To act as the governor of the Perm region in connection with the appointment of the current governor Yuri Trutnev, the Minister of Natural Resources, most likely, will be the first deputy governor A. Temkin. According to Monitor , documents are being prepared on the resignation of the governor and the appointment of the temporarily acting head of the region. It is still unknown when the elections of the new governor of the region are held.

Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Iran President Mohammad Hatam, RIA Novosti said. The heads of state discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as the further interaction of Iran with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Earlier, the agency called for Iran not to resume the Uranus enrichment program. According to the head of the Magate Mohammed El Baradeus, without this trust in Tehran cannot be restored.

** What to expect in the coming hours. Announcement of events ** In Moscow: Another meeting of the Federation Council will be held. (10:00) It is planned to consider issues about the termination and confirmation of the beginning of the powers of the members of the Federation Council and the early dismissal of the auditor of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation. The opening of the conference and the exhibition "Electricity of Russia Russia Power" will be held.

In connection with the reform of the executive power system, the question of history and innovation in the activities of the Russian bureaucracy is relevant. Even without special analysis, it is clear that the Russian executive branch inherits the forms of organization of the Soviet nomenklatura, in addition to the fact that it has features of importing organizational forms from the West and features of inheriting imperial traditions.

The Central Bank considers the possibility of changing the foreign exchange policy in such a way as to track the fluctuations of the ruble exchange rate at once to two currencies - the dollar and the euro, and not just to the dollar, as it is now. This, according to the Monitor , said the first deputy chairman of the Central Bank Oleg Vyugin. According to him, there are already internal documents about this.

Today in Moscow, the seventh national exhibition-fair "Book of Russia" has opened on the territory of the All-Russian Exhibition Center. More than 900 publishers from all regions of Russia, as well as leading companies in the field of book trade, take part in its work. They presented about 150 thousand names of books.

The American lawyer of former President Haiti Jean-Bertran Aristida Aira Kurzban demanded that US Minister John Eshcroft investigate the circumstances of the resignation of the Haitian ex-president. Aristide claims that he was forcibly exported from the country by American troops, reports Europa Press. In a letter to the American minister A. Kurzban states that the "number of officials" in the American administration violated the laws of the United States, kidnapping J.-B. Aristide.

The younger "Washington Sniper" Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced today to life imprisonment without the right to amnesty. Judge Jane Rush supported the recommendation of the jury on the issuance of such a sentence. Malvo must also pay a fine of $ 200 thousand. Most likely, Malvo will not be able to pay such an amount, even the judge recognized it.

The reason for the unsuccessful launch of the Ballistic missile of the RSM-54 with the nuclear submarine “Karelia” during the recent command and staff exercises became technical problems. These are the initial conclusions of a specially created interdepartmental commission to investigate the incident.

Grigory Gritsenko Each new government in the era of President Putin is glued to the “ technical ” label. In such a word, Kasyanov’s office was called, they also now strive to print Fradkov’s office. But, let me ask, if we have a “technical” government, that is, performing, then who generates ideas, in any case - economic, which it should be accurately implemented as possible?

In the building of the Moscow City Court, no explosive device was found. All emergency services at the scene were given a signal of the "Hatch". It is reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the capital. An anonymous call about an explosive device allegedly laid down in house number 8 on Bogorodskaya Street, where the Moscow City Court is located, entered the panel of the 02 duty service on Wednesday.

Representatives of the OSCE who came to Russia to observe the election progress are unhappy with how the state media illuminate the election campaign, Interfax reports. The media do not comply with the principle of equality of all candidates, according to the report of international observers. State channels pay their main attention to the current President Putin, and almost no time for other presidential candidates.

Each new government in the era of President Putin is glued to the “ technical ” label. In such a word, Kasyanov’s office was called, they also now strive to print Fradkov’s office. But who then generates ideas, in any case - economic ones, which it should be accurately implemented as possible? Apparently, no new ideas for which the new government is required for the implementation is not supposed.

In the Yakut city of Aldan, mass poisoning of schoolchildren occurred. According to the press center of the Ministry of Emergencies of the republic, the first patients began to enter the Aldan city hospital on Tuesday after lunch, Data.ru reports. The age of the children is from 7 to 12 years, everything is from the city school No. 2. They complained about nausea, drowsiness, dizziness and vomiting. In total, 47 children turned to the day, 20 of them were hospitalized.

Candidate for the post of President of Russia Sergey Glazyev supports the intention of Yabloko parties and the Communist Party of the Communist Party to apply to the court with claims for violations during the parliamentary elections. This was reported by the radio station "Echo of Moscow" . In addition, he stated that he had addressed today with an open letter to the current President Vladimir Putin with a request to prevent falsification of elections scheduled for March 14.