| February 2007 |
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Belarus has not officially notified Russia of a hike in tariffs for the transit of Russian crude across its territory, Russia's industry and energy minister said Tuesday. 
"It is essential not only to export crude oil, natural gas, iron ore and timber at a profit - it is also necessary to process natural resources within the country and enter foreign markets with high-tech, high-value products," Vladimir Putin said. 
Poland's envoy to Russia said Tuesday he was hopeful Russian veterinary inspectors will make impartial conclusions about the quality of Polish meat, putting an end to a trade row between the two countries and paving the way to a new cooperation pact between Moscow and the European Union. 
Poland may agree to the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system on its territory because it perceives a threat from Iran, not Russia or Belarus, Polish military attache Andrzej Lewandowski said Tuesday. 
Ukraine's parliament has approved a law prohibiting the privatization of the country's natural gas transportation system. 
A senior member of Russia's upper house of parliament said Tuesday an international natural gas organization could be created eventually, but Russia was unlikely to join such a body. 
The president of Russia's largest oil company, LUKoil, said Tuesday that all Russian crude must be refined inside the country. 
President Putin has called on the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs to help wean the country off its oil dependence by increasing the output of value-added products, the Kremlin press service said Tuesday. 
Russia's foreign minister met with the chief of the Arab League Tuesday and called for an international conference to address the current crisis in the Middle East. 
Estonia's prime minister said Tuesday that his country does not need any border agreements with Russia. 
Georgia's Foreign Ministry protested Tuesday against the visit of a Russian Foreign Ministry official to Abkhazia, a breakaway republic in Georgia. 



