Sunday, March 1, 2009

Medvedev saw the "Berlin Wall" in the investment market.

The President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev called on European partners to abandon stereotypes in the economic sphere, including in relation to Russian investors. This, according to RIA Novosti, the Russian leader said in an interview with Spanish media the day before his visit to Madrid.
Commenting on the request of a mixed assessment of the journalist, who played in Spain in connection with plans for Lukoil to buy the shares of Spanish oil giant Repsol, Medvedev said: "This investment across someone she likes, as someone acting in a logic or in the stereotype: Russian are already here, and it is dangerous for the independence of the state and so on. I think it is harmful or stupid logic logic, whatever you like, you can call it, because in this case, we simply divide all the investment in good and bad and investors - for right or wrong, and this new building of the Berlin Wall, the creation of new walls, but in the economy. And in this sense it is contrary to even the idea of a united Europe. "
The President could not answer the question about future deals, but noted that Russia and Spain are interested, and shall cooperate in the energy sector.
On a different topic of energy - gas relations between Russia and Ukraine, Medvedev suggested that European financial institutions if necessary to create a financial pool to help Kiev in the calculations for the supply of gas. In doing so, the President noted that Russia is ready to take part in it. "Some analysts have called the economic situation in Ukraine, in fact, close to collapse. If we feel that they can not pay, let's create a financial pool and help them with money. So I think that is just out for all" - said Medvedev.
According to the Russian leader, one of the causes of the January gas crisis was a lack of energy "a good legal framework" to resolve the problem. In this regard, Medvedev has promised to present at the April summit of G20 in London or summer the G8 summit in Italy, his proposal for a new Energy Charter.

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