MOSCOW, Jumada Al-Awwal 10, 1432 / April 14, 2011, SPA -- Russia's ruling party United Russia wants Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to stand in the 2012 presidential election, Russian news agencies quoted a top party official as saying on Thursday, according to Reuters. "As for the party's position on the 2012 elections, United Russia will orient itself on its leader Vladimir Putin," state news agency RIA quoted Yuri Shuvalov, deputy secretary of the presidium of the party's General Council, as saying. -- SPA 17:35 LOCAL TIME 14:35 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/883417