"They would need to adopt economic reform programs first," he added.
But in recent months, he has abandoned his economic reform program.
What, clearly, one wants to see is the reform program continuing.
The Government says its reform program will, in time, give blacks a political role, too.
A reform program to free up the economy has been started.
But Russians should not look to him for new reform programs.
The reform program has been deemed successful by outside experts.
The whole reform program is often referred to in brief as the "open door policy".
Yeltsin's economic reform program took effect on January 2, 1992.
"I wanted to show the public there was absolutely no change in our reform program," he added.