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Archives: 17 March 2010
March 17, 2010
March 17, 2010
Russia ready for dialogue on Arctic problems – Putin
ITAR-TASS: “MOSCOW, March 15 (Itar-Tass) – Russia is ready for a dialogue on the Arctic problems with all countries of the region, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. Speaking at the first session of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society on Monday, Putin said: “We are ready to work with all countries,” he [...]
March 17, 2010
President Medvedev meets winners of Vancouver Olympic medals
ITAR-TASS: “MOSCOW, March 15 (Itar-Tass) — President Dmitry Medvedev has met members of the Russian National Olympic team, who won medals at the Vancouver Olympics, in the Kremlin on Monday. A traditional ceremony of honouring the Olympic medallists numbered the smallest number of participants in the entire history of such meetings. Only 22 sportsmen who [...]
March 17, 2010
START may be finalized late March-early April – Lavrov
ITAR-TASS: “MOSCOW, March 16 (Itar-Tass) — A new Russian-US strategic arms reduction treaty may be signed by the end of March or early April, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the media on Tuesday. “The end of March or the beginning of April are the dates when the delegations will finalize the treaty – provided [...]
March 17, 2010
Medvedev plans quarterly verification of fulfillment of his directives
ITAR-TASS: “MOSCOW, March 16 (Itar-Tass) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will quarterly verify the fulfillment of his directives. “I like this style,” the president said at the Tuesday videoconference dedicated to the fulfillment of his instructions. “We rapidly discussed four items. The discussion was efficient, to my mind,” he noted. “It is necessary to strengthen [...]
March 17, 2010
Putin hopes for progress in Russia-Belarus common currency issue
ITAR-TASS: “BREST, March 16 (Itar-Tass) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hopes for progress in the consideration of a possible common currency in Russia and Belarus. That would encourage economic activity, simplify mutual settlements, minimize expenditures of economic agents and raise their competitiveness, he said.”
March 17, 2010
Ban Ki-moon to hold talks with Russian leaders in Moscow
ITAR-TASS: “MOSCOW, March 17 (Itar-Tass) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrives in Moscow Wednesday for talks with the Russian leadership on interaction in the format of the UN. Also, he will take part in a ministerial conference of the Middle East Quartet of negotiators – Russia, the U.S., the UN, and the EU. Thursday, [...]