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1) Interfax Russia & CIS Presidential Bulletin Report for 07 Jul 10
"INTERFAX Presidential Bulletin" -- Interfax Round-up
2) Interfax Russia & CIS Presidential Bulletin Report for 06 Jul 10
"INTERFAX Presidential Bulletin" -- Interfax Round-up
3) Citizens of France, Austria on Trial For Border Violation in Azerbaijan
4) Yerevan Accuses Baku of Trying to Foil Talks
5) Hillary Clinton's Trip Brings Back Shadow of US-Russian Contest
"International Observation" by Staff Correspondents Song Zongli, Ma Shijun
and Ren Ruien: "Hillary Clinton's Visit: Shadow of US-Russia Contest Looms
6) Clinton's Five-Nation 'Blitz Trip' Aims To Mend US Strategic Fences
International Current Affairs Commentary by Staff Reporter Zhang Tiegang:
"Hillary Clinton's 'Blitz Trip' Meant To Mend US Strategic Fences"
7) Azerbaijan may take control of Russian gas import to Armenia - paper
8) PM Borisov Says Bulgaria To Become 'Independent' in Energy Supply
""We Will Have Enough Alternatives to Make Us Independent Energy-Wise,"
Prime Minister Says" -- BTA headline
9) Sea Breeze Ukrainian-american War Games to Be Held on July 12 to 23
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Interfax Russia & CIS Presidential Bulletin Report for 07 Jul 10
"INTERFAX Presidential Bulletin" -- Interfax Round-up - Interfax
Wednesday July 7, 2010 14:53:18 GMT
No 123 (4612)
Belarusian leader signs bills ratifying customs union documents into law
Customs Union gives Belarus significant advantages - official
Georgia must start dialog with Abkhazia, Ossetia - Noghaideli
Kazakh leader signs Customs Union documents into law
Kazakh government to allocate extra funds to ensure ubiquitous access to
fresh water
Kyrgyzstan insists on Bakiyev and his youngest son's extradition
Five or six parties will join Kyrgyz parliament after el ections - interim
Kyrgyz govt determined to carry out law enforcement reform
Kyrgyzstan gets new interior minister
Medvedev condoles with families whose children drowned in Sea of Azov
Medvedev wants faster work on police reform bill
Medvedev congratulates Komorowski on being elected Polish president
One hundred militants killed in North Caucasus in 2010 - Putin
Putin praises Chechen police
Ex-Kremlin chief of staff Voloshin to head team for setting up intl
financial center in Russia
Yanukovych congratulates Komorowski on his election as Polish president
Yanukovych submits deal on Ukrainian-Russian border demarcation for
ratification by parliament
Ukrainian parliament refuses to dismiss energy minister, security service
Ukraine will not use IMF loan to repay debts to RosUkrEnergo - Deputy PM
Belarusian leader signs bills ratifying customs union documents into law
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed bills ratifying
treaties and agreements signed by Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia as part
of their customs union into law.
The aforementioned documents have been posted on the Belarusian
government's National Law website.
Customs Union gives Belarus significant advantages - official
The enactment of the Customs Union's Customs Code creates new
opportunities for Belarus' economic growth, said country's Deputy Prime
Minister Andrei Kobyakov.
"These advantages are very important and significant for our economic
development, and the decision to introduce the Customs Code will enable us
to ensure m ore active and sustained socio-economic development of our
country," he told journalists on Tuesday.
"Allowing goods to move freely in the Customs Union, with a few
exceptions, is a very serious step forward," Kobyakov said.
"This will stimulate additional investment in the country. We are getting
into a market with 170 million consumers," the deputy prime minister said.
The situation on the Belarusian-Russian border will change after the
Customs Union becomes effective, Kobyakov said.
Whereas before goods from third countries had to undergo customs clearance
and control procedures in Russia with respect to more than 11,700 product
items, as of July 6 such control will remain only over few dozen items,
which do not fall under the regime of the Customs Union.
"Any good imported to the Customs Union and released in free circulation
can freely cross any borders of the Union countries without control and
customs cl earance. This means that Belarus can assemble and trade in such
products in the entire Customs Union," Kobyakov said.
Concurrently, an agreement will come into effect that establishes the
single rules for technical regulation, sanitary, veterinary and
phytosanitary control, he said.
"All those agreements that we signed and ratified also become effective on
July 6, 2010," the deputy prime minister said. Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev said a day earlier that the EurAsEc (Eurasian Economic Community)
summit signed a declaration about the entry into force of the Customs Code
of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Georgia must start dialog with Abkhazia, Ossetia - Noghaideli
Georgia's problems must be resolved by the country's leaders and public
and not by outside forces, said Zurab Noghaideli, former prime minister
and leader of the Movement for Fair Georgia opposition party.
"We should sta rt a direct dialog with the Abkhaz and Ossetians and that
is what was stated very clearly and almost simultaneously by U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Tbilisi and Russian Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin in Moscow last Sunday," Noghaideli said at a briefing on
Wednesday during his visit to Moscow this week.
"I do not rule out a possible initiation of certain contacts between the
Georgia and Russian leaders, but of course, in Moscow nobody will talk to
Saakashvili, contacts are possible at the level of foreign ministries, but
this is just my assumption," Noghaideli said.
"Saakashvili is the only obstacle to stabilization of our relations with
Russia and attempts to restore Georgia's integrity," he said.
Kazakh leader signs Customs Union documentsinto law
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed bills aimed at completing
the formation of the Customs Union between Kazakhstan, Russia and Belar us
into law, the presidential press service said on Wednesday.
The aforementioned bills ratify a protocol confirming the procedure for
levying indirect taxes on services to be provided within the Customs
According to the document, such indirect taxes will be levied by a member
state of the Customs Union where the services in question are provided.
The bills also ratify the Customs Union's agreement on plant quarantine,
the union's agreement on veterinary measures, as well as an agreement on
sanitary measures.
The sides pledge to mutually recognize common veterinary certificates
issued by their services in charge of these issues and approved by the
Customs Union's commission.
Kazakh government to allocate extra funds to ensure ubiquitous access to
fresh water
Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov has pledged to budget extra funds to
improve quality of water supply to the Kazakh population.
The Prime Minister assigned the F inance Ministry to amend the budgeting
program for 2010 to release additional funds for the water supply program.
Masimov believes that the common people assess the performance of the
authorities by the quality of the drinking water.
He stated during his tour of the utility facilities in Stepnogorsk on
Monday that the government would launch a new drinking water supply
program to ensure that all populated areas have access to fresh drinking
Kyrgyzstan insists on Bakiyev and his youngest son's extradition
Kyrgyzstan will send a second request to Belarus for the extradition of
ex-President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
"I have instructed the prosecutor general to send one more request to
Belarus for Bakiyev's extradition," Kyrgyzstan's interim Deputy Prime
Minister Azimbek Beknazarov said at a news conference on Wednesday.
"Belarus argued that it had earlier refused to extradite Bakiyev because
there was no legitimate government in Kyrgyzstan. A referendum has been
held now and Roza Otunbayeva is the country's legitimate president. The
state agencies and prosecutor general's office are legitimate too.
