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    Head of Russia-Belarus Union says Putin will become its president in 2006

    NTV Mir, Moscow
    22 Jun 05

    [Presenter] New unions were being built in Moscow today, and existing
    ones were being shored up: leaders of the member countries of the
    Eurasian Economic Community [EAEC] met in the Grand Kremlin
    Palace. The EAEC includes Russia, Belorussia [Belarus], Kazakhstan,
    Kirgizia [Kyrgyzstan], Tajikistan and also Armenia - as an
    observer. No major political decisions are expected from this
    meeting. Experts say it is a response of sorts to alternative meetings
    of [other] former Soviet republics within the framework of GUAM
    [Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova]. Vladimir Kondratyev
    reports.

    [Correspondent] [Passage omitted: EAEC, and not CIS or Single Economic
    Space, appears to be the most viable integration platform in the
    region. Known details about the meeting.] Belarusian President
    [Alyaksandr] Lukashenka will be at the helm of the EAEC for the next
    year: [Kazakh President Nursultan] Nazarbayev has passed on this heavy
    burden. Lukashenka, however, is facing a more important task: to make
    sure he achieves union with Russia on his own terms.

    [Pavel Borodin, state secretary of the Union of Russia and Belarus] We
    are a bit short of political will.

    [Correspondent] What should it consist of?

    [Borodin] It should be like it was before; convene the Politburo and
    say: we are holding a referendum in November; in January-February,
    elections to the parliamentary assembly of the Union State; and in the
    autumn of next year, elect president and vice-president.

    [Correspondent] Who will be president then?

    [Borodin] Well, you know-

    [Correspondent] I mean, what does the constitution say?

    [Borodin] Don't prompt me with the answer! Of course it will be Putin
    because- Of course Putin, and Lukashenka [will be] vice-president.

    [Correspondent] Does Lukashenka agree to this?

    [Borodin] You know, even if he is loath to, he will still agree.

    [Correspondent] The Belarusian delegation reacted sceptically to this
    statement. The Belarusian blueprint is presumably different.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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