President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev pays his first state visit in president's capacity to Astana, Kazakhstan, May 22, 2008.
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Renewed Foreign Policy Concept Means No Change of Course
The renewed concept of Russia’s foreign policy gives no grounds for speculating about a new course of President Dmitry Medvedev that would differ from the policy of Vladimir Putin, RIA Novosti reported with reference to a source with the RF Foreign Ministry.
Even the approval by a new president of a concept elaborated for two or three years proves that the matter at stake is continuity. “It is the policy of new Russia, but it cannot be divided into Putin’s policy or Medvedev’s policy,” the source pointed out.
Indeed, in terms of foreign policy, Vladimir Putin has left a solid heritage to the successor, and there is no reason for apprehension. “The prime minister is engaged in vital matters, as the foreign political influence is the internal condition of the country. Vladimir Putin is dealing exactly with it now. He is more involved than the president,” ITAR-TASS quoted as saying a source with the RF Foreign Ministry.
“It primarily relates to what Russia will be in 10 to 12 years,” the source went on. “In general, the renewed Foreign Policy Concept sets forth the principal succession of the country. It is the policy of new Russia, which perceives itself differently and lives in quite different conditions, and can do what it was unable to do eight years ago,” the source explained.
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