Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed that Iran is still welcomed for negotiations, which have been planned on February 16 in Moscow. Negotiations are devoted to establishment of mutual enterprise for uranium enrichment on Russian territory.
The conflict around detention of Ukrainian journalist at the object of Black Sea Fleet is settled.
Iran doesn`t intend to examine suggestion of uranium enrichment on territory of Russia. This was announced by the head of Iranian delegation in MAGATE, member of Iranian Council of national security Javad Vaidi.
Growth of prices for gas will negatively influence the situation in the republic. "At present moment gas is 39% more expensive than in 2004. We used to pay $80 and now we pay $100 for thousand cubic meters of gas".
USA Ministry of Defense reported that Russia at transitional stage of its development represents no threat in comparison with USSR period.
The head of "Gazprom" Aleksey Miller has announced that Ukraine took 550 million cubic meters of Russian gas meant for European consumers.
RosUkrEnergo company, which will supply Ukraine with 34 milliard cubic meters of gas in 2006 and about 60 milliard cubic meters annually till 2010, confirmed the possibility of price correction.
USA is ready to prolong term of entry visa validity for Russians to 5 years on analogous conditions from Russian side. This was announced by assistant of USA State Secretary in Consul questions Mora Harti.
By March 1 Russia and Kazakhstan are to work out an agreement, according to which citizens of both countries would be able to stay on the territory of another state without registration for 30 to 90 days. Russian Minister of Industry and Energy Victor Khristenko informed about it at the press-conference in Astana.
Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov signed the decree about appropriation of funds to support Russian compatriots living abroad.
The Mariinsky theatre art director Valery Gergiyev is awarded to Herbert fon Karayan’s prize for 2006 for prominent contribution into music.
The work on the third in the world history of cinematograph screening Leo Tolstoy`s novel "War and Peace" has started in Russia.
Georgian Ambassador in UNO Revaz Adamia accused Russia of genocide and committing of ethnic purge in Abkhazia. He announced that 300 thousands ethnic Georgians were expatriated from Abkhazia and 10 thousands were killed during conflict.
There are no Ukrainian state organizations among owners of "RosUkrEnergo", announced Ukrainian president Victor Yushenko during press-conference.
Tbilisi pays for Iranian gas twice more than for Russian fuel supplies to Georgia.
In opinion of USA Iran refuses from "serious negotiations" with Russia on Russian suggestion of nuclear fuel processing. This has been declared by official representative of USA state department Shone McCormack in Washington.
Maintenance of strong Europe, close and trusting relationships with USA and strategic partnership with Russia are main pillars of German foreign politics.
Russian citizen got serious injury today as a result of explosion of carbonic acid in Swedish port Ohus in the course of repair works on one of the merchant ships.
Shooting of a new feature film "Parisians-2" with Gerard Depardieu will be held in June 2006 in Saratov, informed the director of the picture Andrei Kondratiev.
The next, 13th expedition to the International Space Station launch is scheduled on March 30, 2006 from space-vehicle launching site Baikonur, the Roscosmos official VYacheslav Davidenko has informed on Wednesday.
Ex-President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev asks to nominate to Nobel Peace Prize 20006 the crew of Soviet submarine K-19, who liquidated the accident on board of the submarine, which was in the Norwegian Sea, on July 4, 1961.
Georgian minister of conflicts` regulation George Khaindrava insists that explosions at gas pipeline and electric main connecting Russia and Georgia were deliberate acts of sabotage.
Russia is ready to cancel debt of Afghanistan in amount of $10 milliards, informed Russian vice-minister of Finance Sergey Storchak.
Russian air force plans no flights to Georgia and through its airspace next week.
USA Senate has introduced resolution about toughening of sanctions against Iran. It is interesting that one of resolutions` demands is ban on weapon supplies to Iran from Russia and China.