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Obama gives interview to Russian media.
WASHINGTON, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - U.S. President Barrack Obama was
pleased with an interview, which he had given to the Itar-Tass news agency last Thursday, according to Michael McFall, the National Security Council Director of Russian Affairs.
That was the first interview that Obama gave to a Russian media outlet
prior to his visit to Moscow and the Russian-American summit.
Mikhail Gusman, the deputy general director of the Itar-Tass news
agency and the anchorman of Formula of Power television program, took the
interview in the White House last Thursday.
According to Michael McFall, President Obama chose Itar-Tass for the
interview because the agency has absolute trust and authority in Russia.
In his interview Obama said that the United States and Russia should
develop their relations on the basis of equality and mutual respect. He
stressed that he hoped to establish candid and constructive working
relations with Russian leaders.
Obama's interview to Itar-Tass will be shown on Russian television.
.Thirty thousand gather in Sochi to mark historic anniversary.
SOCHI, the Black Sea, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - About 30,000 people,
including residents and guests of Sochi, gathered in the centre of the
city on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of the historic decision of
the 119th session of the International Olympic Committee that gave Sochi
the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Those who have gathered on Sochi's Theatrical Square are remembering
the thrilling and exciting night hours from July the 4th to July the 5th,
2007. The moment when the IOC President Jacques Rogge pronounced the name
of the Russian city, thousands of Sochi residents and millions of TV
viewers across Russia reacted to the news with jubilance. "The whole of
Russia needs the Olympic games but we, the residents of Sochi, need them
most. Thanks to the Olympics, the city will become more favorable for
living, its infrastructure will change," the Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov
said in his address to the Sochi residents on Sunday.
In memory of the event that took place two years ago, representatives
of the Sochi -2014 organizing committee handed over to the Sochi mayor a
memorial medal devoted to Russia's victory in Guatemala.
A gala concert will last almost until dawn. Taking part in the concert
is singer Dima Bilan, the 2008 Eurovision winner and the ambassador of the
Sochi-2014 Olympic Games.
In the meantime, prominent Russian athletes will gather for the
"Sport Stars of Russia" forum at the Krasnaya Polyana mountain resort on
Sunday to mark the second anniversary since Sochi was proclaimed to be the
capital of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Alexander Karelin, Vladislav Tretyak, Alexander Tikhonov, Galina
Gorokhova, Svetlana Gladysheva and Leonid Tyagachev will lay down marble
name stars on the way to a future highland Olympic Village and skiing and
biathlon stadiums, a source at the Russian Olympic Committee told
Itar-Tass.
Olympic champions Olga Zaitseva, Svetlana Ishmuratova, Alexander
Karelin and Igor Ter-Ovanesyan will plant more young trees at the "Sport
Stars of Russia" alley. It was planted at a height of 1,150 meters above
the sea level last year.
The forum will end with the award of the annual national sport prize
"Stars of Sport". This year the prize has been awarded to pole vault
jumper Elena Isinbayeva, biathlon champion Olga Zaitseva and the Russian
National Hockey Team that is represented by Vladislav Tretyak.
.Russia wins 8 silver & bronze medals at World University Games.
BELGRADE, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian national team won eight
medals - four silver and four gold - at the 25th World University Games.
It's ranking 11th in the Games medal standings after three days of
competitions.
South Korea is the leader so far with nine gold, two silver and one
bronze medals. China is the runner-up with 17 medals, including five gold,
seven silver and five bronze. The Japanese national team is the third with
two gold and two bronze medals.
.Three people go missing after boat accident on the Ob River.
MOSCOW, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - Three people went missing after an
accident on the Ob River. Gusts of strong wind turned over a TGM-306
motorboat 20 km away from the city of Salekhard. There were nine people
onboard, including three crewmen and six participants in the television
and radio expedition "The Yamal Parallel", a source at the Russian
Emergencies Ministry branch for the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District told
Itar-Tass on Sunday.
The expedition had gathered materials about the summer fishing season
on the Ob, the life of fishermen and fisheries in the region. After a week
spent in fishermen's camps, the expedition was returning to its base. The
weather that was fine suddenly got worse. The first gusts of wind turned
the boat over. New gusts raised huge waves that covered the vessel.
Luckily, it was equipped with life jackets and lifebuoys. Besides,
professional and coordinated actions made it possible for six people to
reach for safety.
