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Press Conference Following Talks with U.S. President George W. Bush July 15, 3 Strelna, St Petersburg Пресс-конференция по итогам переговоров с Президентом США Джорджем Бушем 15 июля 2006 года Санкт-Петербург, Стрельна VLADIMIR PUTIN: My guest and I, my friend, the President of the United States, George W. Bush, are often asked the question, whether our personal relationship helps in addressing certain issues or resolving various bilateral international problems. I always say so and I know that he also believes that this informal personal relationship is helping us in our work. I have to tell you that, at the same time, it does not prevent us from standing up for our national interests on a given issue. Talks concerning Russias accession to the WTO concern very concrete, calculable matters. This can be expressed in tonnes, billions, or millions of dollars or rubles. This is a complicated process that has lasted for quite a few years. This difficulty i