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| | St. Petersburg - Johnson's Russia List 4-8-03 |
 | | Chernenko is said to be a close friend of Sergei Stepashin, the ex-interior minister, who currently heads the parliamentary financial watchdog, the Audit Chamber. |
 | | Chernenko’s appointment as the first deputy to the presidential envoy in the Northwestern Federal District may entail some negative consequences for Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko, who agreed to replace Viktor Cherkessov hoping, first and foremost, to use it as a launch pad for the St Petersburg gubernatorial elections in 2004. |
 | | As Chernenko himself said, the president entrusted him, as the FMS chief, with 3 key goals: to create conditions for an influx of qualified workers to Russia, to tackle the problems of those people without citizenship and create a favourable climate for those seeking to work, study and receive medical assistance in Russia. |
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