| March 2009 |
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The French father of a 3-year-old girl kidnapped in France March 20 said Monday that the location of his daughter is known to his ex-wife's common-law husband. 
The head of PACE invited representatives from Abkhazia and South Ossetia on Monday to attend the assembly's next session in Strasbourg aimed at restoring dialogue between Russia and Georgia. 
Russia expects the "reset" in relations with the United States will produce tangible results, such as growth in investment and trade, a Kremlin aide said on Monday. 
Russia will insist at the upcoming G20 summit in London that discussions are initiated into the possibility of creating a new world reserve currency, a Kremlin economic adviser said on Monday. 
Russia will prioritize the strengthening of its border guards while creating a special Arctic force in line with a new strategy to protect its regional interests, a senior parliamentary member said Monday. 
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Monday talks between the European Union and Russia on a new comprehensive cooperation treaty should be intensified. 
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday his country was ready to develop closer ties with the European Union. 
China has no plans for special operations against North Korea's upcoming rocket launch, a Chinese Air Force General said on Monday. 
Russia's car market may shrink 60% in 2009 year-on-year due to declining demand caused by the economic slump, Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko said on Monday. 
The indigenous Maori people in New Zealand are converting to Orthodoxy under the influence of Russian immigrants, the diocese in Russia's Urals said on Monday, citing a Russian emigre. 
Russian oil firm Surgutneftegas will pay 1.4 billion euros ($1.8 billion) to buy a 21.2% stake in Hungary's oil and gas group MOL from the Austrian OMV Group, the Vienna stock exchange said on Monday. 
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro criticized U.S. Vice President Joe Biden for ruling out any imminent lifting of the country's long-term economic embargo against Cuba, Latin American media said



