| March 2006 |
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Sergei Lavrov discussed the current situation in the Middle East with Condoleezza Rice during a telephone conversation.
"Hamas holds a pragmatic position on this issue, and understands what is going on."
"The situation in Israel smells of a catastrophe," said Mikhail Margelov, who heads the international affairs committee of the Federation Council.
"We are appealing to the leadership of Israel and the Palestinian National Authority, to all Palestinian political forces and organizations to exercise restraint and not to take steps that may further escalate tensions" 
Russia and Britain discussed counter-terrorism measures and improvement of antiterrorism legislature, a statement from Russia's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Russia's state-run electricity monopoly reported Wednesday that aggregate trading volume on its B2B-Energo marketplace had reached $1 billion. 



