| January 2008 |
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Poland's foreign minister said on Monday that negotiations on a new partnership deal between Russia and the European Union are likely to start during the first half of this year. 
Russian Railways announced on Monday it had won an $800 million tender to build a 520-km (323-mile) rail line in Saudi Arabia. 
South Korea has urged Russia to play a lead role in forging all-round ties between Seoul and Pyongyang, a special envoy for the South Korean president-elect said on Monday. 
The Russian Trading System (RTS) index plunged 7.38% from Friday's close to below 2,000 on Monday afternoon amid a continued slump on the Russian equities market on negative data from world trading floors. 



