Germany's Merkel, Russia's Medvedev Call For Global Finance Reform

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Russian President Dmitri Medvedev says the global financial crisis shows the era of U.S. financial dominance is over and that it is time to implement worldwide financial reforms.

Mr. Medvedev spoke Thursday in St. Petersburg, alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The two leaders discussed trade ties, including plans for a 1,200-kilometer natural gas pipeline linking the two countries, as well as the financial meltdown.

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