RUSSIA President Dmitry Medvedev has had a regular meeting with the Russian Security Council’s permanent members, the Kremlin press service said on Friday. Taking part in the meeting were Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Head of the Kremlin Administration Sergei Naryshkin, Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov, State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov, …

RUSSIA NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen wishes to develop strategic partnership with Russia. It is necessary to develop strategic partnership with Moscow, Rasmussen said in an interview published by the Friday issue of the newspaper Le Monde. In his opinion, NATO and Russia face similar threats.

GEORGIA Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met visiting Foreign Minister of Georgia Grigol Vashadze. The two men discussed bilateral relations, specifically the tariffs for cargo transportation through Georgia and the upcoming meeting of the intergovernmental commission. Appreciating highly the centuries-old friendship between the nations, they also referred to the problems of …