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Motorized rifle regiment come under gunfire in Ingushetia.
NAZRAN, July 20 (Itar-Tass) -- The territory of a motorized rifle
regiment came under gunfire at about 23:40 Moscow time on Monday in the settlement of Troitskaya in the Russian North Caucasian republic of Ingushetia, local police told Itar-Tass.
According to police, fire was open from submachine guns and grenade
throwers for about 5 to 6 minutes from the residential quarters of the
settlement. The servicemen did not open fire in return not to hurt civil
population.
According to preliminary information, no casualties were reported.
.Medvedev leaves for Finland to discuss relations, European security.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 20 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev on Tuesday leaves for a two-day working visit to Finland to
discuss with his Finnish counterpart Tarja Halonen Europe's new security
architecture and bilateral cooperation in the hi-tech spheres," a Kremlin
source told Itar-Tass.
"The two heads of state will discuss approaches to forming a new
European security architecture, the development of strategic partnership
between Russia and the European Union, including issues of visa-free
regime and Partnership for Modernization program, as well as issues of
nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and a number of regional
problems," the source said.
Russia and Finland have been actively cooperating within the
international regional formats in the Baltic area, Northern Europe and in
the Arctic, such as the Council of the Baltic Sea States, the Council of
the Barents Euro-Arctic Region, the Arctic Council, and the Northern
Dimension, the source reminded. "These topics will also be on the agenda
of talks between the two leaders," it added.
"During talks with Finnish President Tarja Halonen, it is also planned
to discuss key issues of bilateral cooperation," the source noted. "Among
top-priority economic cooperation issues are cooperation in the area of
innovation and high technologies. The talks the heads of the two
governments had in the Finnish city of Lappeentranta in May, and the first
innovation forum Russia-EU have given a fresh impetus to joint efforts in
the key directions of business cooperation, such as shipbuilding, power
generation, the timber industry, with a special emphasis on hi-tech and
innovation aspects."
According to the Kremlin source, the dialogue between the leaders of
the two countries "is of intensive and regular character, insuring gradual
development of the Russian-Finnish cooperation." Finland is one of Russia'
s major business partners. The trade turnover between the two states has
grown five-fold in the past decade, and Finland's direct investments in
the Russian market - eight-fold. Despite a decrease in the trade turnover
to 13.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2009 against 22.4 billion U.S. dollars in
2008, Russia has remained among Finland's top trade partners. In the first
quarter of 2010, the trade turnover went up by more than 20 percent to
reach five billion U.S. dollars.
After Medvedev arrives in the Finnish town of Naantali near Turku, the
two presidents will make short statements for the press and then hold the
first round of talks. The two leaders are expected to make a stroll around
a park of the Finnish president's residence Kultaranta (which is
translated from the Finnish as the 'Golden Coast').
The main round of talks will be held on Wednesday, after which the two
presidents will hold a news conference.
.France's Citroen to launch manufacture of Citroen C4 cars in Russia.
KALUGA, July 20 (Itar-Tass) -- The PSA Peugeot-Citroen concern
launches motor car production in the central Russian city of Kaluga on
Tuesday, a source in the PSA Peugeot-Citroen Russian office told Itar-Tass.
The new plant will manufacture the Citroen-C4 hatchback, one of the
most popular Citroen cars in Russia.
For the time being, the concern's plant in Kaluga will be engaged in
partial assembly of Citroen-C4 cars, and starting from June 2012, it will
switch to full-cycle assembly. The concern plans to sell 4,000
Kaluga-assembled Citroen-C4 cars in 2010. In the autumn, the plant will
launch the manufacture of Citroen C-Crosser offroadsters.
The automotive plant of PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors was
officially launched in Kaluga in April 2010. The plant's estimated
capacity is 125,000 cars a year. The plan's products will be sold solely
on the Russian market. It is expected to manufacture 25,000 cars of all
models in 2010, 45,000 cars in 2011, and 65,000 cars in 2012.
About 470 million euros were invested in the project. PSA's and
Mitsibishi's shares in the new venture are 70 percent and 30 percent,
respectively.
The plant, conveniently located 15 kilometers off Kaluga and 3
kilometers off the Moscow-Kiev highway, will employ 3,000.