Therefore, a second request may be sent to Belarus," Beknazarov said.
"Information is available indicating that Bakiyev's younger brother
Zhanybek is also in Belarus. I requested that this be clarified through
Interpol and the Belarusian government. We want to know whether Bakiyev is
only with his family, or if his brothers are also there," Beknazarov said.
On the extradition of Bakiyev's youngest son Maxim from Britain,
Beknazarov said, "Kyrgyzstan has no extradition agreement with Britain. We
will insist on Maxim Bakiyev's extradition through Interpol."
Five or six parties will join Kyrgyz parliamentafter elections - interim
Five or six political parties will make it into Kyrgyzstan's new
parliament after the elections i n October, but none of them will hold a
parliamentary majority, Azimbek Beknazarov, deputy chairman of the
republic's interim government, said at a news conference on Wednesday.
"Five or six political parties will enter parliament after the elections,
but there will not be a single dominating faction as we had earlier,"
Beknazarov said.
The republic's new parliament will most likely include both parties
supporting former President Askar Akayev and parties backing Kurmanbek
Bakiyev, who was ousted as Kyrgyzstan's president during the opposition-
led uprising in April, as well as patriots and forces supporting the new
Kyrgyz authorities, he said.
A party that will win the most votes at the elections will be able to
control only 65 seats in Kyrgyzstan's new 120-member parliament, he added.
Beknazarov also said he did not rule out that certain parties, including
the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan, could form a coalition with other
political f orces to run in the parliamentary elections.
"We have been criticized by several countries, including Russia, and there
are concerns that Kyrgyzstan will not be successful as a parliamentary
republic. I myself think that relations within parliament will be heated,"
he said.
Beknazarov said he did not rule out that parties that would receive the
most votes during the elections "wound not be able to find a common
But, nevertheless, the future parliament will be a "serious political
force," he said.
Beknazarov also said he was worried that a new cabinet that should be
formed following the resignation of the interim government would not be
Members of the interim government who plan to run in the parliamentary
elections should think of ways to bring the programs launched by them to a
successful conclusion, he said.
A reshuffle of Kyrgyzstan's interim government is expected to begin at the
sta rt of next week.
Kyrgyz govt determined to carry out law enforcement reform
Kyrgyzstan's law enforcement agencies are in need of reform and must be
strengthened, Interim First Deputy Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev said
in Osh on Wednesday during a visit to the region.
"The tragic events in June highlighted the need for reform in the law
enforcement services. Kyrgyzstan has generals, but has no army," he said.
"If the law enforcement agencies had been properly staffed, or had been
sufficiently strong, ethnic conflicts would not have assumed such a
scope," he also said.
Now that the tragic disturbances are in the past "we must carry on and
restore the city and its infrastructure. Those killed cannot be returned,"
he said. He pledged assistance to citizens in building housing.
Kyrgyzstan gets new interior minister
Kyrgyzstan's Interim President Roza Otunbayeva has appointed Kubatbek
Baibolov as in terior minister, government office head Emilbek Kaptagayev
Baibolov assumed his duties immediately after the appointment was
announced on Wednesday, he said.
Baibolov was the former first deputy head of the National Security
Service. He also held the post of Jalal-Abad city and regional commandant.
He was appointed to the post on June 12 during the unrest in southern
Medvedev condoles with families whose children drowned in Sea of Azov
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has extended condolences to the families
of the children and the teacher who have drowned in the Sea of Azov,
presidential press secretary Natalya Timakova told Interfax on Wednesday.
"The president has tasked the Krasnodar Territory's Governor Alexander
Tkachev with providing the necessary assistance to the victims and give
the necessary support to the victims' families," she said.
Medvedev has tasked Prosecutor General Yury C haika with checking the
organization of children's vacations and the observance of security
regulations in the camp Azov and in other camps in the Krasnodar
Territory," Timakova said.
It was reported earlier that six people, including five children, were
carried away by the current and drowned while swimming in the Sea of Azov
near Yeysk, Krasnodar territory.
The Investigations Committee of the Russian Prosecutor's Office for the
Krasnodar territory opened a criminal case into the deaths of the children
and the teacher.
Medvedev wants faster work on police reform bill
President Dmitry Medvedev has called for speeding up work on a planned law
to launch a police reform.
"The deadline for preparing the draft law is December. But I feel we could
be quicker," Medvedev told a conference.
"Due to the importance of this draft law, I will introduce it (to the
State Duma) myself," he said.
President has insisted that a planned law on a police reform remove legal
gaps that allow police to infringe on the rights of individuals and
"Provisions that have no clear legal content but enable (police) to
arbitrarily limit the rights of citizens and organizations must be removed
from that law," Medvedev told.
"The powers of a (police officer), his rights and duties must be defined
Medvedev congratulates Komorowski on being elected Polish president
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sent a message to Bronislaw
Komorowski to congratulate him on being elected as president of Poland,
the Kremlin press service reported on Tuesday.
"The building of mutually advantageous and constructive Russian- Polish
ties in the political, economic, humanitarian, and other areas is among
Russia's foreign political priorities. We expect that mutual support we
gave each other in a difficult period when we were through trag ic events
together will become an important foundation that would help us form a
course toward consistent development of partnership in the spirit of true
neighborliness. I am sure that such an approach is in long-term interests
of our countries and peoples," Medvedev says in the message.
"I am prepared to continue working together with you and maintain a
regular dialogue with the aim of expanding comprehensive cooperation
between Russia and Poland and strengthening stability and security in
Europe. I wish you, Mr. President, health and success on your high-
ranking position, and the entire Polish people prosperity and wellbeing,"
he says.
One hundred militants killed in North Caucasus in 2010 - Putin
Four hundred militants were eliminated in the North Caucasus in 2009 and
100 have been killed since the start of 2010, Prime Minister Vladimir
Putin has said.
"We will continue this work," Putin told a conference, organized b y the
United Russia party in Kislovodsk on Tuesday.
Putin said it was important that people supporting the extremists have
realized their activities have no future. "We will work to make this clear
to the people and we will encourage their return to a normal life, except
those, of course, who have turned terrorism and banditry into a
profession, and who are trying to make money on it," Putin said.
The crime rate grew by less than 1% in the North Caucasus in 2009, Putin
"But of the 15 terror attacks, reported in Russia, half were carried out
in the North Caucasus," he said.
"Reprisals alone cannot solve the problem of terrorism in the North
Caucasus. Public organizations, society as a whole and economic structures
must unite their efforts here," Putin said.
Struggle against unemployment in the North Caucasus, first of all among
young people, is the key task, the prime minister said.
Putin prais es Chechen police
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has praised the Chechen police for
their efforts to stabilize the situation in the region and its cooperation
with religious leaders and non-governmental organizations.
"The situation in the Chechen republic is even more stable today than in a
many other regions of the North Caucasus, and this is not only due to the
police's and the federal forces' active work but also due to work in all
areas, including with religious leaders, and preparedness for dialogue
with the people who once made a mistake but want to correct it," Putin
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said in response, "We can say that the
combat against terrorism is over."
