Volgograd to host sci conf workship on bridge aerodynamics.

VOLGOGRAD, June 22 (Itar-Tass) - A scientific conference workshop on
the theme of "The Problems of the Aerodynamics of Beam Bridgeworks" is to
be held here on Tuesday.
An official in the press service of the Volgograd region
administration has told Itar-Tass that the conference workshop will be
attended by Oleg Belozyorov, Deputy Minister of Transport, and Igor
Pikalov, Vice-Governor of the Volgograd Region.
Region Governor Anatoly Brovko told journalists on Monday that
following this large-scale conference with the participation of the best
specialists, a decision would be taken to reopen the Volgograd-based
bridge across the Volga River to traffic, for both passenger cars and
trucks. "I think, as early as Wednesday, I will sign a permission to
enable all types of transport vehicles to ride along the bridge," Brovko
pointed out.

.Kremlin to lay econ coop'n emphasis on Medvedev visit.

MOSCOW, June 22 (Itar-Tass) - During President Dmitry Medvedev's
upcoming visit to the United States, the Kremlin expects to give fresh
impetus to the development of economic cooperation between the two
countries, primarily in the realm of innovations, said presidential aide
Sergei Prikhodko.
"We would like the visit to be of innovations-related character,"
Prikhodko said. "There will be undoubtedly room for (the discussion of)
politics (during the visit). However, we would like to ensure that
people-to-people economic relations and contacts are not forgotten
either," the presidential aide pointed out. "We would like once again to
draw attention to the fact that real processes in the economic field must
certainly follow the emerging positive tendencies in the political
sphere," he added.
"The programme for talks envisions a discussion of prospects for
adding substance to trade-and-economic relations between the two
countries, and imparting strategic character to them," the presidential
aide said. "Of special interest in this respect is the opportunity to
integrate the science and technology potential accumulated in the US with
the resources of the Russian market for drawing on it within the framework
of mutually beneficial commercial and other projects, including
participation by the American side in the establishment of the Skolkovo
innovations center," he pointed out.
"It is expected that the sides will also touch upon matters concerning
Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization and aspects that
restrain the development of Russo-American trade and investment contacts,"
Prikhodko said. He recalled that the so-called Jackson-Vanik Amendment
still remains in effect in this sphere. The Amendment hinders the
provision of Russia with normal trading relations on a permanent basis.
"Most likely, the two presidents will discuss the high-profile issue
related to the adoption of children from Russia by US citizens," Prikhodko
said. "American partners agree with our position that a bilateral legally
binding document on the issue is essential," he said. "Maybe, a joint
statement will be made on that score," the presidential aide added.
The two presidents will also inevitably devote attention to political
interaction matters. "The presidents are planning to discuss the process
of examination by the parliaments of the two countries of the Treaty,
signed in Prague on April 8, on measures for further reduction and
limitation of strategic offensive arms, proceeding from the earlier
reached understanding on the importance to synchronize the ratification
process to the maximum, "he pointed out.
"We proceed from the assumption that all countries without exception,
first of all those of them which possess nuclear arsenals, must join in
the efforts of Russia and the US in this respect and actively contribute
to the disarmament process," he added.
"Traditionally there will be substantive discussion of
non-proliferation themes, including those in the light of the successful
results of the Non Proliferation Treaty Review Conference that ended in
New York at the end of May," the presidential aide said. "The efforts of
the international community currently gravitate towards implementation of
the decisions of that important international forum. Those decisions are
aimed at strengthening the NPT regime on the basis of the adjusted balance
among its three main components: nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation,
and peaceful uses of atomic energy," he said.
"The international agenda of the summit includes key international and
regional problems, including Iran's nuclear program, the situation on the
Korean Peninsula, the state of affairs in the Middle East, in Kyrgyzstan,
and Afghanistan," Prikhodko said. The presidential aide also mentioned
such items on the agenda as cooperation between the Russian Federation and
NATO, and European security problems.
"Traditionally substantive is the two countries' interaction in such
fields as fight against the threat of nuclear terrorism, proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction, transborder crime, sea piracy, and the
problems of arms control and nuclear non-proliferation," he added.
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