-0-ras
regiment came under gunfire at about 23:40 Moscow time on Monday in the settlement of Troitskaya in the Russian North Caucasian republic of Ingushetia, local police told Itar-Tass.
According to police, fire was open from submachine guns and grenade
throwers for about 5 to 6 minutes from the residential quarters of the
settlement. The servicemen did not open fire in return not to hurt civil
population.
According to preliminary information, no casualties were reported.
.Medvedev leaves for Finland to discuss relations, European security.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 20 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry
Medvedev on Tuesday leaves for a two-day working visit to Finland to
discuss with his Finnish counterpart Tarja Halonen Europe's new security
architecture and bilateral cooperation in the hi-tech spheres," a Kremlin
source told Itar-Tass.
"The two heads of state will discuss approaches to forming a new
European security architecture, the development of strategic partnership
between Russia and the European Union, including issues of visa-free
regime and Partnership for Modernization program, as well as issues of
nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and a number of regional
problems," the source said.
Russia and Finland have been actively cooperating within the
international regional formats in the Baltic area, Northern Europe and in
the Arctic, such as the Council of the Baltic Sea States, the Council of
the Barents Euro-Arctic Region, the Arctic Council, and the Northern
Dimension, the source reminded. "These topics will also be on the agenda
of talks between the two leaders," it added.
"During talks with Finnish President Tarja Halonen, it is also planned
to discuss key issues of bilateral cooperation," the source noted. "Among
top-priority economic cooperation issues are cooperation in the area of
innovation and high technologies. The talks the heads of the two
governments had in the Finnish city of Lappeentranta in May, and the first
innovation forum Russia-EU have given a fresh impetus to joint efforts in
the key directions of business cooperation, such as shipbuilding, power
generation, the timber industry, with a special emphasis on hi-tech and
innovation aspects."
According to the Kremlin source, the dialogue between the leaders of
the two countries "is of intensive and regular character, insuring gradual
development of the Russian-Finnish cooperation." Finland is one of Russia'
s major business partners. The trade turnover between the two states has
grown five-fold in the past decade, and Finland's direct investments in
the Russian market - eight-fold. Despite a decrease in the trade turnover
to 13.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2009 against 22.4 billion U.S. dollars in
2008, Russia has remained among Finland's top trade partners. In the first
quarter of 2010, the trade turnover went up by more than 20 percent to
reach five billion U.S. dollars.
After Medvedev arrives in the Finnish town of Naantali near Turku, the
two presidents will make short statements for the press and then hold the
first round of talks. The two leaders are expected to make a stroll around
a park of the Finnish president's residence Kultaranta (which is
translated from the Finnish as the 'Golden Coast').
The main round of talks will be held on Wednesday, after which the two
presidents will hold a news conference.
.France's Citroen to launch manufacture of Citroen C4 cars in Russia.
KALUGA, July 20 (Itar-Tass) -- The PSA Peugeot-Citroen concern
launches motor car production in the central Russian city of Kaluga on
Tuesday, a source in the PSA Peugeot-Citroen Russian office told Itar-Tass.
The new plant will manufacture the Citroen-C4 hatchback, one of the
most popular Citroen cars in Russia.
For the time being, the concern's plant in Kaluga will be engaged in
partial assembly of Citroen-C4 cars, and starting from June 2012, it will
switch to full-cycle assembly. The concern plans to sell 4,000
Kaluga-assembled Citroen-C4 cars in 2010. In the autumn, the plant will
launch the manufacture of Citroen C-Crosser offroadsters.
The automotive plant of PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors was
officially launched in Kaluga in April 2010. The plant's estimated
capacity is 125,000 cars a year. The plan's products will be sold solely
on the Russian market. It is expected to manufacture 25,000 cars of all
models in 2010, 45,000 cars in 2011, and 65,000 cars in 2012.
About 470 million euros were invested in the project. PSA's and
Mitsibishi's shares in the new venture are 70 percent and 30 percent,
respectively.
The plant, conveniently located 15 kilometers off Kaluga and 3
kilometers off the Moscow-Kiev highway, will employ 3,000.
-0-ras