Seventy Chechen militants said on Monday that they were prepared "to
surrender with their hands up," Kadyrov said.
"We have won religiously, we have won politically, and we have won
economically. What we should help d o now is create jobs," Kadyrov said.
Ex-Kremlin chief of staff Voloshin to head team for setting up intl
financial center in Russia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a directive on establishing a
working group for setting up an international financial center in Russia,
which will be headed by former presidential chief of staff Alexander
"Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a directive on a working
group for setting up an international financial center in the Russian
Federation under the presidential council for the development of the
Russian financial market," the presidential press service reported on
Voloshin has been appointed to head the working group, it said.
Yanukovych congratulates Komorowskion his election as Polish president
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has congratulated Bronislaw
Komorowski on his election as Polish president and invited his co
unterpart "to pay one of his first foreign visits to Ukraine," the
presidential press service has reported.
"Contemporary Ukrainian-Polish relations are developing dynamically in all
sectors and are characterized by traditional friendship, mutual support
and understanding. The strategic partnership between the two countries
favors the strengthening of the prosperity of our peoples, and is an
important factor in maintaining stability and security on the European
continent," reads a letter of congratulation by Yanukovych.
"Ukraine wants constructive bilateral cooperation with Poland to be
further filled with new practical results and projects in the political
and economic sectors, security and the humanitarian sphere, including in
the context of joint preparations for hosting the finals of the Euro 2012
European Football Championship," Yanukovych said.
"I highly appreciate the practical assistance and support of a friendl y
Poland in the implementation of the European choice of Ukraine. I am
confident that Poland's presidency of the European Union in the second
half of 2011 will bring Ukraine closer to EU membership standards," reads
the letter of congratulation.
Yanukovych wished Komorowski good health, inexhaustible energy and new
achievements for the sake of Poland, as well as peace and prosperity to
the friendly Polish people.
Yanukovych submits deal on Ukrainian-Russian border demarcation for
ratification by parliament
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has tabled in parliament a bill on
the ratification of an agreement on the demarcation of the
Ukrainian-Russian state border.
A respective bill has been registered on the official Web site of the
Ukrainian parliament on Wednesday.
As reported, the agreement on the demarcation of the Ukrainian- Russian
state border was signed by the foreign ministers of the two countries in
May 2010.
The Ru ssian side has already announced that it could start practical work
in this direction this year.
The land border between Ukraine and Russia is nearly 2,000 km long.
Ukrainian parliament refuses to dismiss energy minister, security service
The Ukrainian parliament has rejected a draft resolution authored by Roman
Zvarych, an MP from the Our Ukraine National Self-Defense faction, who
proposed dismissing Yuriy Boyko from the post of fuel and energy minister.
The document was supported by only 157 of the 431 deputies who attended
the parliamentary session on Wednesday.
Members of the parliamentary factions of the Party of Regions, the Lytvyn
Bloc and the Communist Party, as well as independent MPs decided to
boycott the vote.
Parliament also turned down a request calling on President Viktor
Yanukovych to ask parliament to consider the possibility of dismissing
Valery Khoroshkovsky from the post of chief of Ukraine's Security Servic
This initiative was supported by 153 MPs.
Ukraine will not use IMF loan to repay debts to RosUkrEnergo - Deputy PM
The next loan Ukraine will receive from the International Monetary Fund
will not be used to pay off Kyiv's debt to Swiss gas trader RosUkrEnergo,
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Tihipko said at a press briefing in
Kyiv on Wednesday.
The biggest part of the IMF loan will be included in the foreign currency
reserves of Ukraine's National Bank, Tihipko said.
"The rest of the money will be spent on measures to mend holes in the
state budget. Everything will proceed within the framework of the budget.
I have not seen any budget clause envisioning the re-payment of debts to
RosUkrEnergo because such a clause does not exist at all," the deputy
prime minister said.
For its part, the Ukrainian opposition has approved an address to the IMF
advising its Board of Governors not to give Kyiv a new loan unti l the
Ukrainian parliament adopts resolutions banning the use of this loan to
pay off debts to RosUkrEnergo.
"We have reasons to think that the largest part of the new IMF loan,
should it be provided, can be used for purposes other than to fund ongoing
reforms, to pursue a responsible fiscal policy and to stabilize the
financial sector. It could be used in financial settlements with
RosUkrEnergo, as well as to pay compensation of at least $5.4 billion to
the owners and shadow political sponsors of RosUkrEnergo," the Ukrainian
opposition said in its address.
The IMF mission, which wrapped up its work in Kyiv on July 3, has agreed
to recommend that the IMF Board of Governors approve a $14.9-billion loan
for Ukraine as part of the stand-by program, which is expected to continue
for the next two years and a half. Compiled by
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Interfax Russia & CIS Presidential Bulletin Report for 06 Jul 10
"INTERFAX Presidential Bulletin" -- Interfax Round-up - Interfax
Wednesday July 7, 2010 13:47:56 GMT
No 122 (4611)
Kyrgyzstan reports largest production growth in CIS - statistics
Azerbaijan won't put up with occupation of Karabakh - Aliyev
Georgia wants respectful dialogue with Russia - Georgian official
Kyrgyzstan to consider Customs Union membership after Russia,Kazakhstan
join WTO - official
Ghimpu says all those deported in 1949 will be rehabilitated
400 ,000 jobs must be created in N.Caucasus in ten years - Putin
Dialog must be maintained with N.Caucasus rights groups - Putin
N. Caucasus should become part of North-South intl transport corridor -
Large oil refinery to be built in Chechnya
Russia will not allow meddling, encroachments on sovereignty - Putin
Putin calls on Georgia to start direct talks with Abkhazia, S. Ossetia
Ashgabat attaches great importance to constructive dialog with UN -
Uzbek presidents awards activists for helping Kyrgyz refugees
Yanukovych presents Order of Liberty to Nazarbayev
Azarov congratulates Nazarbayev on his birthday
Kyrgyzstan reports largest production growthin CIS - statistics
Kyrgyzstan reported the largest industrial production growth in the CIS in
January-May 2010 (56.8%), the CIS Interstate Statistic Committee said.
The committee explained the year-to-year growth with the resumed operation
of the Kumtor gold mine operating at full capacity.
Tajikistan reported industrial production growth of 14.5%; the growth
stood at 12.6% in Ukraine; 12.1% in Armenia and 11.9% in Kazakhstan.
Russian industrial production grew by 10.3% in January-May 2010. The
growth reached 7.7% in Belarus, 6.1% in Moldova and 4.3% in Azerbaijan.
The committee has no information about industrial production in
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in the aforesaid period. The growth stood at
7% in Uzbekistan in the first quarter of the year. Ukraine h ad the
largest inflation in the CIS, 10.3%.
Year-to-year inflation reached 7.6% in Armenia, 7.2% in Kazakhstan, 6.7%
in Russia and in Moldova, 6.5% in Belarus, 5.4% in Tajikistan, 4.7% in
Azerbaijan and 2.8% in Kyrgyzstan.
