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| Putin: Russia Wants More U.S. Investment |
| 2003-07-30 |
| MOSCOW (AP) - President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he wanted to focus on boosting U.S.-Russian economic ties during his upcoming visit to the United States, and urged the American business community to invest more actively in Russia. "Thank you, thank you, I’ll be here all week." Putin said economic issues would figure prominently at his September summit with U.S. President George W. Bush. "I believe that the main emphasis at this meeting should be given to issues relating to our economic cooperation," Putin said at the start of his meeting with Maurice R. Greenberg, chairman of American International Group (AIG). Putin said he welcomed AIG’s plans to invest in the development of Russia’s mortgage system. "Your participation is of utmost importance to us," he said. "Since it’s almost impossible to squeeze anything out of the French!" Putin expressed regret that U.S. companies ranked only eighth last year among foreign I thought it was your job to create favorable conditions, Vlad! Greenberg said AIG and affiliated companies had invested some $300 million in the Russian economy in recent years, and was considering making more investments. The meeting followed a plunge on Russia’s stock market this month that reflected investors’ fears over an official probe against Russia’s largest oil company, Yukos. Another Elf scandal in the making. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #7 Ah, but they also wear their own uniforms. |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-7-30 9:29:43 PM |
| #6 Capsu78: NOOOOoooo thank you; a few thousand Russian troops are NOT what we need in Iraq. They would do more harm than good; as we found out the hard way in Bosnia, the Russians (and the French) have their own agenda. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2003-7-30 2:23:21 PM |
| #5 oh great, lol, now whenever some googles "lesbian teen girls" they'll get this foreign policy thread |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-7-30 1:36:57 PM |
| #4 Hey Vlad, as my boss likes to say "What have you done for us lately?" other than send us over that lesbian teen girl band? Maybe a few thousand troops to help out in Iraq will open a few doors for you. |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2003-7-30 12:21:55 PM |
| #3 I think Putty's taking lessons from the most successful BS artists of all time: Clinton & the Saudis. And he's getting pretty good at it, if we only listen to his werdz and ignore his actions - as the LeftyPress does. What a prick. I wish Dubya would feign the flu or call a spade a spade - something - and disinvite this snake. Let him stew - and lose hard currency everday his oil production drops. |
| Posted by: PD 2003-7-30 11:34:00 AM |
| #2 PD: that's pretty good ;-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-7-30 10:46:45 AM |
| #1 Vlad the Inhaler. |
| Posted by: PD 2003-7-30 4:53:47 AM |