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Anchor: Vladimir Putin has returned to Moscow from Sochi today.
In half an hour the head of the state will hold a meeting with
the leaders of Duma factions, representatives of the Federation
Council and State Council where the problem of the fight with
international terrorism will be discussed.
Report by Valentina Nikolskaya.
Correspondent: In reality the serious, and in my opinion, difficult
discussion, will began in 30 minutes time. "The heads of
the [Duma] factions are ready to dialogue with the President,"
said the leader of the Agrarian deputies' group Nikolai Kharitonov.
Is it most important to you whether Russia will participate in
the retaliatory actions conducted by the United States? The same
deputy added: "Another important topic at this meeting will
be the budget, and it is connected with anti-terrorist actions,
as thousands of refugees will flow into Russia and this requires
money from the budget." And here is the interview with the
leader of the Yabloko faction Grigory Yavlinsky. I recorded it
several minutes before the broadcast [of our programme].
What is your position, what will you speak to the President about?
Yavlinsky: I think it is absolutely right that the President
invites all the main and leading politicians of the country to
a discussion of developments in the world related to the fight
against terrorism. Regarding our position, we support President's
actions as of to-day: we think that everything done since September
11 in this direction is correct. We also think that his position,
when he expressed a precise point of view on all the developments
together with the G-8 already renders both political and information
support to the anti-terrorist operation, and also provides moral
support in this situation… Speaking about the military aspects,
this is a question of definite actions, and can only be discussed
when the plan to be used is developed. We also think that we should
in addition focus our attention on our domestic problems, namely
the allocation of corresponding resources to strengthen our borders
in the Caucasus and in Central Asia. We propose allocating a considerably
large amount on security at nuclear objects, in particular at
nuclear power stations, flight safety, payment for additional
security staff to ensure flight safety.
Correspondent: Another important detail. After the meeting with
Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, people's deputies will have another
difficult discussion with the Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov.
This meeting is scheduled for 18-00, and the budget is bound to
be subject up for debate. The first reading of the budget is scheduled
for Friday.
See also:
Acts
of Terror in the US
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