The overall industrial production in the CIS grew by 11% in January-May.
Cargo traffic enlarged by 6%, retail trade increased by 4% and investments
in fixed assets went down by 2%. Consumer prices in the CIS grew by 7%
Azerbaijan won't put up with occupation of Karabakh - Aliyev
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said his country would never put up with the
"occupation of Nagorno Katrabakh by Armenia" and would get its territory
"I want to say again that the occupation of Nagorno Karabakh and of the
adjoining districts is unacceptable. The people and government of
Azerbaijan will never put up with this situation," Aliyev said on Tuesday
at the inauguration of the central headquarters of the Azeri community of
Nagorno Karabakh.
"This is a priority issue for us and for me as president. And it will
remain a priority until the problem has been resolved," he said.
Azerbaijan accepts the Madrid principles of settling the conflict, with
certain exception, he said, adding that even the latest statement by the
co-chairmen of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's
Minsk Group for Karabakh reflects Baku's position.
"If the conflict finds its solution on the basis of these principles, the
interests of Azerbaijan will be fully ensured," Aliyev said.
Citizens of Azerbaijan will return to all regions around Nagorno Karabakh,
he said. An increase in the Azeri population will quickly change the
demographic situation in this region in favor of Baku, Aliyev said.
Georgia wants respectful dialogue with Russia - Georgian official
The Georgian administration and the m ajority of the Georgian population
want cooperation with Russia, but any cooperation envisions respect for
each other, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria said on Tuesday.
"As soon as Russia accepts the fact that Georgia is a sovereign country
and chooses its own fate, it will become very easy to establish civilized
relations," Bokeria said.
Bokeria disagreed with the recent statement made by Russian Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin, who said that "someone thinks that it (the territory of
South Ossetia) is occupied and some people think it has been liberated.
It's an object of dialogue between the people of Georgia and South
Ossetia. We need to conduct this dialogue without referring to third
parties. We did not begin this war. Responsibility should rest with the
one who began this war."
"It's clear to everyone that the statements saying that Russia has nothing
to do with it are an attempt to shift responsibility onto some one else
once again," Bokeria said.
Kyrgyzstan to consider Customs Union membership after Russia, Kazakhstan
join WTO - official
The Kyrgyz authorities will first examine the terms and conditions on
which Russia and Kazakhstan will join the World Trade Organization (WTO)
and only then will start negotiations on Kyrgyzstan's joining the Customs
Union, a government official said.
"The matter perhaps implies not Kyrgyzstan's immediate accession to the
Customs Union but the terms and conditions on which our EurAsEC neighbors
and partners (Kazakhstan and Russia) will be joining the WTO, so that we
could start negotiations on our accession to the Customs Union after
that," Mukhtar Dzhumaliyev, a deputy head of the Kyrgyz government
secretariat, said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Kyrgyzstan is already a WTO member, while the Customs Union members, i.e.
Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia, have not yet joined it, Dzhumaliye v said.
When Kazakhstan and Russia join the WTO, Kyrgyzstan "will find it easier
to determine its future in the Customs Union," he said.
Ghimpu says all those deported in 1949will be rehabilitated
Moldova's acting President and parliamentary speaker Mihai Ghimpu urged
the audience at a memorial event for the victims of deportation on July 6
1949, to remember those who have never returned to Moldova and who were
killed away from Homeland.
"For the sake of their memory we must speak the whole truth, rehabilitate
all and restore historical justice. We will do this sooner or later,"
Ghimpu told a memorial rally on Tuesday.
Ghimpu expressed regret that his colleagues in the governing coalition had
not supported his initiative and cancelled the parliamentary session, set
for Tuesday, which was to adopt a resolution denouncing the "totalitarian
communist regime."
The session was cancelled by the governi ng Alliance for European
Integration. The deputies were to hear a report by a commission for
assessing the totalitarian communist regime, set up by Ghimpu at the end
of last year.
Ghimpu himself was to speak, to propose a resolution, and to urge the
parliament to ban the communist insignia, including the Hammer and Sickle
- the emblem of the opposition Party of Communists.
Ghimpu said at the mourning ceremony that 11,293 families - a total of
35,796 people, including 9,864 men, 14,033 women and 11,889 children, were
deported from Moldova on July 6 1949.
400,000 jobs must be created in N.Caucasusin ten years - Putin
Chronic unemployment is the most acute social and psychological problem in
the North Caucasus, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
"One fifth of the North Caucasus residents are unemployed. The share of
unemployed in the work-capable population of Ingushetia is over 50%, and
in Chechnya 30%," Putin told an inter-regional conference, organized by
the United Russia party on Tuesday.
At least 400,000 jobs must be created in the North Caucasus in the coming
decade, while the work to resolve the problem of unemployment must become
"the key criteria of success of our policy for the Caucasus," Putin said.
The government has put 800 billion rubles into development programs for
the North Caucasus over the past five years, he said. Whereas in 2000 the
spending amounted to 15 billion rubles, now the North Caucasus receives
some 180 billion rubles in subsidies and other transfers to the regional
budgets each year, which is a 12-fold increase," Putin said.
"As you see, the resources and efforts we are putting into the North
Caucasus are indeed large," he said.
Dialog must be maintained with N.Caucasus rights groups - Putin
A substantive dialogue must be maintained with the rights groups in the
North Caucasus, Prime Minister Vladi mir Putin said.
"We must maintain a continuous and substantive dialogue with public and
rights organizations," Putin told an interregional conference, organized
by the United Russia party, on Tuesday.
"Of course, there are many people there, who get funding from outside. But
also, there are people who are filled with sympathy and sincerely aspire
for an improvement," Putin said.
"Citizens must have a real opportunity to send signals to the government.
People in the North Caucasus just have no chance to get their voices
heard, to find understanding and support, and they often run against a
wall of indifference, conspiracy of silence and bribery," Putin said.
"This gap between government and people breeds certain problems -
corruption, an unfavorable business climate and the spreading of the idea
of extremism," he said.
"The public atmosphere must be changed in and around the North Caucasus.
Fears and stereotypes must be overcome and the image of this region must
be improved in Russia and in the world as a whole," Putin said.
"The Caucasus remains a target of rigorous external ideological expansion,
sometimes mixed with extremist and radical ideas. A struggle is going on
for the hearts and minds of the people, which we have no right to lose. We
cannot and we have no right to be trailing along at the back," Putin said.
N. Caucasus should become part of North-South intl transport corridor -
The North Caucasus should become part of the North-South international
transportation corridor, said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
"On the whole, we see real prospects for integrating the North Caucasus
into the North-South international transportation corridor, which should
connect Russia and Europe with the countries of the Persian Gulf and
Central Asia," Putin said at an interregional conference of United Russia
p arty divisions in Kislovodsk.
Makhachkala could become a leading Russian commercial seaport as part of
this project, he said.
Russia will also promote the project of a highway linking Cherkessk and
Sukhumi along with its Abkhaz partners, Putin said.
