Medvedev visit to Germany raises hope for a new era
June 5, 2008 The Christian Science Monitor
Russia’s new president, Dmitri Medvedev, today will set foot in Berlin for his first diplomatic visit to the West. Despite the often-chilly relations between Vladimir Putin and Western powers over the past several years, German officials are hoping that new “common ground on issues such as energy policy, human rights, and Kosovo” can help assuage Russia’s aggressive stance toward Europe and the United States. They argue, furthermore, that such strained political ties are the only impediment to high levels of Western investment in Russia; therefore, more cooperative discussion on human rights and other issues will be mutually economically beneficial. Take a look at the hope for collaboration inherent in Medvedev’s visit to Berlin.
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