KIEV, December 16 (Itar-Tass) - Ukraine has demanded a revision of the
draft memorandum on cooperation in the field of geological prospecting,

LONDON, December 15 (Itar-Tass) - Plans on building a Nabucco gas
pipeline from Central Asia and the Caspian region to the European Union

MOSCOW, December 15 (Itar-Tass) - Russia and Kyrgyzstan are planning
the merger of Russian troops in Kyrgyz territory into one military base,

SEOUL, December 15 (Itar-Tass) -- The government of South Korea has
decided to send a batch of medicines to North Korea this week, the South

MOSCOW, December 15 (Itar-Tass) - The subsidiary of the
Vietnamese-Russian Joint Bank (VRB) started operations in Moscow, reports

PYONGYANG, December 15 (Itar-Tass) -- North Korea has sent a
delegation of the Ministry of People's Security led by its head Ju Sang

DUSHANBE, December 15 (Itar-Tass) -- Elections to the lower chamber of
the Tajik parliament and local self-government bodies will be held on

MOSCOW, December 15 (Itar-Tass) - The refusal of the European Union
(EU) and the United States to recognize the legitimacy of the presidential

BRUSSELS, December 15 (Itar-Tass) - Afghanistan and European security
will be the main subjects of discussion during the upcoming first visit by

SHANGHAI, December 15 (Itar-Tass) - The 8th satellite of the Yaogan
series for the remote sensing of the Earth has been successfully launched