Large oil refinery to be built in Chechnya
Russian oil company Rosneft (RTS: ROSN) "is beginning to build a large oil
refinery in Chechnya that will enable the republic to regain its positions
as one of the advanced centers of the Russian oil and petrochemical
industries," said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
The refinery is due to be launched in 2014, Putin told a conference of the
United Russia party titled "The Strategy for the Social and Economic
Development of the North Caucasus for the Period until 2020."
Putin said a total of 17 billion rubles would be invested in the project.
Russia will not allow meddling, encroachments on sovereignty - Putin
Russia will not tolerate any encroachments on its territorial integrity
and sovereignty, said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
"We will never allow any outside forces to interfere in our internal
affairs or encroach on Russia's territorial integrity and sovereignty,"
Putin said at the United Russia Party's regional conference in Kislovodsk
on Tuesday.
"Yes, extremists still commit terrorist attacks, but today they are
degenerating into ordinary criminal groups. Under the guise of political
slogans they commit robberies and take part in property redistribution.
But their time is almost up," the prime minister said.
"Today I would like to stress once again: we will fight tooth and nail to
defend the lives, rights and safety of our citizens," Putin said.
Putin calls on Georgia to start direct talkswith Abkhazia, S. Ossetia
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday called on Georgia to seek
direct t alks with Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
"One shouldn't expect solutions to come from without," Putin said when
asked by Georgian journalists to comment on a statement by U.S. Secretary
of State Hilary Clinton that the United States would press Russia to
withdraw its forces from Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
"One should have dialogue without citing third parties," Putin said.
On Monday, the prime minister visited the World War II museum on
Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow, where he was shown designs for a monument that
should be put up in the Russian capital to symbolize Kutaisi's Glory
monument demolished by the Georgian authorities earlier.
"Let's answer this question. Some people think that it (this territory) is
under occupation, while others think that it has been liberated. But this
is a matter for dialogue between the people of Georgia and South Ossetia.
They should hold this dialogue without citing third parties. We did not st
art this war. Those who unleashed it must be held accountable for it,"
Putin said.
The prime minister called on the Georgian authorities "to gather up their
courage and to find a way leading to the hearts of the people they have
"They need to reach an agreement," he said.
"Like all other members of the international community, Russia can only
act as a guarantor in this case," Putin said.
"There are a lot of forces in Georgia who want to normalize relations both
with Russia and the South Ossetian people," he said.
"Such issues should not be tackled somewhere else. America is America,
Georgia is Georgia, Russia is Russia and Ossetia is Ossetia. One should
not cite anyone else. There is no other way," Putin said.
Ashgabat attaches great importance to constructive dialog with UN -
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and Economic Affairs Officer
in the UN Department of International Economic and Social Affairs
(UN/DIESA) Alexei Tikhomirov discussed long-term cooperation between
Turkmenistan and the UN in Ashgabat on Monday.
"While implementing a policy of broad international cooperation, based on
the principles of positive neutrality, Turkmenistan attaches great
importance to constructive dialog with the UN, whose chief goal is to
guarantee global pace, security and wellbeing," Berdimuhamedow told
Tikhomirov on Monday evening.
Tikhomirov, in turn, underscored the importance of large-scale reform,
being carried out in Turkmenistan, which, he said, "promotes the country's
vigorous socioeconomic development."
This can be judged from the country's economic performance in the first
half of 2010, which is "extremely positive," he said.
The parties also discussed partnership in implementing information and
communication innovations in Turkmenistan, T urkmen media reported.
Uzbek presidents awards activists for helpingKyrgyz refugees
Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov has signed a decree awarding a group of
activists from the Andizhan region, who provided humanitarian help to
those who fled the recent violence in south Kyrgyzstan, the president's
press office told Interfax on Tuesday.
The awards are being conferred "for practical demonstration of the
intrinsic high qualities of our nation such as humanism, generosity,
mercy, and selfless work in providing comprehensive free aid to people in
need and a worthy contribution to the cause of strengthening peace and
stability in our country," the presidential decree said.
In early June around 100,000 Kyrgyz citizens of Uzbek ethnicity were
forced to flee the unrest to the neighboring Uzbekistan. About 50 tent
camps were promptly put up for them. Total aid provided by the Uzbek
government, companies and organizations and or dinary citizens stood at
around 12 billion sums (1,597.71 sum /$1).
Also, around $4 million in foreign humanitarian aid was delivered to the
areas of Uzbekistan, which sheltered temporary migrants. Among other
countries which helped the victims of the tragic events in southern
Kyrgyzstan are Russia (over $1.2 million), China ($438,000) and Georgia
Yanukovych presents Order of Liberty to Nazarbayev
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has presented the Order of Liberty
to Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Nazarbayev was awarded for "his outstanding personal contribution to the
development of Kazakh cooperation," the presidential press service
reported on Tuesday.
Yanukovych signed a respective decree on July 2.
As reported, on July 6, Nazarbayev celebrates his 70th birthday.
On July 9, Yanukovych will celebrate his 60th birthday. Nazarbayev and a
number of the presidents of other countries are expected to arrive in
Crimea to congratulate Yanukovych on his birthday.
Azarov congratulates Nazarbayev on his birthday
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has congratulated Kazakhstan's
President Nursultan Nazarbayev on his birthday, the press service of the
Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has reported.
"Ukraine knows and respects you as an outstanding statesman, a gifted
organizer and leader, who, through his work and inexhaustible energy,
initiative and persistence, is making an invaluable contribution both to
the development of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the intensification of
mutually beneficial international cooperation. Your active and fruitful
activity for the sake of the people is an example of service to your
homeland," reads a letter of congratulation by the Ukrainian premier.
Azarov wished Nazarbayev good health, a long and happy life, family
warmth, peace and prosperity to his family and friends, as well as new
achievements in his state activities for the sake of the prosperity of the
people of Kazakhstan.
