| May 2008 |
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A manufacturing plant in southwest China has started to assemble Russian-designed Mi-171 transport helicopters, one of Russia's key arms exports, the Russian business daily Vedomosti said on Monday.
Lithuania has dropped its veto of a mandate for the start of talks on a new EU-Russia partnership and cooperation pact, although the EU will consider its complaints during negotiations with Moscow, Lithuanian radio said. 
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will arrive in Russia on Monday on a five-day official visit, the Russian foreign ministry said. 



