BEIRUT – Units of the Interim National Council gets ready to seize within the next two days the oil loading ports of Marsa El Brega and Ras Lanuf.
WASHINGTON – French Christine Lagarde assumes the office of IMF’s new managing director.
MOSCOW – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets with members of the council for the development of civil society and human rights. Participation of the civil society in fight against terrorism and extremism is in the focus of attention.
DUBNA - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a conference of the governmental commission for high technologies and innovations. The conference takes place at the Unified Institute of Nuclear Research in Dubna.
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Nabil Saath, a representative of the Central Committee of the FATH party overseeing political issues, meet in Moscow to discuss prospects of overcoming the Palestinian-Israeli crisis.
PRETORIA – Russian president’s special envoy Mikhail Margelov begins an African tour, during which he will visit Zimbabwe, Angola, Sudan and Ethiopia.
The Russian Interior Ministry opens a hotline aimed to help people understand norms of the Law on Police.
MOSCOW – The State Duma lower house of parliament discusses under the second (main) reading the bill tightening responsibility for organizing illegal gambling, including via the Internet. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has submitted amendments for Duma consideration.
TOKYO - Russia and Japan have set up a joint commission of historians to look into problems of a peace treaty and the territorial dispute. The first meeting of the commission may be held already in December, the head of the Russian president’s administration, Sergei Naryshkin, said in Tokyo.
WARSAW – Within the framework of the second day of the session of EU parliamentary defence committees the Polish parliament discusses relations between the European Union and Russia. Chairman of the Russian State Duma defence committee Viktor Zavarzin and chairman of the defence and security committee of the Russian Federation Council Viktor Ozerov are to make reports.
CARACAS – Venezuela marks the 200th anniversary of independence. On Monday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Caracas from Havana, where he underwent cancer surgery.
BEIRUT- The Lebanese parliament meets for a session to pass a confidence vote for the government of Najib Mikati.
BISHKEK – An operative assembly of the command of the staff of the CSTO Collective Rapid Deployment Force of the Central Asian region begins here. A command and staff training will be held within its framework under the command of first deputy chairman of the CSTO Combined Staff Anatoly Nogovitsin.
BAKU – The World’s Azerbaijanis Congress, bringing together almost 1,300 Azerbaijanis from 42 countries opens here. Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev is expected to address the congress.
MOSCOW – The Puppet Space exhibition opens here. It is timed to mark the 110th birthday of Russian puppeteer Sergei Obraztsov.
ST. PETERSBURG – The international festival of young European cinema, VOICES, opens in the Vologda region. It is organized within the framework of the Italian Season in Russia and is held with support of the Russian Culture Ministry.
MOSCOW – A monument to renowned Russian choreographer Igor Moiseyev (1906-2007) is unveiled at Novodevichy Cemetery.
Margelov leaves on African country-hopping visit - The Russian presidential envoy to Africa, Mikhail Margelov, is leaving on a week-long working visit to four African countries, namely Zimbabwe, Angola, Sudan and Ethiopia, to consult their leaders on bilateral relations and Libya.
Zimbabwe: Russia Determined to Invest - A SPECIAL envoy from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Mr Mikhail Margelov yesterday met President Mugabe at State House and declared that his country was back in Africa to cultivate ties with its traditional friends.
Russia to continue military cooperation with Syria - Russia sees no reason to stop military cooperation with crisis-stricken Syria, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said in his first interview since taking office.
Iran, Russia: Foreigners should stay out of Syria crisis - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Reza Sajjadi, during a meeting in Moscow on Monday, called for the settlement of the political crisis in Syria without the intervention of foreign countries.
Iran - Russia to sign $1.5 billion oil contract - Iran and Russia recently signed a $1.5 billion agreement to construct a petrochemical complex in Assalouyeh, the Mehr News Agency reported.
Meeting of Russia, NKorea leaders not on agenda now - Naryshkin.
Gazprom delegation visits North Korea –KCNA: "A delegation of Gazprom of Russia led by Deputy Managing Chairman Alexandr Ananenkov arrived here Monday," KCNA said, without elaborating.
Gaddafi ready to go: report - Russian newspaper Kommersant writes that France is ready to propose a peaceful exit for Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.
NATO's ground operation in Libya to lead to unpredictable consequences in region - Russian deputy FM (Part 2)
Russia hopes Quartet meeting to help resume Israeli-Palestinian talks - Russia hopes that the meeting of the Quartet of international mediators of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict due on July 11 in Washington will create opportunities for the resumptions of direct talks between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Middle East Quartet ministers to meet in Washington on July 11.
Lavrov, Palestinian rep to discuss Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Fatah envoys arrive in Moscow for talks ahead of Quartet meeting
Russia, NATO to test system to avert suicide bomb attacks in 2012. - A Russian-NATO jointly developed security system of transport facilities from suicide bomb attacks will be tested in Paris and St. Petersburg in 2012, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said here on Tuesday.
Russia and NATO agree to wait until Chicago - RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin
Atmosphere favorable for Russia-Japan dialog on peace treaty – Naryshkin
Russia, Japan set up commission of historians on peace treaty.
Russia ready to increase supplies of energy resources to Japan.
