MOSCOW, September 5 (Itar-Tass) - Russia's federal tourism agency
plans to open its offices in Turkey, Egypt and China, Rosturism spokesman
Oleg Moseyev told Itar-Tass on Monday.

ISLAMABAD, September 5 (Itar-Tass) -- Pakistan hopes to bring its
trade with Russia up from the current 300 million U.S. dollars to one

KABUL, September 5 (Itar-Tass) - Russia offers concrete five-year
steps to fight drug production in Afghanistan, the head of the federal

MOSCOW, September 5 (Itar-Tass) -- Transneft will discuss with China
on September 13-14 the price formula of oil supplies through the

DUSHANBE, September 5 (Itar-Tass) - Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad has described the Sangtuda-2 hydropower plant that is being

DUSHANBE, September 5 (Itar-Tass) - The first stage of Tajikistan's
hydropower plant Sangtuda-2 that is being constructed under Iran's
financial support was launched on Monday.

MOSCOW, September 5 (Itar-Tass) -- The gas issue is expected to be
high on the agenda of the negotiations between Russian Foreign Minister

VLADIVOSTOK, September 5 (Itar-Tass) -- The Talas typhoon brought
heavy rains in eastern districts of the Primorsky Territory on Monday. The

KABUL, September 5 (Itar-Tass) -- The drug production in Kabul is a
threat to peace and security, probably even a greater threat than modern

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, September 5 (Itar-Tass) -- The Kamchatka
authorities, including the transport prosecutor's office, are