A regional emergency centre continues searching for the three missing
people despite unfavorable weather conditions.
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pleased with an interview, which he had given to the Itar-Tass news agency last Thursday, according to Michael McFall, the National Security Council Director of Russian Affairs.
That was the first interview that Obama gave to a Russian media outlet
prior to his visit to Moscow and the Russian-American summit.
Mikhail Gusman, the deputy general director of the Itar-Tass news
agency and the anchorman of Formula of Power television program, took the
interview in the White House last Thursday.
According to Michael McFall, President Obama chose Itar-Tass for the
interview because the agency has absolute trust and authority in Russia.
In his interview Obama said that the United States and Russia should
develop their relations on the basis of equality and mutual respect. He
stressed that he hoped to establish candid and constructive working
relations with Russian leaders.
Obama's interview to Itar-Tass will be shown on Russian television.
.Thirty thousand gather in Sochi to mark historic anniversary.
SOCHI, the Black Sea, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - About 30,000 people,
including residents and guests of Sochi, gathered in the centre of the
city on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of the historic decision of
the 119th session of the International Olympic Committee that gave Sochi
the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Those who have gathered on Sochi's Theatrical Square are remembering
the thrilling and exciting night hours from July the 4th to July the 5th,
2007. The moment when the IOC President Jacques Rogge pronounced the name
of the Russian city, thousands of Sochi residents and millions of TV
viewers across Russia reacted to the news with jubilance. "The whole of
Russia needs the Olympic games but we, the residents of Sochi, need them
most. Thanks to the Olympics, the city will become more favorable for
living, its infrastructure will change," the Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov
said in his address to the Sochi residents on Sunday.
In memory of the event that took place two years ago, representatives
of the Sochi -2014 organizing committee handed over to the Sochi mayor a
memorial medal devoted to Russia's victory in Guatemala.
A gala concert will last almost until dawn. Taking part in the concert
is singer Dima Bilan, the 2008 Eurovision winner and the ambassador of the
Sochi-2014 Olympic Games.
In the meantime, prominent Russian athletes will gather for the
"Sport Stars of Russia" forum at the Krasnaya Polyana mountain resort on
Sunday to mark the second anniversary since Sochi was proclaimed to be the
capital of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Alexander Karelin, Vladislav Tretyak, Alexander Tikhonov, Galina
Gorokhova, Svetlana Gladysheva and Leonid Tyagachev will lay down marble
name stars on the way to a future highland Olympic Village and skiing and
biathlon stadiums, a source at the Russian Olympic Committee told
Itar-Tass.
Olympic champions Olga Zaitseva, Svetlana Ishmuratova, Alexander
Karelin and Igor Ter-Ovanesyan will plant more young trees at the "Sport
Stars of Russia" alley. It was planted at a height of 1,150 meters above
the sea level last year.
The forum will end with the award of the annual national sport prize
"Stars of Sport". This year the prize has been awarded to pole vault
jumper Elena Isinbayeva, biathlon champion Olga Zaitseva and the Russian
National Hockey Team that is represented by Vladislav Tretyak.
.Russia wins 8 silver & bronze medals at World University Games.
BELGRADE, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - The Russian national team won eight
medals - four silver and four gold - at the 25th World University Games.
It's ranking 11th in the Games medal standings after three days of
competitions.
South Korea is the leader so far with nine gold, two silver and one
bronze medals. China is the runner-up with 17 medals, including five gold,
seven silver and five bronze. The Japanese national team is the third with
two gold and two bronze medals.
.Three people go missing after boat accident on the Ob River.
MOSCOW, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - Three people went missing after an
accident on the Ob River. Gusts of strong wind turned over a TGM-306
motorboat 20 km away from the city of Salekhard. There were nine people
onboard, including three crewmen and six participants in the television
and radio expedition "The Yamal Parallel", a source at the Russian
Emergencies Ministry branch for the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District told
Itar-Tass on Sunday.
The expedition had gathered materials about the summer fishing season
on the Ob, the life of fishermen and fisheries in the region. After a week
spent in fishermen's camps, the expedition was returning to its base. The
weather that was fine suddenly got worse. The first gusts of wind turned
the boat over. New gusts raised huge waves that covered the vessel.
Luckily, it was equipped with life jackets and lifebuoys. Besides,
professional and coordinated actions made it possible for six people to
reach for safety.
A regional emergency centre continues searching for the three missing
people despite unfavorable weather conditions.
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