevertheless, if all possibilities to influence the situation are
exhausted, international legal sanctions can be used," he said.
"Therefore, I believe that jointly with the United States and other
countries we have to continue offering positive encouragements to Iran to
make it engage in peaceful research in the sphere of nuclear power
engineering. At the same, we shall push it to make all programs
transparent rather than cause concerns in the Middle East and the whole
world," Medvedev said.
"If we fail, than we shall talk otherwise," Medvedev warned.
.Medvedev says no relations with Saakashvili.
PITTSBURGH, September 25 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev said he would develop no relations with Georgian President
Mikhail Saakashvili as the latter had committed a crime against South
Ossetia and Abkhazia.
"Anyway, I personally will do no business with President Saakashvili,
as I believe he had committed a crime against his own people, against the
peoples of South Ossetia and Abkhazia," Medvedev said at a meeting on
Thursday with students and lecturers of Pittsburgh University.
He said Russian negative assessment of the Georgian aggression last
year against South Ossetia concerns only Saakashvili and Moscow will work
to develop amicable relations with the people of Georgia.
"That assessment concerns activities of only one man - the president
of Georgia," Medvedev said.
"Russia will build good relations with Georgia. I am convinced the
relationship will be good, amicable and based on centuries-old friendship,
common history and traditions, including religious traditions. That means
like it was until recently," the president said adding "time will judge
and put everything in its place".
"But I am convinced that brotherly and good relations between the
Georgian and Russian peoples will preserve and politicians are unable to
spoil them," he stressed.
.Medvedev says G20 to agree on new financial architecture.
PITTSBURGH, September 25 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev said G20 summit that opens in Pittsburgh on Friday will agree on
the issues related to the creation of a new international financial
architecture.
Speaking to students and lecturers of Pittsburgh University, Medvedev
recalled the London summit designed a concrete set of issues for future
operations of international financial institutions.
"We shall dot the "i" here in Pittsburgh," he said.
"Issues related to the future image of the international financial
system have been practically agreed, including re-distribution of quotas
for various countries, macroeconomic regulation, audit and other issues
that create the contours of the international financial architecture,"
Medvedev said.
"If this or the next G20 summit forms the basis of modern financial
architecture, I will consider our work completed," he added.
"We are all in one and the same boat, and the financial system, which
we are creating today, is definitely our common solution," the president
said and expressed hope it will help foresee and prevent economic crises
in future.
-0-nec
