RUSSIA: RUSSIAN AND CANADIAN LEADERS MEET IN MOSCOW TO DISCUSS TRADE, ECONOMIC TIES, TERRORISM AND MOSCOW'S PLAN TO RATIFY KYOTO PROTOCOL

Record ID: 648478

  • Title: RUSSIA: RUSSIAN AND CANADIAN LEADERS MEET IN MOSCOW TO DISCUSS TRADE, ECONOMIC TIES, TERRORISM AND MOSCOW'S PLAN TO RATIFY KYOTO PROTOCOL
  • Date: 12th October 2004
  • Summary: (EU) MOSCOW, RUSSIA (OCTOBER 12, 2004) (REUTERS) 1. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN AND CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER PAUL MARTIN SHAKING HANDS 0.11 2. PHOTOGRAPHERS AT MEETING 0.15 3. VARIOUS OF PUTIN AND MARTIN AT MEETING (4 SHOTS) 0.48 4. JOURNALISTS AT NEWS CONFERENCE 0.53 5. PUTIN AND MARTIN WALKING TO PODIUMS FOR A NEWS CONFERENCE 1.08 6. OFFICIALS 1.12 7. (SOUNDBITE)(Russian) VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, SAYING: "The company [Gazprom] is going to deliver liquefied natural gas to Canada and to North America." 1.22 8. WIDE OF LEADERS AT PODIUM 1.29 9. SCU: TV CAMERA OPERATOR 1.34 10. (SOUNDBITE)(English) CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER PAUL MARTIN, SAYING: "I have congratulated the president on the recent decision taken by Russia and we look forward to working together very closely with Russia on the whole area of climate change." 1.43 11. JOURNALISTS TAKING NOTES 1.47 12. (SOUNDBITE)(Russian with English translation) VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, SAYING: "I hope that Canada's position and its prime minister's support for Russia's decision to back the (Kyoto) protocol will have a positive effect on the upcoming debate in the Russian parliament." PUTIN AND MARTIN SHAKE HANDS, WALK OUT OF ROOM 2.24 13. WS: EXTERIOR OF KREMLIN 2.34 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 27th October 2004 13:00
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  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Reuters ID: LVACVJSD0EGPW4Z1DLF61BVTC9CN
  • Story Text: Russian and Canadian leaders discuss trade, economic
    ties, terrorism and Moscow's plan to ratify Kyoto protocol.


    Russian and Canadian leaders held talks in Moscow on
    Tuesday (October 12), focusing on closer economic and trade
    relations, terrorism as well as Russia's expected
    ratification of the Kyoto environmental accord.

    Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, who is on day two
    of a three-day visit to Russia, met Russian President
    Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.

    The two leaders discussed the sale of Russian gas to
    Canada, the bulk of which is expected to be supplied by the
    state gas monopoly, Gazprom.

    "The company [Gazprom] is going to deliver liquefied
    natural gas to Canada and to North America," said President
    Putin at a news briefing at the Kremlin.

    Putin unambiguously backed the Kyoto Protocol, in his
    first public comments since his government sent it to the
    Kremlin-dominated parliament for ratification.

    "I hope that Canada's position and its prime minister's
    support for Russia's decision to back the (Kyoto) protocol
    will have a positive effect on the upcoming debate in the
    Russian parliament."
    Russian ratification is vital to the environmental
    pact, which needs the backing of nations responsible for 55
    percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. After
    Washington pulled out in 2001, Moscow's participation is
    essential to meet targets.

    Prime Minister Paul Martin welcomed the Russian
    government's recent decision to back the treaty.

    "I have congratulated the president on the recent
    decision taken by Russia and we look forward to working
    together very closely with Russia on the whole area of
    climate change," said Martin.


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