Joint anti-terrorist exercise to begin in Kazakhstan.
ASTANA, September 9 (Itar-Tass) -- The Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) member states will hold a joint anti-terrorist exercise
European parliament criticises France for selling Mistral ship to Russia.
STRASBOURG, September 9 (Itar-Tass) -- France's decision to sell the
Mistral helicopter carrier to Russia has drawn fierce fire from the
European Parliament.
Russia welcomes Alliance of Civilisations initiative for regional strategies.
MOSCOW, September 9 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov received the visiting High Representative of the UN Secretary
Russia presents ILO conventions ratification instruments to ILO chief.
MOSCOW, September 9 (Itar-Tass) --Russia's Permanent Representative to
the U.N. Office and other International Organisations at Geneva, Valery
Ukraine, Russia prioritise development of common border infrastructure.
LVOV, September 9 (Itar-Tass) -- The construction of crossing points
on the common border and simplification of border crossing formalities
Ukraine steps up development of offshore gas fields in Black Sea, Sea of Azov.
KIEV, September 9 (Itar-Tass) -- Ukraine is stepping up the
development of offshore gas fields in Black Sea, Sea of Azov, which are
OSCE to send special envoy to Kyrgyzstan next week.
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Russian dredging vessel thrown ashore near Sakhalin.
VLADIVOSTOK, September 8 (Itar-Tass) -- A Russian dredging vessel has
been thrown ashore the Sakhalin island of Moneron in the Far East, a
Russian State Duma to hear report by justice minister.
MOSCOW, September 8 (Itar-Tass) -- Members of the Russian State Duma
lower parliament house on Wednesday will hear a report by the country's
