horizons for investment in russia and how to give developing countries more clout in the international munter fund and world bank and it's in the details of course the main topic at a session on global financing with european officials there is going to be the euro crisis but what has to be aside from the two officials in was president spain's prime minister post stated that it's not a euro crisis that the separate countries in the eurozone are having crises and they kind of outlined that the part about the euro crisis or the currency being weak is really as they see it the currency is very strong that could of course be too faded from the president of kazakhstan and president medvedev we heard a little less optimistic things are probably euro saying that it could be expected that when so many different states get together and share one currency that eventually they're going to run into problems overall how to do so this session went pretty optimistically president medvedev pointing out that the economy is a lot like the weather here in st peter's for one day but on the first day of the form

i look forward to working with ambassador munter because we face a common problem. the last thing i would say is, quite frankly, the reason most of the problem is in pakistan and not in afghanistan at this time is because we are in afghanistan. as we go through a responsible transition, it has to be, as the president and others have said, conditions based to ensure that as we draw down our forces -- and i am keenly aware from my consultations of the mood and both here on the hill and publicly. there has to be a transition. but at the end of the day, we have to be sure the safe haven does not then relocate from pakistan to afghanistan. >> i have said that. the question is does it take 150,000 troops to guarantee that does not happen. >> mr. chairman, that is again a question that the president will speak to. i am not part of those deliberations. >> that is an unfair question. it is a question that is on the table, but i understand you are not part of those deliberations now and do not expect you to answer it today. in your testimony, you say enormous challenges remai

i look forward to working with ambassador munter because we face a common problem. the last thing i would say is, quite frankly, the reason most of the problem is in pakistan and not in afghanistan at this time is because we are in afghanistan. as we go through a responsible transition, it has to be, as the president and others have said, conditions based to ensure that as we draw down our forces -- and i am keenly aware from my consultations of the mood and both here on the hill and publicly. there has to be a transition. but at the end of the day, we have to be sure the safe haven does not then relocate from pakistan to afghanistan. >> i have said that. the question is does it take 150,000 troops to guarantee that does not happen. >> mr. chairman, that is again a question that the president will speak to. i am not part of those deliberations. >> that is an unfair question. it is a question that is on the table, but i understand you are not part of those deliberations now and do not expect you to answer it today. in your testimony, you say enormous challenges remai

i look forward to working with ambassador munter and grossman. frankly, the reason most of the problem is in pakistan and not in afghanistan is because we are in afghanistan. as we go through a responsible transition, it has to be conditions based to insure that as we draw down our forces, i am aware of the movement both here on the hill and publicly, there has to be a transition period at the end of the day, we have to be sure that the safe haven doesn't relocate from pakistan to afghanistan. >> i understand that. does it take 150,000 troops to guarantee that doesn't happen? -- ihat is a question that's am not part of those deliberations. >> that is an unfair question. it is a question on the table. i understand you're not part of those deliberations. let me ask you this. in your testimony, you say enormous challenges remain. governess, corruption, economic growth, credibility, narcotics, sustainable development, adequate employment opportunities, increase revenues and the capacity for the government to provide basic services, education and heal