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UK: WINDSOR: QUEEN HOLDS AUDIENCE WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN

(17 Apr 2000) Natural Sound Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a private audience with Britain's Queen Elizabeth the Second at Windsor Castle. On his first visit to the West as Russian president, Putin pledged that his country wouldn't drift back into isolation, but would seek friendlier ties with Europe - despite sharp differences over Chechnya. Putin promised to implement economic reforms, defend property owners and root out corruption to attract foreign investment. At a meeting earlier on Monday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair responded by saying the newly elected Russian "talks our language on reform." Putin's 24-hour stop in London - the centrepiece of his first foreign trip - appeared to signal a strengthening of ties between the two nuclear powers. Putin already showed signs of cultivating Britain by inviting Blair to visit him in St. Petersburg last month. Blair's aides said Britain is ideally suited to provide a bridge not only between Russia and the European Union but also Russia and the United States, whose relations have deteriorated in the past year. But critics argue that Blair is premature in welcoming Putin, a long-time K-G-B spy who never held elected office until last month's presidential vote. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...