Prime Minister MIKHAIL FRADKOV (Russia): (Through translator) We're trying to create a fair playing field for business in this country, but that's not always accepted by those who wish to have certain advantages and privileges.

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At a meeting chaired by Russian President Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and high-level railroad officials in early April, the construction of a railroad stretching from the banks of Russia's Lena River to the Bering Strait was discussed at length, adding further evidence that Moscow sees the BST project as not only feasible, but inevitable.

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