The International Monetary Fund approved a new package of financial assistance to Georgia - $ 14 million for three years. The first tranche - about 21 million dollars - will be allocated to the country in the near future. Assistance is provided in the framework of the IMF program, aimed at combating poverty and ensuring economic growth.

The coalition troops must remain in Iraq until the authorities themselves can ensure the security of the country, ”said the new Prime Minister of Iraq Iraad Allaaui. Having stated this in an interview with Bi, Allaiu did not say, however, what time was it about. The UN Security Council continues to discuss the new draft resolution on Iraq, represented by the United States and Great Britain.

The leaders of the USA, Great Britain, France, Russia, Germany and many other countries are taking part in celebrations dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the allied landing in Normandy. The landing of the American, British and Canadian troops on the French coast on June 6, 1944 marked the opening of the second front and the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from fascism.

Foreign Ministers of the Gulf countries welcomed the new leadership of Iraq and condemned the actions of terrorists in this country. The statement adopted on Saturday, upon completion of the meeting of ministers in the Saudi city of Jedd, says that the appointment of the president, the head of the transition government and the formation of the Iraq election commission are important steps towards the restoration of the country's sovereignty.

The UN Security Council will continue extraordinary Iraqi consultations today. Letters will be considered from the Provisional Government of Iraq and the command of the United States. The letters set out plans for the interaction of the government of Iraq and the coalition forces after June 30, when the power is transferred to the Iraqi side.

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The United States and France are working together on the project of a new resolution on Iraq, despite the preserved disagreements on this issue, ”said American Secretary of State Colin Powell. In an interview with CI-EN-EN Powell, Washington and Paris are united by the desire to help the Iraqi people. France opposed the military operation in Iraq.

In Iraq, with an explosion of a mined car near the American military base in the city of Taji, 6 people were killed near Baghdad, about 20 were injured. All victims are civilians. The responsibility for the attack was taken by one of the groups associated with al-Qaeda. The statement of terrorists appeared on one of the Islamist sites on the Internet. Another bomb exploded in the vicinity of the city of Kirkuk in the north of the country. Two people were killed, somewhat injured.

In Kosovo today, protests took place in connection with the murder of a Serbian teenager. A thousand Serbs took part in a procession along the streets of the capital of the region - Primyatina. Protest shares also took place in the Serbian Enclave of the Grachany, where the murder occurred. The 16-year-old Serbian teenager was killed on Saturday. On suspicion of seducing the crime, two local Albanians were detained.

Argentinean Gaston Gaudio became the winner of the opening championship of France in tennis. In the final five -stage match, he won the bona -guillermo compatriot with a score of 0: 6, 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1, 8: 6.

The Israeli government approved the plan of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on the withdrawal of the troops and evacuation of Jewish settlements from the Gaza sector. “For” 14 members of the office voted, seven against. The plan provides for the withdrawal of troops and dismantling all settlements in the gas sector and four on the western coast of the Jordan by the end of 2005.

In the 94th year of his life, former US President Ronald Reagan died. According to the representative of the White House, Reagan died on Saturday in his house in California. For a long time he suffered from Alzheimer's disease. Ronald Reagan served as the President of the United States in 1981-M-M-1989.

The voting in the Israeli government, which is scheduled for today, according to the plan of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on the withdrawal of troops and the evacuation of Jewish settlements from the gas sector, can be postponed. At the last minute, the head of the Israeli Constitutional Court of the Constitutional Court asked to postpone the vote. The court first wants to consider petitions against the resignation of two ministers.

After June 30, Iraqi intend to introduce the death penalty after June 30. This was stated in an interview with France Press Minister of Justice Iraq, Malik Dokhan al-Hassan, adding that the highest penalty will be applied only in special cases. The death penalty in Iraq was canceled in April 2003, when the coalition forces overthrew the regime of Saddam Hussein.

In the north of France, on Sunday, celebrations were held dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the allied troops on June 6, 1944. Leaders of more than 20 countries of the anti -Hitler coalition participated in commemorative ceremonies, including US President George Bush, British Queen Elizabeth II, Russian President Vladimir Putin and others. For the first time in the celebrations, the leader of Germany, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, also took part in the celebrations.