State of the Union (formerly USSR union)

by dictionary & sensible shoes - ribbid ribbid ribbid "hold the effin dish steady" Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:33

one sentance has been proofread and checked for double entendres, mis-pronunciations, injokes, and humour - and it's official Putin thinks the collapse of the USSR was a mistake.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4480745.stm

Bon Dia the best-selling daily in Andorra is still lagging, in the considered response

QdeO Paris hasn't issued anything yet, they usually like to give the brits a head start.

by ribbid ribbid - yes it was definitely "CCCP". Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:36

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by bon dia! Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:40 vall de julià de Lòria, andorra

in a surprise statement, Russian president Putin today said that the collapse of the CCCB was the worst geo-political disaster of the XX century.
Local left of centre radio listeners have confirmed that both russian and andorran democracy will develop their own way.
http://www.cccb.es/cat/cccb.htm

by helvetian gnomes! Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:46

"a chute de l'URSS avait été la plus grande catastrophe géopolitique du siècle J'estime que notre principale tâche politique et idéologique est le développement de la Russie en tant qu'Etat libre et démocratique",. "Je suis convaincu que dans la Russie d'aujourd'hui, les valeurs de la démocratie ne sont pas inférieures aux aspirations à des succès économiques"

but only he said it in russian.

by iosaf .:. sofia + o as if = ipsiphi - getting down to business now thank you very much. Mon Apr 25, 2005 22:13

He said:-
MOSCOW, April 25 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has identified three main tasks to be addressed in developing the Russian state – the strengthening of the political system and legality to prevent a gap between the authorities and society, consolidation of the federation, and liberalization of the economic space.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the terrorist threat to Russia as very serious. "Over the past few years a great deal has been done in the struggle with terrorism, but the threat remains very serious, and we continue to get very bad blows,” he said in his annual message to the Federal Assembly.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the terrorist threat to Russia as very serious.

“Over the past few years a great deal has been done in the struggle with terrorism, but the threat remains very serious, and we continue to get very bad blows,” he said in his annual message to the Federal Assembly.

Putin confirmed that Russia was interested in a heavy influx of foreign investments.

“However, in practice there have emerged obstructions, which, some say are required by national security.”

The president pointed to the need for creating a clear system of relations between the Russian state and private investors.

“The spheres of the economy where the presence of the state is important must be identified clearly,” Putin said. He referred to such areas as the development of strategic natural resources and infrastructure projects.

“There must be criteria of foreign capital’s participation in these programs. As we retain control of a number of sectors of the economy, we must create favorable conditions for investors. That must be formalized at the legal level.”

Putin believes the state is obliged to protect its interests.

“Time is ripe for naming those branches of the economy where advantages must be created for the national capital including state capital, Putin said.

He warned that the corrupt part of bureaucracy had learned the technique of using Russia’s wealth to its own selfish interests.

“The political and corporate bureaucracies behave no better than the government bureaucracy. I must warn them that ceding power to a corrupt bureaucracy is not part of our plans.”

(Mr Putin wore a sombre suit and spotted tie, white dots on burgundy, a departure from his usual plain colour range, perhaps a sign of a loosening of attitudes in the post -perestroika post glasnot post everything post.ie russia, and with temperatures at a comfortable 7º centigrade in the city of moscow tonight which sits at an elevation of 156 meters above sea level, and with winds only at 4km and humidity averaging 55% the russians will naturally be warmed by his words and not in the bit apathetic about the future)
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1970601
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His office have also confirmed that he is going to become the first Russian leader to visit Israel.
for what the swiss news agency mirroring Reuters describes as a "family tiff", but even better, it'll be on telly, and you'll read about it in the newspapers.
http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5718753&cKey=1114429853000

"Israel is expected to press Putin to sever growing nuclear and military links with Iran and Syria, countries it believes have ties to terrorism, political commentators said.

In turn, Putin is likely to ask Israel to extradite Russian business tycoons, including media magnate Vladimir Gusinsky and former oil company YUKOS executive Leonid Nevzlin, who live in exile in Israel and face a variety of charges in Russia.

"But there will be no bombshells ... What we see is just a family scuffle between Russia and Israel," Mikhail Margelov, chairman of the international affairs committee in the upper house of parliament, said in daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

Putin first visits Egypt and then Israel Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and other officials in a two-day trip to be capped by a meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

The Soviet Union forged ties with Israel when the Jewish state was founded in 1948 but cut them after the 1967 Middle East War in which Israel captured Arab territory.

Moscow restored relations in 1991, shortly before the Soviet Union collapsed and after then-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev allowed Jews to emigrate.

Russia is a member of the so-called quartet of international mediators for the Middle East peace process along with the United Nations, the United States and the European Union. But Moscow has so far only played a minor role in the process."
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HH Benedict XVI, papa ratzi, holy joe, god's rotweiller today met with leaders of the Muslim faith on the 2nd day of his pontificacy and promising to work toward building "bridges of friendship" between Catholics and Muslims.

http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level.php?cat=Religion&loid=8.0.156753930&par=0
"It is encouraging to note that a meeting with Muslims was one of the first official acts of Pope Benedict XVI," said Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations. "We hope that this initial positive step is a sign that he intends to build on Pope John Paul II's legacy of interfaith dialogue and reconciliation."

The new pontiff said growing dialogue between the religions is a step toward fostering peace.

"It is therefore imperative to engage in authentic and sincere dialogue, built on respect for the dignity of every human person, created as we Christians firmly believe, in the image and likeness of God," said Pope Benedict XVI.

He also met with representatives of the eastern orthodox churches including the patriarch of the russias, the muscovite Metropolitan Kirill, who is also head of the Moscow Patriarchy's department for external religious relations, congratulated Pope Benedict XVI on his election and said that Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II sends his warmest regards.

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11274985

closer to home (ireland) benedict xvi also met with the archibishop of canterbury, and they get along fine.
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