On Mon, 24 Jul 2000 21:57:24 -0500 (CDT) Mark Graffis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: USA : July 24, 2000 WASHINGTON - A delegation of Russian agricultural lawmakers said the country would not purchase genetically modified crops from the United States nor do they need any. Valery Kechkin, one of three visiting Federation Council members, said the Russian Parliament would not approve the purchase of U.S. biotech crops "unless there was such a desperate need to justify it." "We are not poor enough to go that far," Kechkin told reporters through an interpreter. "We give priority to ecologically pure products which is known on the basis of traditional technology." The Russian delegation met with Senate Agriculture Committee chairman Richard Lugar and U.S. Agriculture Under Secretary Gus Schumacher during a week-long leadership exchange programme between the two countries. Vladimir Beketov, Federation Council member, said U.S. food aid to Russia was not discussed in the meetings. "We did discuss that the United States has a certain amount of surplus product...which they might be able to find a market (for) in the territory of Russia," Beketov said. The United States offered Russia a massive food aid package after a poor harvest in 1998 and 1999. Russia asked for an aid package of five million tonnes of various foods, but the United States has only agreed to donate a smaller package of 500,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid. The Russian agricultural delegation visited Nebraska farmers before coming to Washington. Story by Randy Fabi REUTERS NEWS SERVICE *** NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Feel free to distribute widely but PLEASE acknowledge the source. *** http://www.angelfire.com/mi/smilinks/thirdeye.html <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
