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Russian President Medvedev Opens World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011 The Moscow airport bombing will strengthen the resolve to eradicate terrorism, Russia’s president says Russia is focused on enhancing the rule of law and modernizing its economy to increase competitiveness The Swiss president calls for the creation of a “sustainability council” at the UN   Davos, Switzerland, 26 January 2011 – Just two days after the deadly terrorist attack on Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev delivered the opening address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011. “All our efforts to further develop the world economy will be for nothing if we fail to defeat terrorism, extremism and intolerance, if we fail to eradicate altogether these evils which are the greatest danger to mankind,” Medvedev told some 2,500 participants in the opening session. “Success can be ensured not by states alone but through broad dialogue with civil society.” Added the Russian leader: “The pain from the loss of human lives will stay in our hearts for too long, but they only strengthen our resolve to find a solution to international terror.” The timing of the bombing indicated that those responsible “expected that their act would bring Russia to its knees” and that the president would cancel his trip to Davos, Medvedev said. “They miscalculated.”