In connection with the intention of Bulgaria, to establish a visa regime of traveling of the two countries expressed the Russian Embassy in Sofia in June of this year, in connection with the intention of Bulgaria, in connection with the intention of Bulgaria.

Employees of the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia "Conducting rampant searches" in the central office of "Media Most" in Bolshoi Palashevsky Lane in Moscow. According to the lawyer of the holding Pavel Astakhov, investigators of the Prosecutor General’s Office, accompanied by operational employees of the FSB, search for the financial and legal administration of the Media Most, as well as the translator bureau.

According to the Deputy Minister of Defense of Israel Efroim SNE, "we will continue to apply spotlights on terrorists," since today they are the most effective means of combating terrorism. This statement was made after the murder of the two Israelis in the Palestinian territories. As you know, after this incident, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak recalled his ministers from negotiations in the Egyptian city of Taba on a peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Russian President Vladimir Putin today has gathered more than two dozen leading representatives of domestic business in the Kremlin to discuss a number of legislative initiatives in the field of economics and finance and issues of the relationship between the state and government. One of the main proposals, which was announced before the meeting, is the wish of Russian businessmen to reduce the term, after which the main transactions can be disputed from 10 years to 3 years.

Today in China the main celebrations are held on the holiday of Sinchun √ the offensive of spring, or New Year on the Eastern Lunar calendar. According to the predictions of Chinese astrologers, the new year of the snake is favorable, and everyone has high hopes for him. New Year in China is a strictly family holiday, and everyone tends to spend it in the circle of relatives.

The Russian skiper tonight may make a final decision about its participation in the circle of Vendee Globe. Konyukhov’s yacht "Modern Humanitarian University", which has survived the three cruel storms over the past ten days, is between Antarctica and Australia. The condition of the boat, according to Fedor, is very serious. On the yacht there was only one small sail of 10 square meters. The remaining sails are torn to shreds with hurricane winds.

US President George W. Bush admitted on Wednesday that there are signs that the country's economy is not as "promising" as he would like. However, the president also sees positive aspects in this, hoping that the weakening economy will help him convince Democrats of the need to reduce the tax burden.

Associate Professor of the Novomoskovsk Chemical and Technology Institute Viktor Ilyich Shcherbaty was detained by operatives of the Tula department of the FSB for receiving a bribe. This institute is part of the structure of the Russian Chemical and Technology University named after Mendeleev. “Come in quietly, bring a lot, ask a little, leave quickly” - such an appeal decorates the examination schedule now. It seems that there are students who overcome the session following this advice.

The Russian airline Aeroflot has held negotiations on the possibility of acquiring a share or a controlling stake in the Irish airline Virgin Express, which is part of the transport empire of the famous British billionaire Richard Branson and provides low-cost air transportation throughout Europe. This was reported by the airline's press service.

The leadership of Ford, the general sponsor of the tournament in the past 16 years, announced the termination of further sponsorship. The company Ford Motor Co of Australia Ltd, having abandoned tennis, decided to switch to motor sport competitions, but it will still be an official supplier of cars for a tennis tournament.

Russian publisher Sergei Korovin today said that he decided to publish a book of a fugitive English intelligence officer Richard Tomlinson "on his own initiative, after he read Tomlinson's story a year and a half ago on the Internet." According to Korovin, who leads the Publishing House "People’s Option", he and his friends "decided that it would be interesting to publish the scout memoirs, he wrote Tomlinson by e -mail", and then even met him personally.

The Estonian government is trying to convince the German car manufacturer, the BMW concern, of the advisability of choosing the port of Muuga, located near Tallinn, as the location for building a new BMW car assembly plant. The Estonian Ministry of Finance complied with BMW's request and provided the management of the automaker with information about the country's tax system. According to a recently adopted law, profits invested in production are not subject to corporate tax.

In the near future, responsibility for violation of silence at night may be introduced in the capital. This will happen after the Moscow City Duma adoption of the bill "On Administrative Responsibility for Violation of Silence at night." Today, deputies adopted this document as a basis in the first reading. According to the bill, the outrageous of peace from 23:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. will be fine in the amount of up to five minimum wages.

The National Reserve Bank (NRB) was not informed that $200 million was written off from its Euroclear payment system account to secure a claim by the French bank Credit Agricol Indosouez (CAI). This statement was made at today’s press conference by the head of the NRB, Alexander Lebedev. According to Lebedev, no one at the bank saw the official court decision.

Today, the State Duma will consider in the second reading a bill on guarantees to the President of the Russian Federation, which has terminated the execution of his powers and members of his family. The Committee on State Building will recommend a number of amendments for adoption, among which the most important committee chairman Anatoly Lukyanov considers the amendment to partially withdraw immunity from the former head of state.