Russia ready to cooperate with US on Afghanistan

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Source: CCTV.com | 01-24-2009 09:14

Russia's President is ready to help stabilize the situation in Afghanistan by allowing the US and others to ship cargo for coalition forces across his country.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks to the media during his and his Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov, unseen, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan's capital on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

Dmitry Medvedev was speaking Friday on his visit in Uzbekistan. He hopes that the new Obama administration would do better than its predecessor in stabilizing Afghanistan.

Medvedev also said that working with the US on transit routes must be "full-fledged and equal."

US and NATO forces currently get most of their non-military supplies from shipments that cross Pakistan where convoys face security risks.