March, 2008

• 5 March

  Ukraine leader tells PM to resume Russia gas talks

  KIEV – Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko told his prime minister on Wednesday to resume talks with Moscow urgently after Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom halved supplies to Kiev in a row over payments .

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• 5 March

  Enter Russia’s new first lady, Svetlana Medvedeva

  MOSCOW – A patron of Russian fashion, socialite and supporter of the arts, Svetlana Medvedeva is shaking off her air of mystery as she prepares to become Russia’s first lady.

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• 5 March

  Russia’s Medvedev faces fight to install own team

  MOSCOW – The first big test of whether Russia’s president-elect, Dmitry Medvedev, is really in charge will come when he tries to appoint his own allies into key Kremlin jobs occupied by Vladimir Putin’s loyalists.

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• 5 March

  Russian opposition activist goes on hunger strike

  ST PETERSBURG, Russia – A Russian opposition activist jailed for two months for taking part in anti-Kremlin protests has gone on a hunger strike, his liberal Yabloko party said on Wednesday.

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• 5 March

  Ukraine will stick to gas export obligations: PM

  KIEV – Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko pledged on Wednesday that Ukraine would stand by its obligations to export Russian gas to Europe and remain a “reliable partner”.

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• 5 March

  World Needs Iran Despite Phony Sanctions

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The UN Security Council has imposed a third round of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear progress but China and many more countries said on Tuesday the step would not affect their trade with the Islamic Republic.

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• 5 March

  IAEA Drops Iran Sanctions Resolution

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A push by Western nations for a resolution against Iran at a UN atomic watchdog meeting has been dropped amid objections from Russia, China and developing countries, diplomats said Tuesday.

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• 5 March

  Iran Calls for Complete Ban of All N. Weapons

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday called for a complete ban of all nuclear weapons through an international convention.

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• 5 March

  Russia to Sell 100 Airliners to Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia plans to sell up 100 passenger jets to Iran in what would be the largest such deal ever for Russia’s aviation industry, an official said Tuesday.

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• 5 March

  Iran may Shut down Internet during Election

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian government may block private access to the Internet on its election day, March 14.

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