Dywedodd Mr Sargeant fod "arweinyddiaeth gref mewn gwasanaethau cyhoeddus ledled Cymru" yn sylfaenol.

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Russian trade and economic minister, German Gref said the deal would allow Russia to compete "as an equal" in world markets.

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The chief Russian statistician, Vladimir Sokolin, backed Mr Gref's assertions by saying that Russia was entering "the stage of tough competition for immigrants with European and former USSR countries".

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