Zyuganov Hails Meeting With Obama
MOSCOW. July 8 (Interfax) - Communist Party of Russia leader Gennady Zyuganov has welcomed a meeting between representatives of Russia's left- and right-wing opposition and U.S. President Barack Obama.
"My general impression from the meeting is very good. It is certainly positive. The U.S. president listened attentively to everything the participants in the meeting, including me, had to tell him. In fact, he offered answers to all of my questions in his closing speech," Zyuganov told Interfax.
The Russian Communist leader addressed a number of important topics during his speech at the meeting with the U.S. president.
"I said that I had thoroughly studied the U.S. president's anti-crisis program, that I liked it, as well as that it is socially oriented and primarily aimed at supporting poor people and enhancing the state's role. I said all this to President Obama," he said.
According to Zyuganov's speech, the left-wing opposition led by him "has disagreements with Russia's current authorities regarding their domestic policy."
"But as far as foreign policy is concerned, they almost see eye to eye. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation is categorically opposed to NATO enlargement and the deployment of an American missile defense shield in countries of Eastern Europe. The White House should take all this into consideration," the party head said.
Zyuganov said he also wants the U.S. to lift its economic blockade of Cuba.
"I am satisfied with the fact that President Obama listened to all the speeches attentively. I am also satisfied with his answers to all questions," he said.
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