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The first meeting of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral...
NGOs to fight corruption. And in the afternoon we kind of flipped the tables by inviting in Russian and American representatives and leaders of NGOs that work in this field to talk about their perspective of what the government does and does not do.So I say -- by way of background -- that it was an exchange of historical and contemporary experiences from both countries. That was the main subject.
In terms of agreement, I would say there was more agreement than disagreement, right? The role that the press plays, for instance, in fighting corruption was an issue that a Russian representative from the NGO community raised at our afternoon session. And the Russian delegation agreed with that. So, subconceptually, there was a lot more agreement than disagreement.
RFE/RL: I heard that the agenda also included a discussion of prisoners’ rights. Did that come up?
McFaul: No, the substance today was corruption, fighting corruption, protecting children,
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