Putin comments on Russia’s Olympic bid

(6 Jul 2005) SHOTLIST APTN 1. Wide shot voting point in the Moscow centre 2. Close up Moscow bid sign 3. Close up person pressing button to vote for Moscow bid 4. Close up counter of votes 5. Mid shot women voting 6. Wide shot the Kremlin RTR 7. SOUNDBITE (English ) Vladimir Putin, Russian President: “Being one of the major centres of the vast continent, spanning both Europe and Asia, Moscow is the meeting place of cultures. It integrates diversity, selecting it as the host city of the 2012 summer Olympic games would give many people and peoples living here more confidence by underscoring the value of their aspirations to live and develop in the framework of the highest standards of present-day civilisation.“