US President Barack Obama and Chairman of the State Council and Council of Ministers of Cuba Raul Castro are holding an unscheduled meeting. This was reported by journalists accompanying the American leader at the Summit of the Americas in Panama. “President Obama and Cuban President Castro are now holding a meeting in a small room inside the conference center,” TASS cites an excerpt from a presidential pool message distributed by the White House press service.

The Joint Operations Command said coalition air forces carried out 15 strikes on Islamic State militants on Friday morning. According to Reuters , nine strikes were carried out in Iraq, eight in Syria. Read more about the Islamist group in the Kommersant Weekend article “Insult and Conquer.”

A joint document was agreed upon at consultations in Moscow The second round of consultations between representatives of the Syrian opposition and the government of this country has ended in Moscow.

Issuance of management licenses began in the Samara region The first results of work on licensing management companies (MCs) in the region have become known. The commission reviewed 70 applications, 64 companies received licenses, and six management companies were denied documents for various reasons. These are four companies from Samara and two from Tolyatti. Another Samara organization withdrew its application for a permit at its own request.

Design of government buildings will become standard The appearance of a new government structure on the construction market - a single technical customer (UTC) - is scheduled for January 1, 2016, as follows from the bill prepared by the Ministry of Construction. Officials expect that the new mechanism will reduce the expenditure of budget funds on government construction through the use of standard design.

In detail --> 18.09.1996 Companies and Markets Number 155 dated 18-09-96 Strip 008 Reforms at VGTRK The Russian channel no longer wants to be second This fall, an ancient Chinese saying is very popular among VGTRK employees: “God forbid we live in an era of change.” The reconstruction of the channel has begun.

Verdict handed down in case of death of 110 miners Yesterday a verdict was rendered in the criminal case regarding the accident in April 2007 at the Ulyanovskaya mine (Kemerovo region), in which 110 people died. Despite the fact that the defense of the defendants argued that the statute of limitations had expired in the criminal case, all six of its defendants, including ex-director of the mine Andrei Funk, received real sentences. The convicts were taken into custody in the courtroom.

A source in law enforcement agencies told the Interfax agency that the official car of the governor of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh hit a pedestrian in the evening. “The accident occurred on the territory of the Kirov region, according to preliminary data, the governor was in his official car, his driver was driving,” the agency’s interlocutor said. Information about the condition of the hit pedestrian is being clarified.

Are appraisers responsible to clients? As an advertisement Any conflict situations between citizens and organizations are resolved both in court and in pre-trial proceedings. Conflict itself implies a conflict of interest. Interests of the parties. At the same time, each of the parties believes that they are right in their statements. However, we all understand that there is only one truth. Whose side she is on is decided by the court, guided by the law.

A videoconference of participants in the trilateral contact group on resolving the conflict in Donbass will take place on April 14, press secretary of ex-President Leonid Kuchma Daria Olifer told RIA Novosti . “On the fourteenth of April there will be a video conference of the participants of the trilateral contact group with representatives of the so-called “DPR” and “LPR”,” Ms. Olifer said.

Fast food is interested in the site on Soldatova As Kommersant has learned, the international chain of fast food restaurants McDonald's has drawn attention to another site in Perm - it is located on Soldatova Street in the Sverdlovsk district. The company has already ordered a topographic plan of the site from a Perm contractor.

What are you looking forward to in the coming week? Pavel Krekov, Minister of Culture of the Sverdlovsk Region: — In the cultural sphere of the Sverdlovsk region, I especially highlight two events, because they were preceded by a huge amount of work, the colossal work of many people, and today we can see results that, undoubtedly, work to develop the cultural potential of the region as a whole.

An expedition to the North Pole with the participation of Dmitry Livanov has started Russian youth expedition "Skiing to the North Pole!" reached the Spitsbergen archipelago. Among its participants are high school students from Moscow, the Moscow region, Yekaterinburg, Stavropol, Kirov, Novosibirsk and Perm, as well as the Minister of Education and Science Dmitry Livanov. The expedition is led by famous polar explorers Matvey Shparo and Boris Smolin.

The price of MTPL policies will increase by 40–60% On Sunday, compulsory motor liability insurance policies will become more expensive - the corresponding instruction of the Central Bank will come into force. Six months ago, prices were already increasing: the decision was made after many years of disputes between insurers and the Russian government. Experts say that in the regions some drivers may even face a fourfold increase in prices.

Oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhaev, sentenced to 4.5 years in prison in the case of preparing mass riots on Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, was not released to attend his mother’s funeral. His lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky reported this to Interfax today. According to him, the funeral is scheduled to take place on Saturday. Earlier, the lawyer reported that he had written a petition to give Razvozzhaev the opportunity to say goodbye to his mother, who died a few days ago.