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The Ukrainian gas transportation system is a guarantee of Ukraine's energy independence and will remain in state hands, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Oleksandr Turchinov announced during a briefing on Tuesday. 
Russia is ready to discuss the transit of non-lethal supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan at any time, but the alliance needs to resolve the issue with other transit states, Russia's NATO envoy said on Tuesday. 
Iran has achieved self-sufficiency in manufacturing combat missiles of various modifications, the country's defense minister said on Tuesday. 
Tehran is expecting to see a real change in the policies of U.S. President Barack Obama towards Iran, an Iranian government spokesman announced on Tuesday. 
The Russian and Indian navies have started joint naval exercises in the Arabian Sea off the Indian coast, an Indian military source said on Tuesday.
Georgia will not join NATO for at least a quarter of century, the Russian envoy to NATO said Tuesday. 
A pro-government party, United Abkhazia, was established on Tuesday in Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia. 
A Russian NCO has been captured by Georgian special service personnel in South Ossetia, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. 
Russia has no right to make a unilateral decision on rearming its Black Sea Fleet, based in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian diplomat said on Tuesday. 
The Ukrainian president has assured the EU that a recently signed agreement on natural gas transits from Russia to Europe through Ukraine will be fully implemented, the European Commission president said Tuesday. 