Nazarbayev turned 70 this year. Compiled by
Andrei Petrovsky
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Citizens of France, Austria on Trial For Border Violation in Azerbaijan -
Wednesday July 7, 2010 12:19:22 GMT
BAKU. July 7 (Interfax) - A preliminary hearing of the case involving
members of a radical group who resisted the authorities while trying to
illegally get into Azerbaijan has been held in Baku."The trial of the
people detained while trying to cross the Russian -Azerbaijani border in
the territory of the Zagatalsk border checkpoint on July 16, 2009 has
begun in the Court of Grave Crimes," the court secretariat told Interfax
on Wednesday.The border violator (citizens of France, Austria, Turkey, and
Azerbaijan) resisted the border guards during their detention wounding one
serviceman.One of the border violators was killed and one was wounded in
the incident. Several days later, Azeri law enforcement agencies detained
the violators, who turned out to be members of a radical group.The men are
charged with several counts of crime, including attempted murder by a
group of people and illegal border crossing.The next hearing of the case
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Yerevan Accuses Baku of Trying to Foil Talks - Interfax
Wednesday July 7, 2010 18:13:13 GMT
YEREVAN. July 7 (Interfax) - The declarations of high-ranking Azerbaijani
officials are aimed at foiling the process of settling the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict, Armenian Foreign Ministry press secretary Tigran
Balaian has said."By trying to dissociate themselves from the
understandings reached in St. Petersburg the leaders of Azerbaijan are
misleading their nation and distorting the essence of the talks and the
understandings reached," he said commenting on a statement made by
Azerbaijani Pres ident Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday in which he did not rule
out a military solution to the Karabakh conflict."It must be said that the
Prague process of settling the conflict is the Prague, not Baku process,
that the Madrid proposals are the Madrid, not Baku proposals, while the
aggression launched against the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh is an
Azerbaijani aggression," the ministry press service quoted Balaian as
saying."The self-determination of the people of Nagorno Karabakh cannot be
limited by the phrase about the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
repeated during one speech 13 times," he said.According to Balaian, such
statements indicate that the leadership of Azerbaijan is purposefully
taking steps to foil talks ahead of an important meeting."A five-sided
meeting of foreign ministers will probably take place in almost ten days
in Almaty. Constructivism is based on the truth, not lies or threats,"
Balaian said.On Tuesday Aliyev declared that A zerbaijan will never
reconcile itself with the occupation of Nagorno Karabakh by Armenia and
will definitely return its land.mlInterfax-950040-XAOQCBAA
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Hillary Clinton's Trip Brings Back Shadow of US-Russian Contest
"International Observation" by Staff Correspondents Song Zongli, Ma Shijun
and Ren Ruien: "Hillary Clinton's Visit: Shadow of US-Russia Contest Looms
Again" - Xinhua Domestic Service
Wednesday July 7, 2010 15:48:07 GMT
Analysts pointed out: Ukraine, Poland, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
have been major areas of contention and contest between the United States
and Russia since the end of the Cold War. The purpose of Clinton's trip
was to consolidate US influence in these regions.
However, Russian public opinion maintained that Clinton's "shuttle visit"
would not pose any challenge to Russia against the general trend of the
warming of Russian-US relations. Visit to Ukraine: Pin Down Russia
Hillary Clinton arrived at Kiev on 2 July to begin her two-day visit to
Ukraine. The visit was a fruitful one although no important document was
signed between the two nations during this period.
Clinton expressed support for Ukraine's efforts to strike a balance in its
relations with the United States, Russia and the European Union. She said
that the United States would support Ukraine's integration into the
European Union and the IMF's resumption of cooperation with Ukraine as "an
encouragement for its good performance in various respects," and is ready
t o help Ukraine overcome its current economic crisis and carry out
political and economic reform.
Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's new pro-Russian president, is working hard to
improve ties with Russia and has openly announced that Ukraine will not
join NATO. These factors have put Ukraine-US relations in a new period of
In spite of this, some experts believed that Ukraine will still exert to
develop its strategic partnership with the United States in order to
maximize its national interests while striking a balance between east and
west. Out of considerations of geopolitical strategic interests, the
United States will continue to maintain cooperative ties with Ukraine so
as to achieve the objective of pinning down Russia when necessary. Visit
to Poland: Buddle US-Poland Ties
Clinton paid a one-day visit to Krakow on 3 July. An important activity of
hers during this visit was to sign amended agreement between the United
States and Poland on the pl acement of anti-ballistic systems in Poland.
The United States is seeking to contain Russia by deploying anti-ballistic
systems in Poland, something Poland has always wanted. Being able to form
a military alliance with the United States and receive the protection of
the United States has been a policy pursued by previous Polish
Analysts pointed out: Poland has become the best choice of country for the
United States to contain Russia, even "mess up" the European Union, for
two reasons. First, "the new and old grudges" between Poland and Russia
made it difficult to make substantial improvements in the relations
between the two countries. Second, Poland's geographical position is
irreplaceable. Poland is a major nation of great influence in Central and
Eastern Europe. Its important geographical position is a major
consideration of the United States in wooing Poland. Visit to Outer
Caucasus: "Trip of Assuagement"
Hilla ry Clinton paid a brief two-day visit to Azerbaijan, Armenia and
Georgia on 4 and 5 July. This was her first visit to these three outer
Caucasian nations since taking office. Analysts maintained that Clinton's
visit looked more like a "trip of assuagement" against the new situation
of constantly changing international relations, that it was intended to
make clear that the United States continues to attach importance to the
development of bilateral ties with these nations. The visit sent out the
following three messages:
First, the United States is ready to intervene and play its role in the
conflicts in the outer Caucasian region. In spite of their small sizes,
each of the three outer Caucasian nations has outstanding conflicts and
problems in its relations with neighboring countries.
During her visit to Azerbaijan and Armenia, Clinton made clear the
position of the United States on conflicts between the two countries in
the Nagorno-Karabakh region. C linton said the United States is ready to
help the two countries resolve this issue by peaceful means. She stressed
that resolution should be based on the "Helsinki Principles" of non-use of
force or threat of force, safeguarding territorial in tegrity and
protection of people's right of self-determination.
On the question of the improvement of ties between Armenia and Turkey,
Clinton urged Turkey to discharge its obligations by continuing to advance
the normalization of relations with Armenia.
On the question of areas of conflicts in Georgia, Clinton also made a
statement of position that made parties to the conflicts "rejoice." She
said Russia's military presence in the territories of Abkhazia and South
Ossetia is "unacceptable" to the United States. She reiterated that the
United States supports Georgia's territorial integrity and urged Russia to
withdraw troops from these two regions.
Second, the United States is playing the "democracy card" in outer
Caucasus to counter Russia. During her visit, Clinton openly stated that
the United States is ready to improve ties with Russia and that both sides
are making positive efforts in this connection. However, this does not
mean that the two sides agree on all issues.
Clinton said with special emphasis that the United States is ready to help
the three outer Caucasian nations "develop democracy." Experts here
maintained that the promotion of democratic reform has been an important
strategic means of the United States in wooing former Soviet states and
countering Russia these past years. The fact that Clinton continued to
stress the development of democracy on this visit shows that the United
States has not changed its strategic measures in that region while
developing relations with Russia.
Third, make every effort to lure the three outer Caucasian nations into
drawing close to the United States and NATO. During her visit to
Azerbaijan, Clinton spoke of the need to strengthen cooperation between
the United States and Azerbaijan in the sphere of energy transport
security. This shows that the United States attaches importance to
Azerbaijan's rich oil and gas resources and hopes to provide the United
States and its European allies with safe and steady oil and gas supply via
the Azerbaijan and Outer Caucasian corridor.
During her visit to Georgia, Clinton said the United States does not
recognize spheres of influence and supports Georgia's choice to join NATO.
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Clinton's Five-Nation 'Blitz Trip' Aims To Mend US Strategic Fences
International Current Affairs Commentary by Staff Reporter Zhang Tiegang:
"Hillary Clinton's 'Blitz Trip' Meant To Mend US Strategic Fences" -
Xinhua Domestic Service
Wednesday July 7, 2010 14:14:39 GMT
US-Russian ties have "begun a new era" since US President Barack Obama
assumed office in spite of the recent exposure of the "Russian spy saga"
by the US Department of Justice. The importance of Ukraine and Poland as
US strategic partners in Eastern Europe has diminished somewhat.
