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Putin accepts Bush's invitation to USA
BBC Monitoring ^ | June 01 2003 | Interfax

Posted on 06/01/2003 6:27:42 AM PDT by knighthawk

St Petersburg, 1 June: The Russian Foreign Ministry has begun preparations for President Vladimir Putin's visit to the USA.

"We have begun preparations for this important visit," Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said at a press conference in St Petersburg on Sunday [1 June].

Meeting Putin in St Petersburg's suburb of Strelna earlier on Sunday, President George W. Bush invited him to visit the USA in September this year.

"The invitation was accepted with gratitude," Ivanov said.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: pootiepoot; putin; russia; stpetersburg

1 posted on 06/01/2003 6:27:42 AM PDT by knighthawk
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2 posted on 06/01/2003 6:28:14 AM PDT by knighthawk (Full of power I'm spreading my wings, facing the storm that is gathering near)
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OH OH...Bush is gonna take him to the ranch and make 'em wear a coyboy hat.
3 posted on 06/01/2003 6:43:00 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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I was hoping for ridin' ropin' and brandin'.
4 posted on 06/01/2003 6:52:07 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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I hope that wasn't a typo. LOL
5 posted on 06/01/2003 1:42:59 PM PDT by gcruse (Vice is nice, but virtue can hurt you. --Bill Bennett)
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To: knighthawk
"The invitation was accepted with gratitude," Ivanov said.

I sure hope so. :-)

6 posted on 06/01/2003 2:44:17 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: knighthawk
Good news bump.
7 posted on 06/01/2003 9:16:04 PM PDT by GOPJ
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