Azerbaijan was elected for the first time as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council based on voting results in the General Assembly, Trend reports. 155 countries voted for Azerbaijan, out of the required 129. Another candidate from European countries, Slovenia, withdrew its candidacy. Before this, neither of the two countries could overcome the two-thirds vote barrier.

The reason for the loss of the Russian Mi-28N combat helicopter in the Indian tender was a whole complex of factors, and the technical condition of the machine was not the most important among them, Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, told RIA Novosti on October 25. Thus, Mr.

The head of Transaero Olga Pleshakova about large planes, small airlines and rich passengers After a number of major plane crashes this year, the state decided to seriously change the rules of the game in the market. The general director of Russia's second largest airline, Transaero, OLGA PLESHAKOVA told Kommersant what the introduction of new restrictions entails, whether they will affect the carrier itself and how it plans to continue expansion.

The court declared the decisions of the conference of the Belgorod branch of the party illegitimate The Gubkinsky District Court of the Belgorod Region yesterday declared the decisions of the September regional conference of A Just Russia illegal. Then the regional Duma deputy, developer Yuri Selivanov was approved as the leader of the regional branch of the party. Several heads of local cells did not agree with this decision, and they challenged the legitimacy of the conference in court.

According to Russian Presidential Aide Arkady Dvorkovich, Moscow will never refuse to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia for the sake of joining the World Trade Organization. The only country that does not agree with Russia's accession to the WTO is Georgia. “The demands put forward by our neighbors do not relate to the WTO, but to another issue. What we cannot do and will never do,” said Mr. Dvorkovich, speaking at the Russian-Finnish business forum.

The President intervened in the case of the sale of embassy lands, instructing Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika to conduct an investigation and punish all those responsible. In 2003, despite intergovernmental agreements, the lands were transferred to Inteko subsidiaries. Political scientist Sergei Chernyakhovsky discussed the topic with presenter Anna Kazakova. –– Do you think this check, initiated by Medvedev, is connected with Yuri Luzhkov’s recent interview with Radio Liberty?

Company's premium listing in London postponed Polyus Gold of Mikhail Prokhorov and Suleiman Kerimov may not have time to receive a premium listing on the LSE and enter the FTSE-100 index by the end of the year. To do this, the company needs to obtain British registration and place an additional 12% for about $1 billion, but the Russian government does not yet allow it to change its registration.

The President demanded that those responsible for the illegal sale of embassy lands be punished by December 15. We are talking about plots with a total area of ​​37 hectares, which were intended to accommodate diplomatic missions of 12 countries. In 2003, these lands were transferred to the subsidiaries of Elena Baturina's Inteko. The head of the Center for Political Information, Alexey Mukhin, discussed the situation with presenter Anna Kazakova. — Mr.

According to the head of the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications, Igor Shchegolev, the model, which cost Russia $150 million, may be of interest to developing countries. Foreign analogues are more expensive. The system in Russia does not work at full capacity, experts say, which means it is unlikely to interest buyers. Russia is ready to sell the “electronic government” model to other states.

Her ruling party is preparing a referendum on secession from the UK Another independent state may appear on the map of Europe. In Scotland, preparations have begun for a referendum on independence from Great Britain, which, according to preliminary data, will take place in 2014–2016. However, experts believe that Scotland has little chance of gaining statehood, and the campaign launched by the nationalists is explained by their internal political interests.

Financiers are confident that investors writing off 60% of the Greek debt, which the EU leadership is talking about, is tantamount to default. Experts recall that back in July there was talk of writing off 21% of the debt, and argue that the reasons why the EU leadership is delaying making a decision are purely political. The proposal to write off 60% of Greece's debt “is tantamount to default.” This was stated by the managing director of the Institute of International Finance, Charles Dallara.

Co-chairman of the PARNAS party, former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, in an interview with Kommersant FM editor-in-chief Dmitry Solopov and columnist Stanislav Kucher, denied information about the plane allegedly belonging to him, and also spoke about the sources of his income, the party’s plans and much more. D.S.: Mikhail Mikhailovich, tell me what is fiction here, what is true here , what is not true here, please comment.

People continue to remain under the rubble of buildings that collapsed as a result of the earthquake in Turkey. As local media reported today, rescuers continue to clear the rubble in the hope of finding survivors. According to the latest data from the Emergency Management Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of Turkey, 366 people are officially known to have died and about 1,300 people were injured in the earthquake.

Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov dispelled the fears of motorists regarding the ban on right-hand drive cars. Experts, however, are confident that it is too early for owners of Japanese cars to rejoice: after the elections, the position of the authorities may change. Right-hand drive cars will remain in Russia. This statement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.

"United Russia" has no luck with campaigning in courtyards and mental hospitals The start of the United Russia campaign has already led to a number of curious incidents on the ground, which have caused ironic criticism from opponents. Thus, in Ulyanovsk, a poster with the symbols of United Russia appeared on the building of a psychiatric hospital.