Particularly worth mentioning is that Ukrainian President Viktor
Yanukovich had been working hard to improve ties with Russia since taking
office in February this year and had even openly announced that Poland
would not join NATO. Russia improved ties with Po land through "funeral
diplomacy" after the late Polish president Lech Kaczynski's special plane
crashed in Russian territory. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia
also felt being "cold shouldered" by the United States. The strategic
front carefully built by the United States against Russia all these years
following the collapse of the Soviet Union seems to be loosening up.
Against this backdrop, Hillary Clinton carefully chose these five nations
of strategic importance on the western and southern fronts of Russia as
destinations of her "blitz visit." She talked at length about "democracy,"
"freedom" and American values wherever she went. "Suiting the remedy to
the case," she either prudently reinforced the bilateral ties or warmly
assuaged the nation she visited.
In Ukraine, she said she sympathized with its non-aligned policy but hoped
that it would strike a balance in its relations with the Uni ted States,
Russia and the European Union, emphasizing that NATO's door remains open
and that the United States is ready to help Ukraine overcome the current
economic crisis and carry out political and economic reform. In Poland,
she not only took part in the meeting marking the 10th anniversary of the
Community of Democracies organized by Poland but also attended a ceremony
for the signing of an amendment to the agreement on the placement of
anti-ballistic systems in Poland. This further consolidated bilateral ties
between the two countries. In the three Outer Caucasian nations of
Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, she persuaded Azerbaijan and Armenia to
resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by peaceful means, promised to help
normalize relations between Armenia and Turkey, criticized Russia for
stationing troops in Georgia, encouraged Georgia to join NATO, and clearly
indicated that the United States is ready to further cement bilateral
cooperation with the three nations in such areas as trade, energy and
While mending fences around Russia, Hillary Clinton did not forget to
extend a friendly hand to Russia. She told the media on the eve of the
conclusion of her trip that the United States has made it very clear for
the last 18 months that it wants to improve relations with Russia and that
both sides are working on this. Although the two countries still have
disagreements on certain issues, such as the conflict in Georgia, people
ought to be relieved that the United States and Russia are able to
continue their cooperation while reserving their differences. "This is a
sign of a mature relationship."
In short, Hillary Clinton's "blitz visit" has its symbolic significance.
It showed that the United States still attaches importance to its
relations with nations around Russia and demonstrated where the major
interests of the United States in these nations lie. At the same time, her
"blitz visit&q uot; also had practical significance, that is, the United
States still needs to firmly erect fences around Russia.
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Azerbaijan may take control of Russian gas import to Armenia - paper -
Aykakan Zhamanak
Wednesday July 7, 2010 13:14:43 GMT
Azerbaijan may take control over Russian gas imports to Armenia if Georgia
decides to privatize its section of the pipeline delivering Russian gas to
Armenia, the pro-op position Haykakan Zhamanak daily reported on 1 July.A
Georgian ruling party MP, Lasha Tordia, said on 30 June that the
statements to the effect that this section of the pipeline is a strategic
facility have become outdated. "The sector of the mains which supplies
Russian gas to the Republic of Armenia can be removed from the list of
facilities which are not subject to privatization," Haykakan Zhamanak
quoted Tordia as saying. He added that the privatization of the gas
pipeline did not run counter to Georgia's interests, Haykakan Zhamanak
reported.The paper pointed out that almost all of Georgia's gas
distribution network (except in the capital Tbilisi) had been handed over
to the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) for
concessionary management for a period of five years under a
Georgian-Azerbaijani intergovernmental agreement signed in December 2008.
If SOCAR buys this section of the mains as well, then the Azerbaijanis
will be in control of the g as imported to Armenia, Haykakan Zhamanak
said. The Armenian-Russian gas supply company HayRusgazard has told the
paper it is up to Georgia to decide on the privatization of the pipeline
delivering Russian gas to Armenia.BBCM note: Armenia is receiving the
bigger share of its gas from Russia via transit through Georgia, and the
Iran-Armenia gas pipeline has a lower capacity, while gas is one of the
main sources of energy in Armenia, being used also for the operation of
thermal power stations. Armenia and Azerbaijan are in dispute over the
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PM Borisov Says Bulgaria To Become 'Independent' in Energy Supply
""We Will Have Enough Alternatives to Make Us Independent Energy-Wise,"
Prime Minister Says" -- BTA headline - BTA
Wednesday July 7, 2010 14:41:36 GMT
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Sea Breeze Ukrainian-american War Games to Be Held on July 12 to 23 -
Wednesday July 7, 2010 09:55:19 GMT
KYIV. July 7 (Interfax) - Sea Breeze 2010 Ukrainian-American war games
will be held on July 12 to 23 to practice planning and conducting an
anti-piracy operation, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry has reported.The war
games will also involve servicemen from Azerbaijan, Belgium, Germany,
Greece, Georgia, Denmark, Moldova, Poland, Turkey and Sweden. An Austrian
military expert will observe the drill.The coastal phase of the exercise
will unfold at Shiroky Lan training range in Mykolayiv region, where a
Ukrainian Marine battalion, and one platoon each from Georgia and Moldova
will be deployed in a field camp. The naval phase will take place in the
northwestern sector of the Black Sea.The multinational headquarters will
be based at Ukraine's Zapadnaya (Western) naval base in Odesa.Meanwhile,
the Crimean parliament on April 21 sent a letter to Ukraine's President
Viktor Yanukovych and to the parliament, the V erkhovna Rada, protesting
plans to hold the Sea Breeze drill in Crimea. The letter was supported by
76 of the 86 Crimean deputies.The Odesa regional legislature sent a
similar letter to Yanukovych, to the Rada and to the National Security and
Defense Council on May 12. It was drafted by the faction of the Popular
Opposition faction of the Natalia Vitrenko bloc and backed by 78 of the
120 regional deputies.The Communist Party of Ukraine opposed NATO forces'
access to Ukraine and their participation in the Sea Breeze exercise and
its parliamentary faction said it would not support the bill clearing NATO
servicemen into Ukraine.But on May 18 the Ukrainian parliament backed the
president's decision to allow foreign troops into Ukraine to join the
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ziggs can freeze the enemy minions in bottom lane in place on dominion
i think it might result from him using his satchel charge on them but i'm not sure, maybe some combination of satchel + his minefield but again i don't know cause the ziggs i faced when it happened were so spammy with all their abilities down there
just go bot lane with ziggs and spam absolutely everything at the minions and you should see some just stand there. The frozen minions will still attack anything that gets near them but they will not move
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(left) Male Figure Skater British set designer Sarah Parker and photographer Micheal Bodiam collaborated on a still life shoot revealing the Diets Behind Sporting Success. The creative duo graphically re-envision Olympian nutritionist Dan Benardot's diets for five star athletes. Creating oversize paper settings with miniature-looking real food products, each plate represent a specific diet.
