Russia 111201 Basic Political Developments
Air Link Between Russian Far East And Alaska Restored
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Air Link Between Russian Far East And Alaska Restoredhttp://www.rferl.org/content/russia_alaska_air_route_restored/24407946.htmlThe Russian airline Vladivostok Air will begin flying a new route next summer between Siberia and the northwestern U.S. state of Alaska. A four-hour flight across the Pacific Ocean will connect passengers in Petropavlovsk, on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, to the Alaskan capital, Anchorage. The last carrier to fly the route was Alaska Airlines, which discontinued flights in the late 1990s. City officials in Petropavlovsk and Vladivostok have been working to develop their tourism industries, and the new flight connection is expected to give those efforts a major boost. with agency reports Russian military officer visits Vietnamhttp://www.tuoitrenews.vn/cmlink/tuoitrenews/politics/russian-military-officer-visits-vietnam-1.53064 Vietnamplus Updated : Thu, December 1, 2011,9:47 AM (GMT+0700) Deputy Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Do Ba Ty, received Senior Lieut. Gen. Shlyakhturov Alexandre Vasilevich, Deputy Chief of Russia Armed Forces’ General Staff, in Hanoi on Nov. 30. Lieut. Gen. Do Ba Ty, who is also Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, welcomed the results of talks between the General Department II of the Vietnam Defence Ministry and the Russia Armed Forces’ General Intelligence Department which is headed by Senior Lieut. Gen. Shlyakhturov Alexandre Vasilevich. Lieut. Gen. Ty and Senior Lieut. Gen. Shlyakhturov Alexandre Vasilevich agreed that the exchanges of views on regional and international issues and sharing experience between the two intelligence agencies not only increase mutual understanding and trust but also contribute to consolidating and fostering traditional relations and the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.
http://www.rbcnews.com/free/20111201104932.shtml RBC, 01.12.2011, Moscow 10:49:32.Russia will provide $7.3bn to Belarus in 2011-2012, or 25% of Belarus' GDP, Russian Ambassador Alexander Surikov said. He specified that Belarus should receive a $1bn loan from Russia's Sberbank and the Eurasian Development Bank, in which Russia is the largest shareholder; a $2.5bn payment for the second half in gas pipeline operator Beltransgaz; and a second $440m tranche from the EurAsEC bailout fund before the year's end. In 2012, Belarus could tap another $880m tranche from the bailout fund, and the first $500m tranche of a Russian loan financing construction of a nuclear power plant. The country will also save $2bn by paying a lower price for Russian gas. The ambassador went on to say that Russian oil companies are interested in purchasing Belarusian oil refineries which process Russian crude. He also confirmed the interest of Russian truck maker Kamaz in Belarusian truck producer MAZ.
“Russia remains a key partner for Kyrgyzstan”, the newly sworn-in Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev said during his inauguration ceremony in Bishkek on Thursday. Mr. Atambayev, who won 62.5% of the vote in October`s presidential election, also said he expects his country to join the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to boost the national economic development. The two countries are long-time partners. Apart from other landmark projects, Russia and Kyrgyzstan jointly manage several mining companies and build the Kambaratinsk-2 hydroelectric station. Russia`s President Dmitry Medvedev sent his congratulations to Mr. Atambayev on his inauguration as the new Kyrgyz leader. (TASS)
Atambayev said that Russia will remain the main partner of Kyrgyzstan. It expects to cooperate with Russia and Kazakhstan. Joining the Customs Union would improve Kyrgyz economy, he says. The new president will have a military parade on the central square at the parliament building. Additional security measures were taken. It is the first peaceful change of power in the history of independent Kyrgyzstan. Its first President Askar Akayev left the state during the revolution of 2005. The next President Kurmanbek Bakiyev had to flee the country in 2010 from protests against his corrupted ruling. Rosa Otumbayeva, Acting President and opposition member, came to power in April 2010. She fulfilled her promises and organized a peaceful switch of power. A Kyrgyz president is elected for 6 years to only one term of office. Kyrgyzstan has become a parliamentary republic. Atambayev is expected to leave the Cabinet in the next few days. Directory: gifiles -> attach attach -> British Forces – Akrioti, Greece Griffin Fighter Squadron (84 Squadron raf) MoD announced possible Typhoon and Tornado arrivals to the base France attach -> Russia 110204 Basic Political Developments attach -> Unclassified//for official use only attach -> Adaptability Sustainment attach -> Pop-up 1 ("C" Chechnya) Header Text: Emir of the Caucasus Emirate Doku Umarov Image attach -> Russia and Islam are not Separate attach -> Chapter 13: The Northern Caucasus attach -> Russia 100209 Basic Political Developments attach -> The evolution attach -> The devolution Download 320.89 Kb. Share with your friends:
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