Ivan Trefilov, Moscow: About two thousand currently existing enterprises of the Russian defense industry will be transformed into 50 large production holdings. The Russian government sets itself the task of completely modifying the country's industry in several years. At the same time, the main task of the reform is the selection of the most viable production, their enlargement and connection into integrated structures.

In Macedonia, Albanian rebels resumed the delivery of weapons to NATO peacekeepers. Yesterday, the Macedonian parliament with the overwhelming majority of votes approved the constitutional reform expanding the rights of the Albanian minority. According to the settlement of ethnic conflict in the country, developed with the active participation of the West, at the first stage of the weapon gathering, the rebels had to transfer the NATO soldier a third of their weapons available.

The Pskov region received $ 10 million for the construction of a children's regional hospital. This is the second batch of money over the past two months. In this volume, the health care of the region has not been financed for the past 30 years. In Penza on the streets of Gornaya and Zhukovsky, there is still no water supply. People take water from a local spring. As a result, in July and August, 26 people were hospitalized with a diagnosis of hepatitis A.

Karen Agamirov, Moscow: “New facts about the loss of people in Belarus,” the meeting of journalists with the head of special projects of ORT Pavel Sheremet was devoted to this topic.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon again stated that negotiations on the peaceful settlement of the situation in the Middle East are possible only after the Palestinians cease acts of violence. The Palestinian government insists on the simultaneous discussion of security issues and problems of peaceful settlement. Yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israeli Shimon Peresa confirmed his intention to meet next week with the head of the Palestinian Autonomy Yasir Arafat.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Volchek. Radio Radio Freedom Oleg Kusov and Lada Ladeneva participate. Dmitry Volchek: Russian President Vladimir Putin during a trip to the North Caucasus held a meeting with the leaders of the constituent entities of the Federation. In particular, he commented on the proposal of Boris Nemtsov to begin peace negotiations with Aslan Maskhadov.

The Ministry of Justice of Russia today has appointed a monetary reward for information about criminals, on September 5, who fled from Butyr prison in Moscow. Representatives of the Main Directorate for the Penitentiary of the Ministry said that the amount of remuneration will depend on the value of information. According to law enforcement agencies that escaped criminals are heading to Ukraine or Moldova.

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said that next week he would hold a meeting in the Middle East with the head of the Palestinian Autonomy Yasir Arafat. According to him, the meeting will be the first of the three planned rounds of negotiations on the ceasefire. Perez did not call the exact place and date of the meeting. The situation in the Middle East remains tense. On Thursday, the Jewish quarter of the pussy-stzevs in the northern part of Jerusalem was subjected to shelling.

Vitaly Tsygankov, Minsk: Over the past weeks, a whole series of Russian politicians visited Belarus. Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Gennady Zyuganov, Vladimir Yakovlev, Aman Tuleyev, and, finally, on September 5, four days before the elections, Yuri Luzhkov, came to express his support to Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. Most of all, by tradition, Vladimir Zhirinovsky made noise.

This year, the Film Festival celebrates its anniversary. Perhaps ten years ago, in 1991, its name probably came from the shock caused by the August coup. Since 1993, the very possibility of meeting the cinematography of the former Soviet Union has become a shock. Since then, the name has not changed, although there is nothing scandalous or shocking in a large -scale film forum.

Leading final information hour Dmitry Volchek: On Friday, near the residence of the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, the United Civil Party as part of the campaign “We want to know the truth” held an action dedicated to people who had disappeared into the republic. The disappearance of politicians and journalists known in Belarus is told by the Minsk Radio Liberty correspondent Vitaly Tsygankov: Vitaly Tsygankov: Today, Victor Gonchar turned 44 years old.

The UN International Tribunal for Military Crimes appointed lawyers to the former President of Yugoslavia Slobodan Miloshevich, who is accused of military crimes and genocide of Kosovo Albanians. Until now, Miloshevich refused to defend, claiming that he was devoted to the court illegally. The task of three lawyers appointed by the tribunal is not to defend the interests of the defendant, but only to control compliance with his rights.

All week, Russian information funds discussed the defeat of the Russian national football team in a match with a team of Slovenia. The outcome of the game decided a penalty. With a comment, Peter Weil. Peter Vile: Russia has no doubt that the penalty is unjust. This happens in football. That there is a rude judicial error. Often in sports. But the words do not sound at all from a sports vocabulary.

Nikolai Tessa is accused of on March 25, 1949, being in the position of operative of the second department of the MGB, he himself signed a decree on the expulsion to Siberia 138 people. According to the representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the deportations of the civilian population were held under the slogan of “dispossession”. Among the expelled there were 14 children, including a five -month -old baby, and, as established by the investigation, 11 people died in exile.

The organization on security and cooperation in Europe called on the Belarusian authorities to stop the slanderous campaign against the head of the OSCE mission in Minsk. The Chairman of the OSCE, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Mircha Joan, said that the organization has nothing to do with intelligence activities and international observers are in the country in connection with the coming elections on Sunday.