The West want Democracy medel in Iraq to be new world order
- From: "mkao" <mkao@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: 15 Jul 2006 11:13:10 -0700
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (CNN) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has
rejected a suggestion from U.S. President George W. Bush that his
country should emulate democracy in Iraq.
During a joint news conference Saturday in St. Petersburg, Bush said he
raised concerns about democracy in Russia during a frank discussion
with the Russian leader.
"I talked about my desire to promote institutional change in parts of
the world, like Iraq where there's a free press and free religion, and
I told him that a lot of people in our country would hope that Russia
would do the same," Bush said.
To that, Putin replied, "We certainly would not want to have the same
kind of democracy that they have in Iraq, quite honestly."
The Bush administration has publicly voiced its disapproval over
Putin's appointment of local governors, crackdown of the press and
pursuit of what the United States calls political persecution against
the Yukos oil company.
The two leaders met ahead of the G8 summit of the world's leading
industrialized nations, and discussed a variety of topics, including
Russia's WTO bid.
Bush said the two leaders are close to reaching a deal but added
"there's more work to be done." (Full story)
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