| October 2006 |
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The foreign ministers of Russia and South Korea discussed by phone Wednesday North Korea's nuclear program, the Russian foreign ministry said. 
"I would not recommend that anyone use the language of provocation and blackmail against Russia," Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with senior members of the lower house of parliament, who considered a draft statement on Georgia Wednesday. 
Russia's lower house of parliament adopted Wednesday a statement on the anti-Russian and anti-democratic policies of the Georgian leadership.
The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament refused to rule out new sanctions against Georgia Wednesday, and said amendments affecting postal and banking operations will be made to the national security law. 
Russia and India will use a 24-satellite navigational and global positioning system, Glonass, together, a spokesman for the Russian Federal Space Agency said. 
Russia's president has proposed that a new gaming law restrict the gambling business in Russia to four territories, the lower chamber of parliament's speaker said Wednesday. 
Russia's Interior Ministry has shut down a second Moscow casino allegedly controlled by the Georgian mafia, a ministry official said Wednesday. 



