Russian President Dmitry Medvedev instructed the head of Gazprom to Belarus for five days to address the issue of repayment of debts for Russian gas. “In accordance with the terms of the contract, we have every reason to reduce the volume of gas deliveries to Belarus in proportion to debt owed to Gazprom – said Alexei Miller met with the president of Russia.
Increase of direct foreign investment in Russia and Poland will increase significantly in 2010 following a reduction of revenue in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe in 2009 by half, predicts Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW).
President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich on May 8 is scheduled to visit Moscow. On Saturday, the three presidents – President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich, the president of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will take part in the opening of the stele the heroic city of Alexandria in the garden.
All is lost in comparison with the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Three airports in Paris and the airports in northern France closed until Monday, April 19, until 08:00 local time. In Austria, the ban on flights while in effect until midnight Sunday. Italy has banned all flights to the north of the country until Monday 06:00 GMT. Until then, will remain closed airspace Netherlands.
Astana expects that Thai justice will be fair to the Kazakhstan’s crew of the plane IL-76 arrested in the airport of Bangkok. The information about the arrest of the plane was published on December, 12, 2009.
The independence of South Ossetia is supposed to be admitted by Peru, Ecuador and several African and Arabian countries. This information has been reported by Foreign Minister of South Osetia at the parliament’s session.
According to the official information of the Health protection Ministry since May of 2009 there have been laboratory registered 165 accidents of swine flu disease in Belarus.