* President Vladimir Putin
- called on the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs to help wean the country off its oil dependence by increasing the output of value-added products, the Kremlin press service said
- urged businesses to play an active role in industry modernization, infrastructure projects, and state-backed financial development institutions
- called on the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs to help wean the country off its oil dependence by increasing the output of value-added products, the Kremlin press service said
- urged businesses to play an active role in industry modernization, infrastructure projects, and state-backed financial development institutions
* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa and said:
- He hopes that upcoming talks between rival Palestinian factions in Mecca will help overcome the current standoff
- An international conference must be held to address Middle East issues
- The current crisis in Iraq can only be improved through the combined efforts of the international community
* Belarus has not officially notified Russia of a hike in tariffs for the transit of Russian crude across its territory, Russia's Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said
* Russia's transition to an innovation economy may require from seven to 10 years and hundreds of billions of dollars, Alexander Shokhin, the head of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, said
* Vagit Alekperov, the president of Russia's largest oil company, LUKoil, said that all Russian crude oil must be refined inside the country
* Ukraine's parliament approved a law prohibiting the privatization of the country's natural gas transportation system
* Russia and Georgia agreed to set up a group to look into restoring air links suspended last fall amid a bitter diplomatic row, a Russian Transport Ministry official said
* Moldovan wine exports to Russia will be resumed amid serious restrictions, Russia's chief health official said
* Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed decrees appointing key ministers to the country's new Cabinet, the presidential press service said
* Estonia's Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said Estonia does not need any border agreements with Russia
* Iran's Foreign Ministry blamed the abduction of a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad on the United States, and called it an "act of aggression" against the Islamic Republic
- He hopes that upcoming talks between rival Palestinian factions in Mecca will help overcome the current standoff
- An international conference must be held to address Middle East issues
- The current crisis in Iraq can only be improved through the combined efforts of the international community
* Belarus has not officially notified Russia of a hike in tariffs for the transit of Russian crude across its territory, Russia's Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said
* Russia's transition to an innovation economy may require from seven to 10 years and hundreds of billions of dollars, Alexander Shokhin, the head of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, said
* Vagit Alekperov, the president of Russia's largest oil company, LUKoil, said that all Russian crude oil must be refined inside the country
* Ukraine's parliament approved a law prohibiting the privatization of the country's natural gas transportation system
* Russia and Georgia agreed to set up a group to look into restoring air links suspended last fall amid a bitter diplomatic row, a Russian Transport Ministry official said
* Moldovan wine exports to Russia will be resumed amid serious restrictions, Russia's chief health official said
* Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed decrees appointing key ministers to the country's new Cabinet, the presidential press service said
* Estonia's Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said Estonia does not need any border agreements with Russia
* Iran's Foreign Ministry blamed the abduction of a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad on the United States, and called it an "act of aggression" against the Islamic Republic
