Their main goal is the following elections, the elections for president of the Russian Federation.

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Number one is the 53-year-old president of the Russian Federation, Vladimir V.

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The Office of the President of the Russian Federation responsible for organizing receptions and providing services to the Head of the Russian State announced results of the worm photo expertise conducted in less then 48 hours.

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The organizers are: The Russian Academy for Public Administration, under the President of the Russian Federation, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, UNESCO Chair for Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue, the UNESCO Network of Chairs on Intercultural and Inter-religious Dialogue and the UNESCO Moscow Office.

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And I hope that the same high level of our relations will remain between the United States of America and the Russian Federation when the new President steps in office.

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President Medvedev has been dismissive of Mr Kudrin's criticism, insisting Russia "cannot avoid defence spending worthy of the Russian Federation, which is not some 'banana republic' but a very large country, a permanent member of the UN Security Council that possesses nuclear weapons".

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