| February 2009 |
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The prospective U.S. missile defense shield in Central Europe targets Russia's nuclear deterrent, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said Friday. 
Russia is asking international observers to continue monitoring gas transit via Ukraine until at least the end of March, the Russian prime minister said on Friday. 
Iran is ready to cooperate with the new U.S. administration in tackling global issues on the basis of "mutual respect," the Iranian president said on Friday. 
The South Ossetian interior minister rejected on Friday Georgian accusations Russia had carried out anti-terrorism operations in the separatist republic's capital. 
Russia will allow transit of non-lethal supplies for U.S. troops in Afghanistan as soon as Washington provides Moscow with detailed information on the cargo, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. 
The health of the crew of a Ukrainian cargo ship released by pirates after a ransom was paid is satisfactory, and its military cargo is intact, the Ukrainian president's spokeswoman said Friday. 
Iran has no missiles capable of striking any part of the world, the Islamic republic's ambassador to Russia said on Friday. 
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov dismissed on Friday media reports that his country had received a set of new proposals from Washington concerning the closure of a U.S. airbase on its territory. 
The Russian missile frigate Neustrashimy, which took part in the anti-pirate operations in the Gulf of Aden, will return to its home port of Baltiysk on Saturday, a regional spokesman said on Friday. 
Russia's prime minister has approved a draft agreement with Venezuela to jointly establish a bank to finance bilateral energy and other projects. 
Iran is interested in cooperation with the U.S. and hopes for better ties with the country it has often referred to as the "Great Satan," the Islamic republic's ambassador to Russia said on Friday. 
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has been invited to a summit of countries involved in the Nabucco pipeline project to pump gas from Central Asia to Europe, a European diplomatic source said on Friday. 



