- 21:15 11/05/2006
Georgia's parliament has unanimously adopted a statement on the country's integration into NATO, instructing the executive power to meet all obligations in full and on time to join the alliance, the Novosti-Georgia agency said Thursday.
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Russian goods may become less competitive if the ruble continues to appreciate against the dollar, the head of the presidential administration's expert department said Thursday.
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Russia will defend the interests of its banks at talks on the country's accession to the World Trade Organization, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
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Oil and petrochemical exchanges denominated in rubles could be launched in Russia as early as next year, the head of the presidential administration's expert department said Thursday.
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A lawyer acquitted last week in the case of murdered American journalist Paul Klebnikov was arrested Thursday on suspicion of fraudulent dealings involving apartments, prosecutors said.
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Russia fully understands the serious responsibility it holds for global stability, the secretary of the country's Security Council said Thursday. "As a nuclear power and a permanent member of the UN Security Council, Russia fully realizes its responsibility for global stability," Igor Ivanov said.
- 16:15 11/05/2006
The Russian Security Council will meet early in June to focus on ways to implement the demographic initiatives that the president outlined in his state of the nation address, the council's secretary said Thursday.
- 16:04 11/05/2006
"More active efforts are needed from coalition forces working in Afghanistan - the United States and NATO contingents," Igor Ivanov said. "They must be more proactive so that existing problems in the country will not develop further."
- 15:52 11/05/2006
The flight recorders of an Airbus that crashed into the Black Sea last week killing 113 people have been located to within 5 meters, a rescue operation official said Thursday.
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