The relations of Russia and the United States will probably improve under the new secretary of state - Hillary Clinton, Kommersant cites Federation Council Foreign Committee Chairman Mikhail Margelov
“In time of election campaign in the United States, we used to deliberate on who would be the best for Russia, Obama or McCain, i.e. the president-democrat or the president-republican. And posing that question was justified, as the American democrats and republicans differ in approaches towards foreign policy,” Margelov said.
“Nowadays, we are debating whether Hillary Clinton’s appointment as the U.S. secretary of state is good for Russia, [we are] looking for differences in the foreign-policy positions of two democrats based on the election statements of former rivals,” Russia’s senator told RBC.
“In her field, the new secretary of state is more professional than the president. Besides, she has a person to consult with, she is Bill Clinton’s wife. I share the opinion of experts that expect her to lay emphasis on universal values in relations with Russia – human rights, independent court, democratic procedures and institutions,” Margelov pointed out.
“Our relations won’t be easy, although they are likely to improve,” Margelov said. The ground for this assumption is the statement that Clinton made straight after the appointment. According to future secretary of state, the United States wouldn’t sort out its difficulties without the remaining world and the world would hardly solve its problems without the United States. “It probably means mitigating unipolar claims of the United States in part of the global problem settlement towards greater international collegiality,” the senator concluded.
Author:
Ksenia Kochneva
