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Russia expects progress in Karabakh issue at Sochi talks

22:51 23/01/2010

Russia is expecting progress in talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the Nagorny Karabakh issue, the head of the Russian president's administration said on Saturday, ahead of a meeting of Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in Russia's Black Sea resort city of Sochi.

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Armenia asks Russia for $100 mln loan to revive diamond industry
19:05 23/01/2010
Armenia asked Russia to provide it with a $100 million loan to develop the Transcaucasia state's diamond industry, which was the country's major economic locomotive in early 2000th, but has plunged in recent years, a Russian Finance Ministry spokesman said on Saturday.
Putin vows to improve social, economic situation in 'peaceful' North Caucasus
18:13 23/01/2010
Russia, which has managed to restore peace in the North Caucasus, is now to prove that the social and economic situation in the region can also be improved, the country's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
Chechen leader describes his nomination for Russian presidency as 'provocation'
17:08 23/01/2010
President of the Russian North Caucasus republic of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov said on Saturday a website, which recently appeared on the Internet to promote his candidacy for the post of the Russian president, was a "provocation."
One killed as ceiling collapses at Russia's largest coal mine
16:29 23/01/2010
A miner was killed as a ceiling collapsed at West Siberia's Raspadskaya mine owned by a leading Russian coal producer, on Saturday, a spokesman for the country's top investigations committee said.
Tatar long-serving leader says feels free ahead of term end
15:59 23/01/2010
The leader of Russia's Volga republic of Tatarstan said on Saturday he was feeling free ahead of the end of his more than 18 years in office.
Minsk threatens Moscow with retaliation for 100% oil export duty
14:22 23/01/2010
The Belarusian customs chief threatened Russia with retaliation on Saturday over its decision to impose full duty on crude pumped to Belarus.
Russia's Gazprom, not Belarus co., to build Sochi biathlon facility
13:32 23/01/2010
Russian energy giant Gazprom, not a Belarusian company, will build a biathlon facility in the southern Russian resort of Sochi, due to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, the government said on its website Saturday.
Russian, U.S. experts to continue arms dialogue in Geneva in Feb
12:20 23/01/2010
A Russian Defense Ministry spokesman confirmed on Saturday that Moscow and Washington would continue their dialogue on a new strategic arms deal in Geneva in February.
Rescuers assist 11 passengers off ice stricken vessel in Far East
09:35 23/01/2010
Rescuers in the Russian Far East evacuated on Saturday 11 passengers from a refrigerator ship in distress off Sakhalin, a local emergencies spokesman said.
Russian medics to continue work in quake-hit Haiti
06:35 23/01/2010
A Russian mobile hospital and its medical personnel will provide medical assistance to the victims of the devastating Haiti quake for another 10 days.
Russian Communists to stage protests against govt. policies
02:28 23/01/2010
Communists will hold on Saturday protest rallies across the country against current social and economic policies carried out by the Russian government.
Spanish double-spy for Russia to face closed trial
00:37 23/01/2010
A Madrid court has agreed to hold a behind-closed-doors trial of a former Spanish intelligence officer accused of selling classified information to Russia.
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Russia expects progress in Karabakh issue at Sochi talks

Armenia asks Russia for $100 mln loan to revive diamond industry

Putin vows to improve social, economic situation in 'peaceful' North Caucasus

Chechen leader describes his nomination for Russian presidency as 'provocation'

One killed as ceiling collapses at Russia's largest coal mine

Tatar long-serving leader says feels free ahead of term end

Minsk threatens Moscow with retaliation for 100% oil export duty

Russia's Gazprom, not Belarus co., to build Sochi biathlon facility

Russian, U.S. experts to continue arms dialogue in Geneva in Feb

Rescuers assist 11 passengers off ice stricken vessel in Far East

Russian medics to continue work in quake-hit Haiti

Russian Communists to stage protests against govt. policies

Spanish double-spy for Russia to face closed trial

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