The American administration deeply regrets the decision of Russia to suspend Dovs's membership. This was stated by Deputy Secretary of State for the countries of Europe and Eurasia Daniel Fried, reports Echo of Moscow with reference to the newspaper Financial Times.

The Croatian police arrested 22 people, of which three lawyers and seven officials of the Zagreb State Land Office, Reuters reports. According to the source in the police, the detainees are accused of receiving a bribe - officials took up to € 5 thousand per person for registration of property. The fight against corruption in state utilities, as well as in the courts, is a key issue for promoting negotiations on the entry of Croatia in the EU, planned around 2010.

US Secretary of State Kondoliza Rice has positively described Dmitry Medvedev as a person and as a politician, the Vesti channel reports. In an interview with USA Today, Rice commented on Medvedev’s nomination as a presidential candidate. “I know Dmitry Medvedev,” said the Secretary of State, “met him several times. He is a very smart person.

The responsibility for the two explosions in the capital of Algeria, as a result of which dozens of people were killed, was taken by the organization of Al-Qaeda on Earth of the Islamic Maghreb (the North African branch of Al-Qaeda). On one of the terrorist sites where the statement of the group was posted, the names and photographs of two suicide bombers, which were the performers of the explosions, were also published.

In the diplomatic corps of the Foreign Ministry, a Russian scientist was awarded to the Triumph-Hungry Award yesterday, a Kommersant reports .

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko today will repeatedly introduce Yulia Tymoshenko to the post of prime minister-the deputy David Zhivani announced this Ekhu Moscow after the president’s meeting with the leaders of parliamentary factions. As expected, today the procedure will be changed - instead of cards for electronic voting, ballots will be used, perhaps the deputies will be offered to vote with a simple raising of their hands. The morning session will begin at 11 o’clock in Moscow.

The supply of Polish livestock products to Russia will be resumed in the near future. This decision was come to the ministers of agriculture in Russia and Poland at today's meeting in Moscow, news agencies report. “As soon as the memorandum is signed between the services, deliveries are immediately resumed,” said Alexei Gordeev, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation at a press conference.

Neither peace, no war

** What to expect in the coming hours. Announcement of events ** Events of the day A moratorium on the execution of an agreement on ordinary armed forces in Europe entered into force. Viktor Zubkov's trip to the Far East An expanded meeting of the Presidium of the State Commission on the Social and Economic Development of the Far East, Buryatia, Irkutsk and Chita regions with the participation of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Viktor Zubkov.

The laureate of the Andrei Sakharov Prize “For Journalism as an Act” for 2007 was the journalist of the newspaper “Morning of Russia” from Vladivostok Evgeny Sholokh, news agency reports. The prize is awarded to those who write on relevant and topical topics, despite the fact that the authorities do not like this: lawlessness of officials, corruption, hazing in the Russian army, violation of human rights, abduction of people in the republics of the North Caucasus.

** President of the Russian Federation and his administration ** President V. Putin held a meeting with the head of the Central Election Commission V. Churov and the heads of the regional election commission, during which he positively appreciated the work on conducting elections to the State Duma, thanked them for organizing elections and congratulated them on the Constitution Day. ** Government of the Russian Federation ** The First Deputy Prime Minister S.

The supply of Polish livestock products to Russia will be resumed in the near future. This decision was come to the ministers of agriculture in Russia and Poland, meeting in Moscow. “As soon as the memorandum is signed between the services, deliveries are immediately resumed,” the head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Alexei Gordeev said at a press conference. The corresponding memorandum veterinary services of both states will be signed next week in Kaliningrad.

The All -Russian Civil Congress at the congress in Moscow elected the leadership for next year, reports Radio Liberty. The head of the Moscow Helsinki group Lyudmila Alekseev, President of the Indem Foundation Georgy Satarov and the leader of the United Civil Front Harry Kasparov again became the co -chairs of the congress. However, there are disagreements between them: Alekseev and Satar are opposed to the politicization of the work of Congress.

Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fuhimory was sentenced to six years of imprisonment for the order to steal documents confirming his corruption actions from the house of the former intelligence chief Vladimir Montesinos, Reuters reports. The court found Fuchimori guilty of abuse of authority, illegal invasion in order to abduct the denunciation of documents and assigning the functions of an official.

The Ministry of Defense was placed in the Dagestan Botlich and the village of Zelenchukskaya in Karachay-Cherkessia two mountain brigades provided by modern weapons and equipment. Previously, this placement would fall under the so -called flank restrictions in DOVS. Thus, after the entry into force of the moratorium on the Dovs at midnight, Russia left the contract not only legally, but also in fact.