| February 2008 |
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A deal to write off Iraq's debt to Russia will open prospects for bilateral cooperation in all spheres, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said upon arrival in Moscow on Sunday. 
European consumers will not be affected, if Russia cuts gas supplies to Ukraine over Kiev's outstanding debt for gas deliveries, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday. 
Russia will not recognize the sovereignty of separatist South Ossetia and Abkhazia, if Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo is declared independent, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday. 
Russia will respond effectively and at a lower cost to the deployment of a U.S. missile defense shield in Europe, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday. 
Russia needs $1 trillion in investment to modernize its economy, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday. 
Russia will safeguard its national interests without creating any military blocs, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday. 
Food supplies to residents of the Komandor Islands off Russia's Pacific Coast have been delayed at least until February 12, the regional emergencies center said on Sunday. 
King of Jordan Abdullah II arrives in Moscow on a two-day visit on Sunday to discuss the situation in Iraq, Iran and the Middle East, a Russian presidential aide said. 
The launch of a Russian carrier rocket with a Norwegian telecoms satellite has been delayed until February 11, Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said in Sunday. 



