| December 2006 |
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Russia has signed a protocol on the completion of bilateral talks over its accession to the World Trade Organization with Moldova, the Russian economics ministry said Wednesday. 
Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] will do everything to compensate for the possible tapping of Europe-bound gas by Belarus, the head of the Russian energy giant's export arm said Wednesday. 
A key witness in the murder case of former Russian security service defector Alexander Litvinenko said Wednesday the results of his radiation tests could be released shortly after New Year's. 
A presidential candidate fielded by the Turkmen opposition has gone missing in Ashgabat, the United Democratic Opposition of Turkmenistan said in a statement Wednesday. 
Gazprom will not supply natural gas to Belarus until a new contract is signed, but hopes it will not be forced to cut off supplies, an official spokesman for the Russian energy giant said Wednesday. 
Russia and the United States may sign an agreement on the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes by summer of 2007, the head of Russia's state-run nuclear exporter Techsnabexport said Wednesday. 
"Gazprom is not Santa Claus to make such gifts to Belarusian authorities," Sergei Kupriyanov said in response to Belarus's refusal to accept the price proposed by the company. 
The leader of Turkmenistan's United Democratic Opposition, currently based in Norway, proposed Wednesday sending a trainload of flour to Turkmenistan and carrying out a "flour" revolution in the republic. 
The leader of Turkmenistan's United Democratic Opposition, currently based in Norway, proposed Wednesday sending a trainload of flour to Turkmenistan and carrying out a "flour" revolution in the republic. 
The upper house of Russia's parliament approved Wednesday a law easing foreign capital's access to the domestic banking market. 



