Russia 111206 Basic Political Developments
Russia abstains in UNSC vote on sanctions against Eritrea
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Russia abstains in UNSC vote on sanctions against Eritreahttp://english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/06/61632804.html Dec 6, 2011 09:49 Moscow Time Russia has abstained in a UN Security Council vote on sanctions against Eritrea since it sees as unproved Eritrea’s involvement in the so-called planned terrorist attack in Addis Ababa during the African Union summit there in January 2011. This came in a statement by the Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin. Shortly before his address, the Security Council adopted a resolution by a majority vote to slap sanctions on Eritrea on charges of support for armed groups, including Ash-Shaab. The groups are hindering efforts to secure reconciliation in Somalia. China, too, abstained during the vote. (TASS)
The heavy Russian aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov and the large antisubmarine ship Admiral Chabanenko are setting out for the Atlantic and the Mediterranean on a two-month cruise. The ships will also call at the Syrian port of Tartus, which is a Russian naval maintenance and supply centre. The Russian Defence Ministry said earlier that the visit had been planned way ahead of the aggravation of the situation in Syria, so a decision was made not to cancel the visit. When at the Tartus port, the Russian ships will be refuelled, and will replenish their food and water reserves. The aircraft-carrier is due to return to its Northern Fleet base in early February next year. (IF)
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http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/290221.html VLADIVOSTOK, December 6 (Itar-Tass) —— The Pacific Fleet warships are leading the sixth convoy of civil ships from various countries – Russia, Liberia, Hong Kong, Norway, India and Italy through the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday. The big anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev, the tanker Boris Botuma and the rescue tugboat Fotiy Krylov protect civil ships from the pirates, the information support group of the press service of the Eastern Military District in the Pacific Fleet reported. The Boris Butoma tanker visited the Salalah port, where she will replenish the stocks of water, fuel and food for the ships. In the second half of December the Admiral Panteleyev will visit the port of Victoria, the capital of the republic of the Seychelles. The Pacific Fleet convoy set off from Vladivostok to the Gulf of Aden to participate in an international anti-piracy operation on August 29. During the voyage to the Horn of Africa Russian warships made a courtesy visit to the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville. The visit is timed to the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Cambodia. Since 2009 this is already the sixth convoy of the Pacific Fleet, which participates in an international anti-piracy operation. Last April the big anti-submarine ship Admiral Vinogradov, the sea tugboat SB-522 and the tanker Pechenga were on combat duty in the Gulf of Aden. The Pacific Fleet convoy was on a combat mission in the Gulf of Aden from December 22, 2010 until April 17, 2011. For this period of time Russian warships have led 14 convoys with merchant ships from various countries through the security corridor. The Admiral Panteleyev crew has the experience of the struggle against pirates. In 2009 the warship was included in the second Pacific Fleet convoy, which was on duty off Africa. Together with the tanker Izhora and the sea tugboat MB-37 the ship was on combat duty for two months and led six convoys with more than 30 ships under the flags of various countries. The Pacific Fleet warships detained 29 pirates for this period of time. Russia's humanitarian centre in Serbia will be officially opened in March or April 2012http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=128702 Balkans Business News Correspondent - 06.12.2011Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Ivica Dacic said in Moscow that the Serbian-Russian humanitarian centre in Nis will most likely be officially opened in March or April 2012. Dacic, who is on a working visit to Russia, said following a meeting with Russian Minister for Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu, who is also co-chairman of the Inter-governmental Committee for Trade, Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation between Russia and Serbia, that the centre will respond in emergency situations in Europe and beyond. Source: Serbian Government
Source: Tanjug This year's trade between Serbia and Russia amounted to EUR 3 billion, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said in Moscow Monday. This year's trade between Serbia and Russia amounted to EUR 3 billion, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said in Moscow Monday. Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) revenues make up 13 percent of the Serbian budget, preparations for the South Stream project are nearing completion and Russian customs got instructions to implement the free trade arrangement (FTA) with Serbia, he added. Dacic said it was important that “the Russian customs have already received instructions to fully implement the trade liberalization agreement” between Serbia and Russia. The agreement provides for free trade in 96 percent of all goods, Dacic said, adding that Serbia is the first country to have concluded such an agreement with Russia.
WASHINGTON, December 6 (RIA Novosti)The U.S. administration is worried about reports of electoral violations during the December 4 parliamentary elections in Russia, a White House spokesman said. International observers from the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe reported "flagrant procedural violations," including cases of ballot-stuffing. "We have serious concerns about the conduct of those December 4th parliamentary elections," Jay Carney said. U.S. officials said they were concerned by estimates given by European monitors from ODIHR, PACE and OSCE. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed her concern about the election process earlier in the day. "These concerns are reflected in the preliminary report issued by the OSCE's Election Observation Mission, including a lack of fairness in the process, attempts to stuff ballot boxes, and the manipulation of voter lists among other things," the White House spokesman said. Sunday's elections were marred by widespread allegations of poll procedure in favor of United Russia, with dozens of clips appearing to show election fraud uploaded onto the Internet. OSCE observers noted that the preparations for the elections were technically "well-administered across a vast territory," but marked by "a convergence of the state and the governing party," limited political competition and a lack of fairness. The contest was slanted in favor of the ruling party: the election administration lacked independence, most media were partial and state authorities interfered unduly at different levels, OSCE said. "Equally concerning are reports that independent Russian election observation efforts, including the nationwide Golos network and independent media outlets encountered harassment of their personnel and cyberattacks on their websites," Carney added. U.S. Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Mark Toner said his country would provide greater support to non-governmental organizations in Russia for greater transparency of the March 4 presidential elections. Over $9 million were allocated from the Department of State budget for the purpose. "We have, I know, spent more than $9 million to support free and transparent processes for Russia's upcoming elections," Toner said. "Our interest is to support these NGOs that support the process, not necessarily to support... any given political party," he went on. "And Golos, by the way, is just one of many nongovernmental organizations in Russia that receive this kind of assistance." The polls saw the ruling United Russia party suffer its worst ever nationwide result. While the party of Prime Minster Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev managed to hold onto a simple parliamentary majority, its share of the vote slumped from 64% to just under 50%.
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