Jones Jones said that NATO commander in Europe said that NATO is not considering the possibility of a military operation against Iran, Gazeta.Ru reports, citing Interfax. He emphasized that "any NATO country can contact an organization with any question." As an example, the Commander -in -Chief was given by "the achieved consensus against Afghanistan, the opportunity to agree on an operation in Iraq." “NATO tradition is to come to a general agreement.

In the city of Kvetta in the south of Pakistan, a homemade explosive device spontaneously detonated today, reports AP . According to police, the incident occurred at a bus stop in the center of Kvetta, the capital of the Belujistan province. The explosive device worked when its owner, Afghan by nationality, got on the bus. The demolition itself was taken to the hospital in serious condition, where it is under the supervision of the police.

The main service in honor of Easter began in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II headed the procession around the temple. According to the canon, on Easter night, clergymen and parishioners leave the temple and bypass it with lit candles. Then the festive service begins - Easter mating.

The organization of oil exporting countries (OPEC) should use its additional production capacities in order to reduce the record high oil prices, the Minister of Energy of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahd al-Sabach said today, Reuters reported. The minister said that at a tomorrow's meeting, OPEC should increase production volumes through the use of additional production facilities in order to maintain oil prices at a level that would arrange everyone.

The Russian team lost to Belgium tennis players in the first round of the Federation Cup. Before the second day, this quarterfinal pair was not a draw - 1-1. However, in the third single match, Kim Klesters, having beaten Maria Kirilenko, who replaced Nadezhda Petrov, brought the housewives forward - 2-1. Elena Dementyeva had a chance to equalize the situation, but the second racket of the Russian team lost to Justin Enen -Ardenne almost without a struggle - 2: 6, 0: 6.

The second tour of the parliamentary elections ended in Hungary, the Freedom radio station reports. Observers believe that the ruling Socialist Party, which came forward in the first round, will retain leadership. If this happens, the socialists will rule Hungary for the second five -year period in a row. Their main rival is a conservative party led by former Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The first election results will be known in a few hours.

In the clashes between Fath and Hamas’s supporters near the Palestinian Ministry of Health, three people were injured in Gaza, one of the wounded is in serious condition, RIA Novosti reports, citing the Al-Jazira TV channel. According to the police, between the guards of the ministry from the Hamas movement and the militants "Brigades of the Martyrs of Al-Axsa", the fighting wing of the Fath movement, the burglary flared up, after which the former opened fire on the Fathovites.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior for the main Easter worship . The Service is carried out by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alesky Second, RIA Novosti reports. By tradition, the Russian president visits temples in the days of the main Orthodox celebrations, even if he at that time is on a working trip around the country or abroad.

Russia will not reduce its positions in the International Monetary Fund as a result of the upcoming redistribution of quotas . This was announced in Washington at a briefing for journalists by the Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin, RIA Novosti reports. According to him, Russia will lose a little from the redistribution, but this is “not fundamentally”, and the Russian positions in the IMF will not decrease.

Spartak missed the victory over Moscow in the match of the 6th round of the Russian football championship, allowing the opponent to play three goals. The metropolitan derby at the Luzhniki stadium ended in a draw - 3: 3. After the first half, Spartak won 3-0. In the 9th minute, Santos Mozart realized the penalty and brought the “red-white” forward. Then he missed the chance to double the score without scoring from the 11-meter mark.

Russia's proposal to create a joint venture to enrich Uranus in the Russian Federation is still on the negotiation table, on Sunday, the official representative of the Foreign Ministry of Iran Hamid Reza Asyfi told reporters. “The Russian proposal is still on the negotiation table, but the necessary conditions need to be created for its implementation,” said the Iranian diplomat, RIA Novosti reports.

The Vatican will soon publish a statement on the use of condoms to prevent AIDS spread, Reuters reports. This was announced in an interview with Repubblica by the head of the Vatican Council of Pontica on Pastoir Care for Health, Cardinal Javier Losano Barragan, refusing to talk about the content of the document. Barragan said that his department is now carefully studying his document together with scientists and theologists.

On Saturday, quarter -final matches of the Tennis Federation Cup, in which the Russian team also participate in the Russian rally. Our tennis players with a Belgian team compete. Elena Dementyeva, who was opposed by Kim Kleaysters, came to the court. The Russian woman in two sets won in this meeting - 6: 4, 6: 3.

In the Stavropol Territory, the An-2 aircraft crashed the Disteum, Gazeta.ru , with reference to Interfax. The fall of the aircraft was recorded by the traffic police in the area of ​​the village of Tersky at about 20:50. According to preliminary data, four people died as a result of the aircraft disaster. At the scene, operational groups of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for Stavropol and police officers work.

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