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The year 2009 made the world realize we are all in the same boat – Lavrov

Published: 22 January, 2010, 13:52
Edited: 28 January, 2010, 12:10

Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov has summed up the international developments that shaped 2009 in a news conference in Moscow.

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3 COMMENTS

armen08 January 22, 2010, 20:33 quote

I challenge any US Secretary of State, past and current, to give such an honest and transparent press conference.

Bill Simpson January 23, 2010, 06:48 quote

"...in the same boat." And it is leaking.

boat January 24, 2010, 15:53 quote

Good analogy but way off course and totally lost at sea. It would be much better to be in your own life boat with those you know you can depend on and trust. You could be on a big, leaky boat that is destined to hit an ice berg.

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