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Medvedev to visit Italy.
MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pay a working visit to Italy on Friday to discuss economic cooperation and international problems with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
"The talks will continue an exchange of opinions on vital issues of
bilateral and international agenda," a Kremlin official said adding the
Russian-Italian dialogue "is traditionally constructive."
The press service of the Italian government said economic issues will
highlight the talks.
It recalled such major bilateral projects, as South Stream gas
pipeline, the Superject-100 aircraft, and car production by Sollers and
Fiat, and said Italy would like to develop cooperation with small and
medium-sized businesses.
As for international affairs, "Italy is a successive supporter of the
development of NATO-Russia dialogue. The Italian leadership initiated in
European circles the discussion about an early introduction of visa-free
travel between the EU and Russia," the press service said adding Italy is
interested in the proposal of the Russian president regarding new European
security architecture.
The Kremlin official said "Medvedev and Berlusconi will pay major
attention to the discussion of issues on the international agenda. They
include problems of new European architecture formation in light of the
initiative of the Russian president to draft a European security treaty,
relations between Russia and the European Union and NATO, the global
financial crisis, energy security, the results of G8 and G20 summits in
Canada, as well as the situation in Afghanistan and the Middle East and
the situation around the Iranian nuclear program."
In 2011 Italy will host the Year of Russian Language and Culture,
while Russia will hold the Year of Italian Language and Culture. The
closing ceremony of the cross-years is scheduled in Moscow in December
2011 and will paramount in Milan's La Scala ballet group performing on the
historic stage of the Bolshoi Theater which will be reconstructed by the
time.
.NATO military chief to promote "reset" with Russia.
MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
Admiral Giampaolo di Paola will discuss military cooperation with Russia's
Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces Nikolai Makarov on Friday.
Di Paola told Tass in Brussels the first visit to Moscow of a
high-ranking military official of the alliance was a result of "political
reset" in relations following the crisis caused by the war in Georgia in
2008.
"Political reset does not mean that we have no contradictions, but it
testifies that we are resolute to restore and strengthen mutual trust," di
Paola said.
The Russian defense ministry said "the parties plan to sum up
intermediary results of Russia-NATO interaction in 2010 and consider
future prospects. Priority attention will be paid to the fight against sea
piracy, rear logistics, and interaction in the settlement in Afghanistan."
Di Paola will visit the 5th mechanized infantry division in the Moscow
military district.
.Putin to discuss ferrous metallurgy recovery.
MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will
chair a meeting in Chelyabinsk on Friday to discuss the recovery of the
ferrous industry and will visit several steel mills in the metallurgical
region.
The government press service said Putin will discuss the state of the
industry in the period of recovery from the crisis and state support to
metallurgical enterprises.
The press service said the Russian metallurgy was considerably
modernized in the past ten years. Capital expenditure totaled close to 900
billion rubles in 2000-2010, while the wear-and-tear of fixed assets fell
from 54 to 43 percent. "The implementation of large-scale investment
projects and measures to increase production efficiency helped the
industry to rise to a new quality level," it said.
.Zubkov says no grain shortages despite drought.
MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian First Deputy Prime Minister
Viktor Zubkov in charge of agriculture said there will be no grain
shortages in the country despite severe drought.
"We have enough resources to satisfy domestic grain and fodder demand
in any case," he said in an interview with Rossiiskaya gazeta daily on
Friday.
Zubkov will chair a meeting of the working group on Friday that deals
with drought consequences.
"There is enough food, there will be no shortages," he said.
"We have a safety margin as there are 9.5 million tons of grain in the
Intervention Fund and major volumes at private farms," Zubkov said.
However he made it clear Russia will have to cut grain exports. "We
shall work to ensure optimal export volumes," he said.
.Earthquake registered near Kurile range.
VLADIVOSTOK, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of
4.9 was registered overnight in the area of the Kurile range of islands.
The Russian Geophysical Service said the focus of the quake was
located at a depth of 33 kilometers in the Pacific Ocean.
No tremors were registered on inhabited islands of the Kurile range
and no tsunami warning was issued.
