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Finance minister suggests revising Russia’s participation in international organizations

Membership in the most important organizations in terms of economy and foreign policy should be kept
Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov TASS/Stanislav Krasilnikov
Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov
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MOSCOW, April 15. /TASS/. Russia’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has suggested that the government should revise the country’s participation in international organizations. He was speaking at a session of the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian parliament) on Wednesday.

"We think that it is necessary to take this issue seriously and to revise the viability of Russia’s participation in international organizations and institutions. Certainly, [the membership in] the key and the most important organizations in terms of economy and foreign policy should be kept" he said.