Russia - Yeltsin at New Year's reception

(30 Dec 1996) T/I 10:59:34


On Monday (30/12), Russian President Boris Yeltsin attended a pre-New Year reception at the Kremlin, and made a short speech wishing his guests and his fellow-citizens prosperity, peace and accord in 1997.


SHOWS:

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 30/12

SHOWS:
ws exterior kremlin concert hall;
ms interior banquet hall,
orchestra playing;
ws guests at reception;
ms yevgeny primakov, russia's foreign ministry, with his wife;
ms two priests;
ms presidential aide viktor ilyushin;
ms table,
pan up to ws banquet hall;
ms opposition leader gennady zyuganov talking with two mullahs;
ms group of guests including ivan rybkin, secretary of russia's security council;
ms vladimir zhirinovsky, chairman of liberal democratic party, SOT in
russian "why fool people with all that talking about new year, happiness and good health when it's not happening? i look around and see nothing good. one can have fun anyway, buy a few presents, take a shot of vodka, pluck santa's beard. one can fool around.";
ms russia's prime minister viktor chernomyrdin with spouse walking in; ms boris yeltsin with spouse walking in;
ws guests taking their seats;
cu boris yeeltsin SOT in russian "there are just a few hours to go until the new year. according to the russian tradition, let's come into the new year with hope and wish each other happiness.";
ca ws hall;
cu boris yeltsin more SOT in russian "to the coming new year, dear friends";
ca bottles on table;
ms boris yeltsin drinking a glass of champagne;

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