| February 2007 |
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The joint statement of the Quartet of Middle East mediators adopted after a meeting in Washington Friday fully reflects Russia's position, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. 
Russia will pressure the ruling Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to implement proposals put forward by the Quartet of Middle East mediators, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. 
The latest surge of violence in the Gaza Strip, which has left more than 20 Palestinians dead and over 200 wounded, may frustrate truce agreements between Palestine's rival factions, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesman said Friday. 
The U.S. president has confirmed that his country will support Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization, the Russian foreign minister said Friday. 
Russia will introduce a new executive body responsible for the procurement of weaponry and other equipment for all security-related agencies in the country on January 1, 2008. 
Russia plans to diversify its exports to China by adding high-tech equipment to its traditional export commodities, oil and gas, Russia's first deputy prime minister said Friday. 
Ukraine's president called Friday for a careful approach to proposals to merge Russian and Ukrainian gas assets into a consortium, and said it was premature to talk about specific figures. 
The yellowish-orange snow that fell in West Siberian regions Wednesday contained no toxic substances, and its color was the result of a sandstorm in neighboring Kazakhstan, experts said Friday. 
Top transport officials from Russia and Georgia will hold talks next week on restoring air links, frozen since a diplomatic feud between the countries last fall, the Russian charge d'affaires in Tbilisi said Friday. 
The United States will take into account Russia's concerns regarding its plans to deploy elements of an anti-missile defense system in Europe, a high-ranking U.S. diplomat said Friday on condition of anonymity. 



