(White House) Russian politics an internal matter
Washington, Sep 12 (Reuters) The resignation of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov was an internal Russian matter and the US government hopes to continue good relations with Moscow, the White House said today.
''This
is
a
matter
for
the
people
of
Russia
to
decide
their
future
leaders,''
White
House
National
Security
Council
spokesman
Gordon
Johndroe
said.
''The
United
States
looks
forward
to
continuing
its
good
relations
with
the
Russian
government.''
REUTERS
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Story first published: Wednesday, September 12, 2007, 20:07 [IST]