| March 2007 |
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The U.S. and Georgia have never discussed the possible deployment of an American missile defense radar on Georgian territory, a deputy Georgian foreign minister said Friday. 
Yukos's 20% stake in Gazprom Neft [RTS: SIBN], formerly Sibneft, as well as 21 other assets, will be auctioned off April 4, a spokesman for the bankrupt oil company's receiver said Friday. 
A Russian negotiator was optimistic Friday about the results of a regular round of talks in Geneva on the country's accession to a global trade body.
A new partnership agreement between the European Union and Russia will be signed only in three to four years, when the EU defines its priorities in relations with Russia, a Russian official said Friday. 
The Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches have begun improving relations and boosting contacts since Benedict XVI was elected Pope, the bishop of Vienna and Austria said Friday. 
Including Ukraine and the Caucasus nations into a U.S. air-defense system could cause another internal political crisis in these countries, a senior Russian MP said Friday. 
The parliament of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya Friday approved Ramzan Kadyrov as president of Chechnya. 
Israel's deputy prime minister said Friday that Moscow should be pressured to stop supplying Russian weapons to Syria. 
The deployment of a U.S. anti-missile radar system in the Caucasus would not affect Russia's defense capabilities, but the country could have to respond to the move nevertheless, the Russian Air Force commander said Friday. 
Russia's fifth-generation air defense missile system will be developed on the basis of existing S-300 and S-400 air defense complexes, the Air Force commander said Friday.



