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Russia and Algeria signed an agreement Friday to write off Algeria's entire $4.7 billion debt.
Add commentsThe head of Russian energy giant Gazprom said Friday that Algeria might take part in building liquefied natural gas plants in Russia.
"The stance of the Transdnestrian authorities, who are banning [foreign] cars from entering Transdnestr, is impossible to understand. They are effectively isolating themselves," the ministry said, adding that the ban inflicted heavy losses on importers from Ukraine and other neighboring countries.
We have signed arms contracts totaling $7.5 billion in the last two-three months, including on deliveries of air defense systems, combat aircraft, ships and combat vehicles.
"Ukraine will join the WTO before or simultaneously with Russia, [but] not later in any event," a Ukrainian Internet publication quoted Yuriy Yekhanurov as saying.
Russia's foreign minister will meet with a UN coordinator for the Mideast peace process to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran's nuclear program.
"Possible sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council against Iran will further aggravate tension in the South Caucasus region ... which is involved in ambitious economic projects with Iran," said Stepan Grigoryan.
New customs regulations requiring that all goods entering Ukraine from Transdnestr have an official Moldovan stamp could lead to a humanitarian disaster. 
Russia has 32 billionaires on Forbes magazine's 2006 rankings, with the wealthiest of them at No. 11. 
The deputy foreign ministers of the five countries surrounding the Caspian Sea will meet in Moscow next week to discuss a draft convention on the sea's legal status, Russia said Friday.
Russia's embassy in Georgia has restarted a limited visa-issuing program following a temporary suspension caused by Georgia's refusal to give visas to Russian peacekeepers, a diplomat said Friday.



