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El presidente ruso, Dmitri Medvédev, afirmó este sábado que “Rusia es un estado al que en adelante tendrán en cuenta” y añadió que la crisis en Osetia del Sur obliga a meditar sobre la necesidad de fortalecer la seguridad nacional.
El país “nunca permitirá que atenten contra la vida y la dignidad de sus ciudadanos. Rusia es un Estado al que en adelante tendrán en cuenta”, dijo Medévdev, citado por las agencia rusas, en una reunión del Consejo de Estado dedicada a la situación en el Cáucaso y sus consecuencias.
El jefe del Kremlin admitió que actualmente hay quienes intentan someter a Rusia a “presiones políticas”, pero recalcó que esos intentos serán infructuosos. “Esto no es ninguna novedad para nosotros. Pero no podrán hacer nada”, enfatizó.
En la reunión del Consejo de Estado, que reúne a los líderes regionales y otras autoridades de país, Medvédev señaló que tras la crisis en Osetia del Sur “hay que sacar conclusiones sobre la estrategia de política exterior y el trabajo conjunto para el fortalecimiento de la seguridad nacional“.[/lang_es][lang_en]
The Russian President Dmitri Medvédev said this Saturday that “As from now on, Russia is a State that it will be taken into account” He also said “The South Ossetian crisis forced Russia to think about the necessity of strengthen its national security”
The country “will never permit an agression against life and the dignity of its citizen. “As from now on, Russia is a State that it will be taken into account” said Medvédev when he was requested in a State Council related with Caucasus and its consequences.
The Chief of the Kremlin said that today there are people who try to put “political pressures” on Russia but these attempts will be in vain. “There is nothing new for us. They can not do anything”
In the State Council meeting which gather the regional leaders and other authorities of the country, Medvédev said that After South Ossetian crisis “We must arrive to conclusions about the foreign policy strategy and a joint work for national security strenghthen”.
“Confrontation is not our option” said the Chief of the Kremlin who confirms the Moscow disposition to reach mutual benefits agreements and develop “good neighbouring relations based on real priniciples of international rights”.
At the same time he stated “We need to call things by its name” and “ Due to the Georgian agression to the region a cruel war took Russian, Ossetians and Georgians lifes”
“This war was not of our choice”
“This war was not of our choice. It was imposed. There is no country in the world that would have stand that its citizen and its peacekeepers were killed” replied Medvédev. He also said that Russia could not and would not want to act in other way because the actions done by Georgia were a “deep threat to international right and instability”. He demanded U.S. that Georgia continues receiving weapons from occidental countries under the humanitarian flag.
Unfortunately the situation is so real and the Georgian regime is still being rearmed under the humanitarian flag”, replied the Chief of the Kremlin Medvédev. He stated that “ “They have sent a whole fleet for humanitarian help to Georgia” “ How do they feel ( Those who help Georgia) if we would sent humanitarian help in our fleet to the Caribean countries which recently suffered the consequences of a hughe Hurricane? Asked rhetorically the Russian president.
The U.S. announced that there will be an availability of US $ 1 billion to develop a program to help Georgia. “We have not listened any supporting word of those who in similar situations talk about freedom of election, national dignity and the necessity of using the force to punish the agressor” said Medvédev refering the European countries
The Chief of the Kremlin complained that the EU which demanded Russia troop withdrawal to the position that they have before the last 7 of August when the war begun in South Ossetia, had not condemn the agression to Georgia against this region.
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