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MOSCOW, July 6 (Itar-Tass) - The State Duma will examine on Wednesday
in the first reading a bill on lowering the passing barrier from seven to

YEREVAN, July 6 (Itar-Tass) - The 10th meeting of the Coordination
Council of the heads of anti-drug agencies of CSTO member states will

KHABAROVSK, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - The concept of a draft project for
the strategy of Russia's cooperation with countries of the Asia-Pacific

SEOUL, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - South Korea has been actively developing
of late medical tourism with Russia's Far East, within the framework of

TOKYO, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - Russia and Japan have set up a joint
commission of historians to look into problems of a peace treaty and the

TOKYO, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - A meeting of the Russian and North Korean
leaders is not on agenda at the present moment, the head of the Russian

TOKYO, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - Hosting the APEC summit in Vladivostok in
2012 is "a major project for Russia," which is actively preparing for

TOKYO, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - A more favourable atmosphere exists at the
present moment for discussing a peace treaty between Russia and Japan, the

TOKYO, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - Russia and Japan have similar stances on
the settlement of the Libyan conflict, believing that a full ceasefire is