Igor Shuvalov Quotations

We share the tenets of the Energy Charter Treaty, and will be ready to ratify it after we have coordinated previously agreed amendments with our partners.

Having this tension is okay, it's a problem with any growth. Russia is part of the family; we were considered the small kid. Now we are growing and we raise our voice.

Having this tension is okay, it's a problem with any growth.

It is clear that bird flu will bring appalling statistics to the economies. The epidemic must not be allowed to evolve into a pandemic, this is the most important thing.

We need European and all foreign companies to be able to invest in upstream in Russia, and for Russian companies to be able to invest in downstream to provide transparency. Companies need to have a right to invest openly without any restrictions imposed by the state.

The proposed bill will only restrict access to four mineral deposits, while in all other cases foreign companies will be able to create joint ventures with Russian firms.

Our European partners ... promised to amend the document immediately.

Above all, we are interested in the mutual ownership of assets, for one, when foreign companies own part of extraction in Russia, while Russian companies own part of processing industries in Europe.

The USA is the biggest difficulty for us now.