Kirsan Ilyumzhinov headed Kalmykia in April 1993 and immediately recommended 37 1 min. ... Kirsan Ilyumzhinov headed Kalmykia in April 1993 and immediately established himself as a very extraordinary politician. Even during the election campaign, he amazed his fellow countrymen by driving around the Kalmyk steppes in a luxurious white limousine and promising the shepherds that in a couple of years each of them would have a mobile phone, and Kalmykia would become a second Kuwait.

On October 21, at the Russian embassy in Angola, a farewell ceremony was held for the sudden death of Rear Admiral of the Russian Navy Viktor Gutsalov, who worked in Luanda as an adviser to the general staff of the naval forces of this country. Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, expressing his condolences, emphasized that his country is grateful to the rear admiral for his many years of contribution to the development of the Angolan national fleet, ITAR-TASS reports.

On October 21, Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze said that the militants had "basically left the territory of Georgia," which was "undoubtedly a great achievement." “We can say that the large-scale operation in the gorge has been completed,” said Mr.

On October 21, the governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, Viktor Ishaev, signed a decree introducing a ban on fishing for red fish. This decision was made due to a sharp decrease in salmon fish. As km.ru reports, the ban applies to both industrial enterprises, artels, and small peoples of the North and amateur fishermen. The regional leadership took such measures due to a sharp decrease in the number of fish going to spawn.

On October 21, at a press conference in Belgrade, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Carla del Ponte, announced that she intended to appeal to the UN Security Council with a complaint about the unsatisfactory cooperation of the FRY with the tribunal. As the RIA-Novosti agency reports, Carla del Ponte also noted that she is extremely disappointed in the cooperation between Belgrade and The Hague.

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And at the Belgian Embassy - designers 38 2 minutes. ... diplomatic techniques Two important embassy receptions took place last week in Moscow. The first was a dinner hosted by British Ambassador Sir Roderick Lyne at his residence on the occasion of the London Symphony Orchestra's arrival in Moscow. The second was at the Belgian Embassy on the occasion of the opening of the Albomoda fashion festival.

708 4 min. ... Photo: DMITRY AZAROV The misfortunes of Russia, as Nikolai Gogol, who did not drive a car, formulated them, are its duraki i darogi, that is, its fools and its streets. Not much has changed on the streets since Gogol's time - except that they have become a little worse.

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EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, on behalf of the European Union, expressed condolences to the victims of another terrorist attack in northern Israel. Javier Solana made the corresponding statement immediately after a joint press conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, a press conference following a meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council, which took place on October 21, reports RIA Novosti .

The US will terminate the agreement with the DPRK 175 2 minutes. ... Yesterday, the White House announced its intention to terminate the framework agreement concluded with North Korea in 1994. Under this agreement, North Korea had to stop developing a nuclear program and allow international inspectors to inspect the country's territory to ensure that there are no nuclear materials on it. In return, the United States promised Pyongyang assistance in the construction of nuclear power plants.

The "Washington Sniper" is on the loose and continues to kill 1K 4 min. ... panic Last Saturday, the “Washington sniper” struck again. The twelfth victim of the mysterious killer was a man who received a bullet in the stomach in front of his wife. With details - especially for Kommersant, RIA Novosti correspondent in Washington ARKADIY ORLOV.

On October 21, the international naval exhibition Euronaval-2002 opened in the Paris suburb of Le Bourget. The Russian exposition is represented by 30 domestic shipbuilding companies. According to the RIA-Novosti agency, the Russian exposition is presented by new models of Russian naval equipment, including small and medium displacement submarines, as well as surface ships.

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov failed to win the first round of the presidential elections in Kalmykia. As a representative of the Republican Election Commission reported on October 21, after processing 98.4% of the ballots, Mr. Ilyumzhinov received 47.3% of the votes with the required 50% plus one vote. In second place is the Deputy Chairman of the Bank of High Technologies Baatyr Shondzhiev, who has 13.6% of the votes.