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Jewish communities concerned with attempts to re-habilitate Nazism.



MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - The Jewish communities of Russia has
called on the United Nations to respond to fresh attempts in European
countries like Moldova and Latvia to re-habilitate Nazism and the Nazis.

"We are concerned with the decision of the government of Moldova to
equalize Soviet soldiers and the supporters of Marshal Antonescu who
fought together with fascist Germany and honor them equally," the
Federation of the Jewish Communities of Russia said in a statement.
The Jewish communities also demand that regular marches of the
veterans of the Waffen-SS legion be banned in Latvia. The marches have
been held since 1994.
"Such marches insult the memory of numerous victims of crimes against
humanity committed during WWII, including crimes committed by
organizations like SS and those who fought against the anti-Hitler
coalition and collaborated with the Nazi movement," the statement
emphasized.

.Medvedev to hold meeting on CIS intl presence in Russia.

MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will
on Wednesday meet representatives of the Commonwealth of Independent
States and the directors of Russia's leading television channels to
discuss the expansion of information presence of the CIS states in Russia.
President Medvedev stressed the significance of the problem during his
meeting with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich last week.
"When we are concerned with the status of Russian language in
neighboring countries we should certainly look at ourselves. How do we
treat the Ukrainian language in the territory of Russia, for example? Have
conditions for studying Ukrainian been created and what does our
information field look like?," Medvedev said.
He added that he would meet the heads of the leading mass media
outlets that were going to implement a broadcasting project in Russian
territory taking account of the digital abilities of channels of our
closest friends and neighbors," the Russian president said.
These channels will include Ukrainian ones. Medvedev said that it
would be a package that would be used by the Ukrainian community and by
those who want to get information in Russia in the Ukrainian language.
Earlier, Medvedev said that Russia would continue supporting projects
designed to ensure information rapprochement of the Commonwealth states.
He noted that the Inter-State Fund for humanitarian cooperation of the CIS
member countries was playing an active role in developing the single CIS
information space.

.Russian delegation goes to Sudan to discuss peace settlement &
cooperation.

MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - Mikhail Margelov, the head of the
International Affairs Committee of the Russian Federation Council and the
Russian president's special envoy for Sudan, is leaving for Sudan on a
four-day working visit on Wednesday as the head of a Russian delegation.
"Russia welcomes processes contributing to a peaceful settlement in
Sudan," the Russian lawmaker stressed. He explained that his visit had
been prompted by "the forthcoming general election in Sudan which is
supposed to unite society and become a vital stage in enhancing
comprehensive peace."
Preparations for the general election and prospects of a peace
settlement in Darfur will dominate Russian-Sudanese talks in Khartoum.
Margelov will hold consultations with representatives of the ruling
National Congress Party, several ministries and agencies as well as the
leaders of major opposition forces.
The Russian lawmaker said the talks would dwell on prospects of
implementation of the framework agreement on a peaceful settlement in
Darfur and discuss obstacles on the way to concluding a full-scale peace
treaty between the government in Khartoum and the insurgents.
In addition to that, businessmen in the Russian delegation will hold
talks on participation of Russia's leading companies in the projects for
extraction and processing of hydrocarbons in Sudan. Talks will be held
with Sudan's Minister of Energy and Mining Al-Zubeir Ahmed Al-Hassan and
the Minister of Finance and National Economy Awad Ahmed Al-JAZ.
An election campaign preceding the general election set for April
kicked off in Sudan in mid-February. According to a law passed in July
2008, the election will be held on a multi-party basis for the first time.
More than 4,000 contenders representing 66 parties and political movements
will run for seats in the 450-seat parliament.
A Treaty on peaceful settlement in Southern Sudan signed by the
Sudanese government and the insurgent National Liberation Army of Sudan on
January 9, 2005 will provide a legal foundation for the elections. More
than two million people have died in a conflict in Southern Sudan over the
past two decades.
Concurrently, the head of government of Southern Sudan, governors of
26 provinces as well as legislative bodies in several Sudanese regions are
going to be elected.

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