Where Is Boris Yeltsin? Ireland 1994
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- The Taoiseach is stood up by the President of the Russian Federation when Boris Yeltsin fails to emerge from his plane at Shannon Airport.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s plane touched down at Shannon Airport an hour later than expected. However, this was just the first in a chain of extraordinary events to unfold during what was to be Boris Yeltsin’s first official visit to Ireland as Russian Federation President.
An Taoiseach Albert Reynolds and his delegation went to the runway to greet President Yeltsin only to be met with a further delay of fifteen minutes. Then Russia’s deputy prime minister, Oleg Soskovets, emerged from the plane and informed the delegation that
President Yeltsin was indisposed and would be unable to meet the Taoiseach for the planned talks.
Following the delay, a working lunch at Dromoland Castle and a visit by Mrs Reynolds and Mrs Yeltsin to Bunratty were cancelled. At Shannon Airport the red carpet was rolled up and the guard of honour and a joint press conference were also cancelled.
Oleg Soskovets held talks with Albert Reynolds on behalf of the Russian President and when the brief meeting concluded he explained that Mr Yeltsin’s non appearance was down to physical exhaustion.
Some business was achieved with Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications Brian Cowen expecting to sign a new aviation co-operation agreement with the Russian Federation to build on Shannon Airport’s existing relationship with Aeroflot and other Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) airlines.
I believe that will have great possibilities for further improving and cementing the relationship which has been thankfully developed with Aeroflot in Shannon over the years.
The government has also approved a customs preclearance cargo facility at Shannon for the Russian Federation and has set up a Shannon Airport marketing agency with the specific aim of boosting traffic.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 30 September 1994. The reporter is Cathy Halloran.
Boris was actually too hammered to get off the plane. Legendary.
I was young but I do remember that every pothole and road was resurfaced in and around Shannon..some roads havnt been touched since!!
That made me laugh 😃
I remember seeing these news as a kid in the 90-s. Apparently Yeltsin got drunk during flight, and then fell asleep. Prior to landing his bodyguards tried to wake him up, but he fought them off, and then fell asleep again. Irish Prime Minister never got to meet him, as Yelstin's plane took off as soon as it landed without anyone coming out to meet the PM.
Deputy prime minister: "Alas Mr Reynolds, our leader is dru.... 'otherwise engaged' , but he is fascinated with the turning of the potato into the drink you call put-een. May we have the recipe?
He was as pissed as fuck
0.56....... I would love to have that ford sierra now!
Bet he was on the sesh with the lads the night before
The State seemed to have more interest in regional airports when this video made than now.
I never thought SNN was just a "regional airport". That would place it in a similar category as Knock, Kerry and Donegal.
Circling over Shannon
Russian vodka👍
The few shots of whiskey mixed in with the vodka was what done him
17 hours to fly from Russia to Ireland l guess the pilot was drunk also lol
Some comrades just can't handle Ireland
Pissed as a fart BY
Conditions didn't suit him!
Bog man trying to do a deal with bogdan in Shannon with Willie is it any wonder
It was the thick Russian that was at fault !!
aughalough1 all a very highly skilled bunch keep the loyalty’s sorry royalty’s rolling in do look abit more into it
Got blind
100% flutered.