Mr.Medvedev said he believes the obstacles to his country joining the WTO can be removed in the next few months.

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They claim Mr.Abhisit's coalition government is illegitimate as it came to power after courts removed two pro-Thaksin Governments since 2007 elections.

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Backers of the current government argue that Mr.Thaksin had to be removed because of corruption, but that argument gets little support here.

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In the first place the fall of Mr Mubarak removed an obstacle to Egypt playing a fuller role.

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But with Mr Paksas removed, the business of politics returned to grubby normality.

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