Russia has politicians with good potential, including some opposition leaders, who could become presidents and prime ministers in the future, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.
"We do have such politicians in our country, and some of them are well known to you," he said during a live interview to three major Russian TV channels responding to a question of whether there were other forward-looking politicians in Russia apart from himself and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
"I cannot help mentioning such outstanding people as party faction leaders in our State Duma - they are indeed well known politicians, and I am saying this without any irony," Medvedev said.
He also paid tribute to some of Russia's prominent opposition figures.
"Such well known public politicians as Messrs. [Mikhail] Kasyanov, [Boris] Nemtsov, [Eduard] Limonov and [Garry] Kasparov... They have their own electoral base. But they are also public politicians," Medvedev said.
Human talent is Russia's main resource, the president said.
"This is where future presidents, prime ministers, and State Duma members will come from," he said.
MOSCOW, December 24 (RIA Novosti)