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"For the past seven years, I've been working exclusively with ledger paper. I'm interested in exploring ideas about serial structure, currency, our financial architecture, capital as an ungrounded sign, and 'value' in general," says Jill Sylvia in a recent
In 2008 we covered artist Justine Smith for her innovative money art. After a wave of nostalgia I went back to her site for some visual indulgence and was pleasantly surprised to find a new series of
Paper artist Rebecca J. Coles is fascinated with the process by which three-dimensional decorative forms materialize out of flat sheets of paper. She likes to spend countless hours hand drawing and
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Archbishop Sarah also pointed out that "the fact that it has been forbidden to say the name of God is like considering them (Christians) to be pagans and therefore 'in need' of converting to Islam. That's what is behind this," he said.
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Newcastle defender Steven Taylor admits he cannot wait to take on Chelsea at the Sports Direct Arena on Saturday and believes his team can pull off a victory.
The fourth-placed Magpies meet the Blues, in fifth, in a potentially mouth-watering Barclays Premier League encounter.
Tickets for the match sold out last week, meaning the stadium will hold 52,000 supporters for the first time this season for the visit of Andre Villas-Boas's outfit.
"Hopefully the fans make it difficult for Chelsea by roaring us on"
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"We believe we can get the three points," Taylor told Newcastle's official website (nufc.co.uk). "Chelsea will have to be careful of the attacking options we have because we have been fantastic going forward this season.
"It's a big game and we want to carry on from where we left off when we drew at Manchester United last weekend. We can definitely cause Chelsea some problems.
"It should be a sell-out. It's down to the players to keep the punters there and we are doing the right job at the moment.
"Hopefully they are enjoying the football that we are putting on and getting behind the team, and hopefully they will make it difficult for Chelsea by roaring us on."
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Seven teens have been charged in connection with in the brutal beating and robbery of a 17-year-old boy in a Bridgeport alleyway on Sunday, an attack captured on video and later posted on YouTube.
Raymond Palomino, 17, of the 3500 block of South Hoyne Avenue, is the only one of the seven to be charged as an adult, according to a police News Affairs statement released early Wednesday.
He is charged with one count each of robbery and aggravated battery, both felonies, the release said. He is expected to appear in bond court later Wednesday.
A 16-year-old Arlington Heights boy as well as five Chicago teens -- a 16-year-old boy, four 15-year-old boys and a 15-year-old girl -- were also charged, the release said. They each face one count of felony robbery and one count of felony aggravated battery. Their identities were not released because of their age.
The beating was captured on video by an accomplice and later posted on YouTube. The video shows the mob of teens yelling the n-word more than 25 times as they punched and kicked the victim — who appeared to be of Asian descent — in the face and body. They dragged the victim near metal Dumpsters in the alley behind the 2800 block of South Princeton. There they hit him with chunks of ice and choked him. One attacker used a stolen shoe, a silver and black Nike sneaker, to pound the victim in the face.
"A random little kid. F--- his a-- up," one attacker says on the video while the victim was beaten with the Nike.
Another attacker wearing a light hooded jacket and black ski mask who inflicted the most vicious blows screamed, "You ruined my f------ time. I will f------ kill you."
Another attacker demanded the boy's backpack. The victim refused to give up the bag and begged to be let go while the attackers continued to punch him the face. "Am I speaking Chinese to you, n-----?" one attacker can be heard saying on the video.
The beating — which occurred sometime between 4 p.m. and 4:20 p.m. Sunday — lasted more than three minutes until the victim broke free and ran away, shoeless. The thugs chased him down the alley.
Most of the offenders visible in the video appeared to be white. The victim was later treated for bruises, abrasions and a cut lip at Mercy Hospital and released, police said.
The robbery and beating does not appear to be racially motivated, police said.


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Singer Kelis lights up the sky like the fourth of July in her new music video for "4th of July (Fireworks)," the latest single from her soon-to-be released fifth studio album Flesh Tone. Kelis' new clip, co-directed by the R&B singer herself, shows her and her unique fashion sense as she splashes around in a pond, dances in the desert and gyrates through a room filled with fiery flames (in no specific order).
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A Santa Cruz neighborhood is keeping an eye on their mail after police publicized surveillance footage of a man stealing packages off of a porch.
On two different occasions, a black Toyota pickup backed into a Westmoor home's driveway. The first time, a man knocked on the door and was surprised to be greeted by a house guest. The man asked if someone named "Dave" lived at the home. When he was told no, he left.
On his second visit, the man again backed into the driveway, parked and then saw three packages on the porch, waiting for mail pickup. He took two of them and drove away.
"We later found those packages over on the westside of Santa Cruz in another neighborhood," said Santa Cruz Deputy Chief Steve Clark.
Each visit took place between 2:05 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., just before mail pickup.
"This is somebody who is obviously involved in casing activity and behavior in that neighborhood. They've shown a propensity to steal things that are left out," Clark said.
Homeowners had installed surveillance cameras about a month earlier after a tool was stolen from their side yard. Santa Cruz police asked the public to notify them if they see someone matching the thief's description.
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The Bulls are unwilling -- and, frankly, unable -- to coast into the playoffs.Story | Conversation | April 21, 2012
No rest for the wearyMelissa Isaacson
CHICAGO -- How weary are the Chicago Bulls? So weary that Derrick Rose's limp has a limp. So weary that Luol Deng aged nine years on his birthday. Not so weary, however, that coach Tom Thibodeau was willing to make excuses for one of his te...Blog | April 17, 2012
Chicago Bulls not performing at playoff-ready level down stretchMelissa Isaacson
The Bulls aren't performing at playoff-ready level down the stretch.Story | Conversation | April 16, 2012
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose wasn't in fine form, but his tea...Melissa Isaacson
The Bulls showed their biggest advantage on the Heat is power in numbers.Story | Conversation | April 12, 2012
The Chicago Bulls still have major questions to addressMelissa Isaacson
Thursday's win against Celts hardly solves all the Bulls' problems.Story | Conversation | April 05, 2012
Style vs. substanceMelissa Isaacson
CHICAGO -- Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson and a bunch of other players most self-respecting New York fans couldn't pick out of a lineup, defeated two superstars and a global sensation Monday night. Except for the global sensation, it wasn't a whole lot ...Blog | March 13, 2012
Luol Deng doubtful with sore wristMelissa Isaacson
DEERFIELD -- Luol Deng did not participate in the Chicago Bulls' Saturday morning shootaround and will likely sit out against the Utah Jazz because of increased pain in his left wrist. How long the Bulls' All-Star forward will remain on the bench,...Blog | March 10, 2012
Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng sits out against Utah Jazz with s...Melissa Isaacson
Bulls forward Luol Deng was out against the Utah Jazz with a sore wrist.Story | Conversation | March 10, 2012
Injuries not hurting Bulls' bottom lineMelissa Isaacson
CHICAGO -- Hopefully the Chicago Bulls will not have to find out how they would fare without both Derrick Rose and Luol Deng. But they are proving that lacking one at a time, they're still more than capable. Monday night, with Rose back in the lin...Blog | January 23, 2012