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Russia indignant at not being invited to G7 meeting
Published: 04 February, 2010, 22:34
Edited: 22 February, 2010, 16:05
The decision to not invite Russia to a meeting of the Group of Seven finance ministers has provoked criticism in Russia. Representative of Russia’s Foreign Ministry called it “wrong” on Thursday.
"We think it is a wrong approach that reflects outdated political stereotypes,” Andrey Nesterenko said in an official statement, Interfax agency reports.
The gathering will take place in Iqaluit, Canada on February 5-6.
“The decision is a manifestation of the typical pragmatism of the western, and particularly Obama administrations, who want to talk seriously only with those countries and on those topics where in the mind of the US they have real weight”, explained Dmitry Suslov from the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy.
“Thus, it is a signal that under the circumstances of the current international economic crisis, the west, and in particular the US, think that Russia does not have the real weight in the financial sphere that other countries do.”
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When will Russian realise that for westerner decisions' makers, their country is just a huge reserve of natural resources to be exploited by imperialist multi-national firms. A few Russian companies and prostitutes oligarchs could even be temporarily admitted to exploit them. You have a proof of how sincere are the western crooks when you see how difficult it is for Russia to become member of the WTO. Soon or later, you will have to see the geopolitique differently and act accordingly...Sorry Future Russian Generations...Best Regards ! Jean-Claude Meslin
Russia should set-up her own G or Z something with the other BRIC countries and some of the decent nations which are not in that deceitful imperialist organisation representing 12% of mankind...Wake-up Russia; you should know by now that there is absolutely no sincerity in anything touched by America. It is just business and how to abuse others ! Naturally, Russian decisions' makers should remember that say: Tell me: who are your friends and I shall tell you, who, you are ! Sorry Future Generations ! Sincerely, Your friend: Jean-Claude Meslin