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RUSSIAN SPECIALISTS RETURN TO IRAQ - PUTIN

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CAIRO, April 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russian specialists return to Iraq, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a press conference on the results of his talks with the Egyptian president in Cairo.

Russia intends to "broaden its participation in giving support to Iraq and the Iraqi people", Putin stressed.

He also noted that Russia is alarmed by the unending growth of violence in Iraq.

"Simultaneously, we set high store by the results of the elections held there and hope that they will provide a good platform for continuing the settlement in Iraq", Putin said.

The Russian president said: "The solution of several questions is to be achieved on the basis of agreements made during the electoral process. A fair, worthy solution for all the religious, ethnic groups is to be found according to their participation in running the state affairs. The main things to underlie the future constitution and the state system are to be coordinated, timeframe and terms for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq agreed upon, the Iraqi security-related structures revived".

"Without settling all these questions in Iraq, conditions for the infiltration of terrorists will never be eliminated", Putin stressed.

He reaffirmed that Russia is set to cooperate with the leadership and people of Iraq.

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