| May 2006 |
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The signing of agreements on visa facilitation and readmission was the key result of the Russia-EU summit Thursday in Sochi, a resort on Russia's Black Sea coast.
Foreign companies are welcome to work in Russia's energy sector, but Russia expects foreign countries to reciprocate, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
Russia wants to be treated as an equal partner in the energy sphere by Europe, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that a visa facilitation agreement with the European Union was the first step toward visa-free travel.
The market capitalization of Gazpromneft could reach at least $40 billion by 2020, a senior executive said Thursday. Russian natural gas giant Gazprom bought more than 75% in oil major Sibneft last, which was renamed Gazpromneft in May 2006. 
Russia and the European Union share a common position on the long-running controversy around Iran's nuclear program, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
Russia hopes that talks on a new cooperation agreement with the European Union will begin in the immediate future, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
A U.S. woman was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison with a possible extension of 10 years for killing her adopted Russian daughter in 2005. 
Lawyers acting for former Russian nuclear power minister Yevgeny Adamov have filed an appeal with the Supreme Court against a ruling prolonging his custody.
The flight recorders from an Armenian Airbus that crashed into the Black Sea May 3 will be sent to Paris for checking before being decoded in Moscow, an official said Thursday.