Russia to render assistance to quake-hit Japan - Naryshkin.
Atmosphere in Russia-Japan peace treaty dialog gets better.
Russia, Japan have similar stances on Libyan settlement- Naryshkin.
Hong Kong forum discusses Asian foreign investments in Russia. - Participants in the Russia – Capital Raising and Investment Summit business forum on possibilities for attracting Asian capitals in Russia, which opened on Tuesday, mark big potentials of cooperation between Hong Kong and Russia in the investment sphere.
Russian frigate project for Navy likely to be delayed - A top Russian official has said that the first of the new Talwar class frigates, ordered under a $1.1 billion contract in 2006 and set to be delivered by the end of this year, has been delayed.
New Russian warship unveiled - The corvette Soobrazitelny was shown to the public for the first time at the Fifth International Maritime Defence Show (IMDS-2011) in St. Petersburg. More than 70 industrial and research companies contributed to the development and construction of the vessel ordered by the Russian Navy.
Senior Russian army officers resign over military reforms - paper: Several influential members of the top brass have resigned due to differences with the head of Russia's General Staff over his implementation of military reforms, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reported on Tuesday.
Estonian, Russian experts meet over planned Kaliningrad nuclear plant - Experts from Estonia and Russia met in Tallinn on Monday to discuss financial-economic, environmental and nuclear safety matters related to the potential building of a nuclear power station in the Russian Kaliningrad region, with Estonian experts saying that for Estonia the first choice as regards regional projects for the establishment of new generating capacities without doubt is participating in a project for a new N-plant in Lithuania, BNS reported.
Russia to help Bulgaria find shareholders for Belene nuclear plant - Russia has pledged to help Bulgaria find potential shareholders for the project company that will build and operate the Belene nuclear power station, Atomstroyexport, the Russian contractor for the plant, said on July 4 2011.
Armenia to hold CSTO coordination council meeting - The chiefs of drug control services of the Coordination council of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold a meeting in Armenia’s capital on July 6, Armenian police PR department informed Armenian News-NEWS.am
Kyrgyzstan to host CSTO staff training - Kyrgyzstan will host a staff training exercise July 5-8 for Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) member state militaries as part of the CSTO’s plan for preparing a collective security rapid reaction force.
Kyrgyzstan to host Collective Rapid Deployment Force drilling
Georgian products could return to Russia this year - Kukava made the optimistic forecast after returning from a trip to Russia where he met the head of Russia's agency for consumer goods, Rospotrebnadzor, Gennadiy Onishchenko.
The Kyrgyz people working in different federal districts in Russia unite
Russia to orbit new satellite - The MiR probe was developed by the Information Satellite systems R&D bureau in Krasnoyarsk, which has designed more than 1,000 multiple-orbit satellites.
Dutch minister ignores MPs on Russia sanctions - The Dutch foreign minister is to ignore his own parliament over a call to impose sanctions on Russian officials deemed guilty of murdering lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
Medvedev to meet members of Council for civil society & human rights.
Dispute emerges over Russian lawyer's jail death - Activists plan to present evidence Tuesday that a Russian lawyer who accused officials of corruption died after a brutal beating by prison guards, saying investigators' findings that a lack of medical treatment killed the man fell short of the full truth.
Putin to chair meeting on high technologies in Dubna.
Russian State Duma to hold extra session on July 7.
Policeman killed in clash with gunmen in Russia’s Ingushetia.
Emergency counter-terrorism measures in force in North Caucasus
Anti-terrorist operation launched in Grozny district of Chechnya.
Teenage ‘Laser hooligan’ detained in Grozny.
Lasers banned in Chechnya
Russia sends 2nd expedition to support its Arctic claims - Nuclear-powered icebreaker Rossiya will leave the port of Murmansk on Tuesday to accompany research vessel Academician Fyodorov on a second mission to determine the boundaries of Russia's continental shelf in the Arctic.
Son of VTB Head Kostin Dies in a Traffic Accident, RIA Novosti
Rescuers find miner dead at Kuzbass coalmine.
People injured in helicopter crash in Irkutsk region being taken to hospitals.
Islam has leading number of moral believers – poll: 13% of Russians are church-goers or visit other religious assemblies
23 Million Live Below Poverty Line - The number of officially recognized impoverished Russians increased by 2.3 million to 22.9 million, or 16 percent of the population, in the first quarter of 2011, compared with the same period last year, according to the State Statistics Service.
Poverty in Russia grows faster than expected
Inflation severs Russia’s material comforts - By Charles Clover
RIA Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Itar-Tass news digest for Tuesday, July 5.
Pravda: WikiLeaks picks Russian president - While many people in Russia and in the rest of the world are trying to guess whether Dimity Medvedev and Vladimir Putin are going to run for presidency in 2012, WikiLeaks knows everything beforehand.
The billion-dollar question - The US is putting pressure on Pakistan, while increasing the supply of goods to Afghanistan through Russia and Central Asia Andrey Terekhov
Karabakh’s military secret is revealed - Shots are being fired on the border with Azerbaijan, but even under gunfire Armenians are growing wheat Yury Snegirev
Russia Profile Weekly Experts Panel: Moscow Fails to Make Progress on Transdnestr and Nagorno-Karabakh
