The Iraqi crisis should be regulated peacefully, ”said German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speaking in Berlin after negotiations with Schreder, Putin noted that he did not see the grounds for the use of force against Baghdad. Answering the question about the German-French plan of the settlement of the crisis, Putin said that Russia and China are essentially sharing the position of Berlin and Paris. Putin is in Germany on a two -day visit.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, located in Berlin, was present at the grand opening of the year of Russian culture in Germany. The ceremony was attended by President of Germany Johannes Rau. During a two -day visit to Germany, Putin will negotiate with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. From Berlin, the Russian president will fly to Paris.

Germany and France will present at a meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday a plan of action to disarm Iraq, designed to prevent a military conflict. According to the German defense Minister Peter Shchruk, the document provides for the placement of UN Voikk in Iraq - to ensure the effective work of inspectors and control the Iraqi military programs. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said that Moscow was ready to support the plan. US Secretary of State Pa, criticized the plan, which.

In Baghdad, the leaders of the UN inspectors Hans Blix and Mohamed El Baradei met with representatives of the Iraqi leadership. Negotiations lasted over four hours and were, according to Blix, useful. El Baradey said that Baghdad provided explanations on some issues interested in inspectors. Consultations will continue on Sunday.

In the city of Taishet, the Irkutsk region, teachers of almost all schools have been stuck for the fifth day, demanding to pay off the wage arrears in a few months. Today, teachers of several other regions of the region announced their readiness to join the striking. From Monday, the educators of many kindergartens, who are also delaying the salary, decided not to go out of Monday.

About two million Muslims begin today Hajj - the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. In connection with the tension that arose due to the Iraq crisis, the authorities of Saudi Arabia strengthened security measures in the area of Muslim shrines. Mecca and Medina are patrolled by 20 thousand police officers, as well as about 60 thousand guards and volunteers.

The main inspectors of the UN - Hans Blix and Muhammad El Baradey - said in Baghdad that the first day of their mission was "useful." Blix and El Baradia held four-hour negotiations with representatives of the Iraqi leadership on Saturday and received documents that are necessary to report to the UN Security Council. This most important meeting will be held in New York next Friday.

In the capital of Venezuela Karakas, more than one hundred thousand people walked along the streets, expressing solidarity with oil workers, who have been a strike demanding the resignation of President Hugo Chavez for two months. Demonstrators held a rally at which they supported the demand to hold early elections in the country. The strike blew up the Economy of Venezuela - the fifth in the world of the oil producer.

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Georgia handed over to Azerbaijan three of his citizens arrested in January during the anti -terrorist operation of the Pankisi Gorge. The Azerbaijani authorities believe that the detainees were trained in training camps of Chechen fighters.

Germany and France come up with a joint diplomatic imprint designed to prevent war in Iraq. German Defense Minister Peter Shchruk, said today in a television interview that the plan provides for the placement of UN Voikk in Iraq - to ensure greater efficiency of inspectors and control the Iraqi military programs. He did not exclude that German military personnel will also include international forces.

An earthquake by force of 4.7 points on the Richter scale occurred today in the south of Sakhalin Island. The epicenter was in the mountainous area - about 200 kilometers north of Yuzhno -Sakhalinsk. According to official figures, there are no victims and destruction.

In the city of Kvetta, in the southwest of Pakistan, armed faces attacked the alcoholic beverages store yesterday and shot four people. Religion forbids Muslims to blame alcoholic beverages, but licenses for their sale are issued. About five percent of the population of Pakistan do not profess Islam.

Marina Efimova: Surgeons strike in four hospitals of Western Virginia. They did not go out with posters with posters, but everyone took a 30-day vacation and agreed to operate only in urgent cases. Surgeons of Pennsylvania threatened their hospitals with the same strike. The newspaper Wall Street Jornal said that there are 12 states surgeons on the verge of strikes. America was dumbfounded.

640 residents of the Levokumsky district of the Stavropol Territory were left without electricity due to a break in power lines as a result of a squall wind. The interpretation of electricity was the reason for stopping the operation of a number of boiler houses.