Wednesday, 30 June 2004

PUTIN NAMES CHAUVINISM, STUPIDITY OBSTACLES TO EURASIAN INTEGRATION

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By empty (6/30/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)

President Vladimir Putin has called four problems that he thinks are obstructing the success of any integration process. \"If I were permitted to attend the session of the forum section on fundamental problems of integration associations I would very briefly formulate these problems in literally three-four phrases: great power chauvinism, nationalism, the personal ambitions of political decision- makers and ordinary stupidity, ordinary Neanderthal stupidity,\" he told an international forum on Eurasian integration in Astana on Friday. \"But we here are wise people,\" he told forum participants.
President Vladimir Putin has called four problems that he thinks are obstructing the success of any integration process. \"If I were permitted to attend the session of the forum section on fundamental problems of integration associations I would very briefly formulate these problems in literally three-four phrases: great power chauvinism, nationalism, the personal ambitions of political decision- makers and ordinary stupidity, ordinary Neanderthal stupidity,\" he told an international forum on Eurasian integration in Astana on Friday. \"But we here are wise people,\" he told forum participants. Therefore he wanted to end his contribution to the forum by a call \"Wise people of the world unite!\" (Interfax)
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