Mono-polar world crumbles down, US becomes aware - Medvedev

PITTSBURGH, September 26 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev regards many processes at the UN General Assembly and within the
group of the world's twenty leading economies as signs the multi-polar
world structure is collapsing, and it is from this standpoint that he sees
the United States' desire to start addressing the global problem of
climate change.
Asked about changes underway at the top tier of world politics,
Medvedev told a news conference following the G20 summit in Pittsburgh the
current trends were predicted by many a while ago.
"Indeed, the mono-polar world is collapsing. Everybody is becoming
aware of this today. It is good that the understanding of this has
developed in the United States, too," Medvedev said.
"What will come of it? I believe there will emerge something better
than what we have today. So the question is not about who will be leading
what. If somebody, including the United States, gets more active in
addressing climate change issues - then it's just fine, because until just
recently the United States showed no wish to deal with climate issues at
all. Now it has demonstrated this intention."
Medvedev believes this is "excellent, because, as you may know, no
single country can make decisions regarding climate issues on its own."
"We have long formulated our position. If all countries fail to come
to terms when the Kyoto Protocol expires, then we shall stay out of it,
too. When it comes to climate, the question is to be put this way - either
everybody or nobody," Medvedev said. "That countries are becoming more
cooperative is very good. It's excellent. That's even better than the
mono-polar world, in which nobody cares about what the other is saying.
There is one boss, and everybody caters to the superior's likes. Let's
learn to listen to each other first."

-0-str