| April 2008 |
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Russia and the EU will sign a cooperation agreement for a joint peacekeeping operation in Chad and the Central African Republic, according to a joint communique released on Wednesday. 
Russia will keep its relations with Iran unchanged after Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev takes office, outgoing president Vladimir Putin said in a message to Iran's leader. 
KamAZ, Russia's largest truck manufacturer, said on Wednesday its net profit calculated to Russian Accounting Standards fell 7.5% year-on-year in the first quarter to $1.3 billion rubles ($55 million). 
Georgia's move to block talks on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization over Russian support for Georgian breakaway regions is unjustified, Moscow's chief WTO negotiator told a business daily. 
British fans planning to visit Moscow for the Champions League final on May 21 will need visas, despite an earlier statement to the contrary by Moscow's mayor, Russia's Foreign Ministry said. 
Russia's capital is set to be flooded by English soccer fans on May 21, when it hosts the Champions League final between Manchester United, who beat Barcelona on Tuesday, and either Liverpool or Chelsea. 
The European Union's foreign policy chief has warned Russia that its decision to send more peacekeepers to a Georgian breakaway region could prove counterproductive. 



