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Dmitry Medvedev’s G8 speech

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Published 09 July, 2008, 09:18

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev summed up the results of the G8 summit in Japan. He also commented on the installation of the U.S. anti-missile system in Europe and the importance of the G8 meeting for the global agenda.

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