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May 13, 2011 09:49 Moscow Time
Russia backs the involvement of the UN in reaching a settlement in Kosovo and leading a probe into human organ trafficking there, Russia’s UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Thursday.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the 25th of January adopted a resolution on a report published by the Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty in late 2010, where members of Kosovo’s ruling party are identified as being involved in serious crimes, including kidnappings and the murders of Serb and other civilians for their organs.
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Vice-Prime Minister Ivanov will visit the Kuril Islands on Sunday
May 13, 2011 10:52
Moscow. May 13. INTERFAX.RU - Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, who oversees the Russian government, among others transport issues, in the near future plans to visit the Far East, in particular Vladivostok, as well as two Kuril Islands - Iturup and Kunashir.
"The visit to the islands of Iturup and Kunashir is scheduled for May 15", an informed source told Interfax on Friday.
According to him, the Deputy Prime Minister during his visit plans to hold a meeting on the development of infrastructure related to air transport.
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Vice Prime Minister of the Dominican Republic met with the leadership of Abkhazia
http://www.interfax.ru/politics/news.asp?id=189715
May 13 2011 1:48
Sukhumi. May 13. Interfax - Deputy Prime Minister of the Dominican Republic, Jose Miguel Mejia Abreu and his wife on Thursday evening arrived in Abkhazia, told journalists at the press service of the government.
According to the press service, on Friday held official meetings of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Dominican Republic with the Vice-President of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab, prime minister Sergei Shamba, foreign minister Maxime Gvindzhia.
In addition, the Embassy of South Ossetia, Abkhazia to meet Deputy Prime Minister of the Dominican Republic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, Murat Dzhioeva.
On Saturday, May 14, Jose Miguel Mejia Abreu will visit the famous Lake Riza, Gagra and Pitsunda.
As reported, located in Moscow, President Sergei Bagapsh said on Thursday that the independence of Abkhazia can recognize another state. "In the near future, one of Latin America could recognize the independence of Abkhazia", - said Sergei Bagapsh, told Interfax.
Earlier, a member of parliament of Abkhazia Adgur Kharazia in an interview with "New Day" has declared that "the State of San Marino can replenish the number of countries recognize the independence of the republic."
In addition, the Foreign Minister of the Republic M. Gvindzhia during the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Sukhumi on 26 April, told reporters that the independence of Abkhazia in the current year, recognize the three countries. "" These states are not African ", - said M. Gvinjia, without specifying what kind of country
Islamabad seeks investment, Moscow wants to tackle terror
http://tribune.com.pk/story/167770/islamabad-seeks-investment-moscow-wants-to-tackle-terror/
By AFP
Published: May 13, 2011
MOSCOW:
Russia and Pakistan on Thursday pledged to boost economic ties and coordinate efforts to fight terror as the Kremlin welcomed President Asif Ali Zardari for a key visit after the killing of Osama bin Laden.
This is the first official visit by a Pakistani leader since the fall of the Soviet Union, former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being the last leader to visit Moscow during Soviet times.
“We are interested in coordinating our efforts on the international arena. It is obvious that our countries are facing absolutely the same threat, I mean international terrorism,” Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told President Zardari at the Kremlin.
“We have to do everything so that we could jointly counter this main evil of the 21st century,” Medvedev said in comments released by the Kremlin.
Russia has for years been struggling to root out an insurgency in the North Caucasus following two wars with separatists in Chechnya after the fall of the Soviet Union. The Kremlin says Caucasus militants receive support from abroad.
Zardari, who kicked off his three-day trip to Russia on Wednesday, expressed hope his historic visit would help deepen ties between the two countries which share a complicated history.
Moscow is not usually seen as an ally of Islamabad, not least because of its historically close ties to Pakistan’s traditional foe India.
“Our countries are very close neighbours. We are located in the same region … the time has come to acknowledge the importance of our countries for each other and the importance of regional cooperation,” Zardari said.
The two leaders oversaw the signing of several framework agreements on cooperation including in energy and agriculture and adopted a joint declaration highlighting the importance of tighter economic cooperation.
“Projects of regional development can secure prosperity for all the peoples in the region,” said the declaration, adding it supported Russian companies willing to pursue economic, infrastructure and banking projects in Pakistan.
Those projects would include plans by gas giant Gazprom to develop gas fields in Pakistan, the declaration said, while Tyazhpromexport, part of state conglomerate Russian Technologies, would help modernise a metals plant in Karachi.
Vedomosti business daily, citing a source close to the management of Russian Technologies, said on Wednesday that the two countries were expected to agree on a $540 million deal for Pakistan to upgrade the Soviet-built Karachi-based Pakistan Steel mills and increase its production capacity to seven million tonnes a year.
The two countries also signed an agreement on promoting air travel while the president emphasized currency swap agreements and the opening of bank branches in each other’s countries.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 13th, 2011.
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