-0-nec
"The talks will continue an exchange of opinions on vital issues of
bilateral and international agenda," a Kremlin official said adding the
Russian-Italian dialogue "is traditionally constructive."
The press service of the Italian government said economic issues will
highlight the talks.
It recalled such major bilateral projects, as South Stream gas
pipeline, the Superject-100 aircraft, and car production by Sollers and
Fiat, and said Italy would like to develop cooperation with small and
medium-sized businesses.
As for international affairs, "Italy is a successive supporter of the
development of NATO-Russia dialogue. The Italian leadership initiated in
European circles the discussion about an early introduction of visa-free
travel between the EU and Russia," the press service said adding Italy is
interested in the proposal of the Russian president regarding new European
security architecture.
The Kremlin official said "Medvedev and Berlusconi will pay major
attention to the discussion of issues on the international agenda. They
include problems of new European architecture formation in light of the
initiative of the Russian president to draft a European security treaty,
relations between Russia and the European Union and NATO, the global
financial crisis, energy security, the results of G8 and G20 summits in
Canada, as well as the situation in Afghanistan and the Middle East and
the situation around the Iranian nuclear program."
In 2011 Italy will host the Year of Russian Language and Culture,
while Russia will hold the Year of Italian Language and Culture. The
closing ceremony of the cross-years is scheduled in Moscow in December
2011 and will paramount in Milan's La Scala ballet group performing on the
historic stage of the Bolshoi Theater which will be reconstructed by the
time.
.NATO military chief to promote "reset" with Russia.
MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Chairman of the NATO Military Committee
Admiral Giampaolo di Paola will discuss military cooperation with Russia's
Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces Nikolai Makarov on Friday.
Di Paola told Tass in Brussels the first visit to Moscow of a
high-ranking military official of the alliance was a result of "political
reset" in relations following the crisis caused by the war in Georgia in
2008.
"Political reset does not mean that we have no contradictions, but it
testifies that we are resolute to restore and strengthen mutual trust," di
Paola said.
The Russian defense ministry said "the parties plan to sum up
intermediary results of Russia-NATO interaction in 2010 and consider
future prospects. Priority attention will be paid to the fight against sea
piracy, rear logistics, and interaction in the settlement in Afghanistan."
Di Paola will visit the 5th mechanized infantry division in the Moscow
military district.
.Putin to discuss ferrous metallurgy recovery.
MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will
chair a meeting in Chelyabinsk on Friday to discuss the recovery of the
ferrous industry and will visit several steel mills in the metallurgical
region.
The government press service said Putin will discuss the state of the
industry in the period of recovery from the crisis and state support to
metallurgical enterprises.
The press service said the Russian metallurgy was considerably
modernized in the past ten years. Capital expenditure totaled close to 900
billion rubles in 2000-2010, while the wear-and-tear of fixed assets fell
from 54 to 43 percent. "The implementation of large-scale investment
projects and measures to increase production efficiency helped the
industry to rise to a new quality level," it said.
.Zubkov says no grain shortages despite drought.
MOSCOW, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian First Deputy Prime Minister
Viktor Zubkov in charge of agriculture said there will be no grain
shortages in the country despite severe drought.
"We have enough resources to satisfy domestic grain and fodder demand
in any case," he said in an interview with Rossiiskaya gazeta daily on
Friday.
Zubkov will chair a meeting of the working group on Friday that deals
with drought consequences.
"There is enough food, there will be no shortages," he said.
"We have a safety margin as there are 9.5 million tons of grain in the
Intervention Fund and major volumes at private farms," Zubkov said.
However he made it clear Russia will have to cut grain exports. "We
shall work to ensure optimal export volumes," he said.
.Earthquake registered near Kurile range.
VLADIVOSTOK, July 23 (Itar-Tass) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of
4.9 was registered overnight in the area of the Kurile range of islands.
The Russian Geophysical Service said the focus of the quake was
located at a depth of 33 kilometers in the Pacific Ocean.
No tremors were registered on inhabited islands of the Kurile range
and no tsunami warning was issued.
-0-nec
