Svetlana medvedeva belgium

First lady Svetlana Medvedeva was dubbed the "biggest nuisance in years" by annoyed staff and officials in Bruges after behaving capriciously during a lightening visit to the Belgian city last week, a local newspaper reported.

Medvedeva kept city officials waiting for two hours in the city's town hall on Tuesday afternoon, Het Nieuwsblad reported on its web site.

When she finally arrived at 5:30 p.m., they were told by members of the Russian delegation that she had wanted to "have a rest and eat something" before meeting Mayor Patrick Moenaert, the report said.

Medvedeva was in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday together with her husband, President Dmitry Medvedev, who attended an EU-Russia summit and held talks with the Belgian government.

During a tour of Bruges' famous gothic town hall, Medvedeva made a tactless remark to Mayor Moenaert, telling him that "the winner takes it all" after he congratulated