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APEC states, including Russia, discuss run-up to Japan summit
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TOKYO, February 22 (Itar-Tass) -- The delegations from the
member-countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, including
Russia, met in Hiroshima to discuss the agenda of a new APEC summit in
Japan. The current meeting is held at the level of senior officials and is
the first among numerous events ahead of a APEC summit, which will be held
at the major Japanese port city Yokohama on November 13-14, 2010.
High on the agenda of two-day working discussions in Hiroshima is the
coordination of joint measures to restrain protectionism and to support
the multilateral commerce system. The participants in the meeting will
also discuss the forming of free trade zones, the assessment of the work
in the period after adopting the Bogor Goals, which were proclaimed to
promote mutually beneficial trade and business cooperation in the
Asia-Pacific region and the APEC Summit Declaration in Bogor (Indonesia),
which is one of the major program documents of the forum. This review was
initiated by Japan, which is presiding in the APEC this year.
The APEC brings together 21 economies in the Asia-Pacific region,
including Russia, China, the United States, South Korea and Japan. This
forum is occupied with the regional integration problems; the most
important problems in the world are discussed at APEC annual summits.
Russia, which joined the forum in 1997, will host an APEC summit for the
first time in Vladivostok on the Russky Island.
.URGENT - US shuttle Endeavour lands at spaceport on Cape Canaveral.
NEW YORK, February 22 (Itar-Tass) -- The U.S. shuttle Endeavour with
the crew of six astronauts landed at 10.20 p.m. EST time on Sunday (06.20
a.m. on Monday) at the spaceport of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Its mission
to the International Space Station ended successfully.
The Endeavour has been on the orbit for 14 days and has been docked to
the ISS for nine days. During the mission the Endeavour crew has carried
out an intensive and difficult program, particularly the astronauts have
made three spacewalks.
.Russian bobsleigh bronze medal surprises German rivals.
WHISTLER, February 22 (Itar-Tass) -- "Our bronze medal surprised our
rivals, who realized that it is difficult to compete with us," Russian
bobsledder Alexander Zubkov told Itar-Tass. Bobsledders Alexander Zubkov
and Alexei Voevoda won bronze in the two-man event at the Vancouver
Olympics.
"The work was done perfectly. We were facing the task to speed up
well, drive quickly first two heats so that in the final heats to run for
medals. We did it and the rivals realized that currently it is very
difficult to compete with us. Unfortunately, it is practically impossible
to drive quicker and win a higher medal. The bobsleigh in Germany is the
sport number one, and big money is invested in it, the Germans have very
good, speedy vehicles, and whole plants are working for their teams. Our
current medal astonished German athletes, who understood that we can
compete with them," Zubkov said.
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TOKYO, February 22 (Itar-Tass) -- The delegations from the
member-countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, including
Russia, met in Hiroshima to discuss the agenda of a new APEC summit in
Japan. The current meeting is held at the level of senior officials and is
the first among numerous events ahead of a APEC summit, which will be held
at the major Japanese port city Yokohama on November 13-14, 2010.
High on the agenda of two-day working discussions in Hiroshima is the
coordination of joint measures to restrain protectionism and to support
the multilateral commerce system. The participants in the meeting will
also discuss the forming of free trade zones, the assessment of the work
in the period after adopting the Bogor Goals, which were proclaimed to
promote mutually beneficial trade and business cooperation in the
Asia-Pacific region and the APEC Summit Declaration in Bogor (Indonesia),
which is one of the major program documents of the forum. This review was
initiated by Japan, which is presiding in the APEC this year.
The APEC brings together 21 economies in the Asia-Pacific region,
including Russia, China, the United States, South Korea and Japan. This
forum is occupied with the regional integration problems; the most
important problems in the world are discussed at APEC annual summits.
Russia, which joined the forum in 1997, will host an APEC summit for the
first time in Vladivostok on the Russky Island.
.URGENT - US shuttle Endeavour lands at spaceport on Cape Canaveral.
NEW YORK, February 22 (Itar-Tass) -- The U.S. shuttle Endeavour with
the crew of six astronauts landed at 10.20 p.m. EST time on Sunday (06.20
a.m. on Monday) at the spaceport of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Its mission
to the International Space Station ended successfully.
The Endeavour has been on the orbit for 14 days and has been docked to
the ISS for nine days. During the mission the Endeavour crew has carried
out an intensive and difficult program, particularly the astronauts have
made three spacewalks.
.Russian bobsleigh bronze medal surprises German rivals.
WHISTLER, February 22 (Itar-Tass) -- "Our bronze medal surprised our
rivals, who realized that it is difficult to compete with us," Russian
bobsledder Alexander Zubkov told Itar-Tass. Bobsledders Alexander Zubkov
and Alexei Voevoda won bronze in the two-man event at the Vancouver
Olympics.
"The work was done perfectly. We were facing the task to speed up
well, drive quickly first two heats so that in the final heats to run for
medals. We did it and the rivals realized that currently it is very
difficult to compete with us. Unfortunately, it is practically impossible
to drive quicker and win a higher medal. The bobsleigh in Germany is the
sport number one, and big money is invested in it, the Germans have very
good, speedy vehicles, and whole plants are working for their teams. Our
current medal astonished German athletes, who understood that we can
compete with them," Zubkov said.
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