Boris Yeltsin
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The Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) gave journalists some words from the Prime Minister regarding the death of former President Boris Yeltsin. The Prime Minister said that:
"It is with sadness that I learned of the death of former President Yeltsin. He was a remarkable man who saw the need for democratic and economic reform, and in defending it, played a vital role at a crucial time in Russia’s history".
Asked if it was likely that the Prime Minister would attend a state funeral, the PMOS replied that we would take events one step at a time.
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