The UN Department of Combating the drug business warns that the growing drug production in Afghanistan is threatened with stability and democracy in Afghanistan. The annual report of the department notes that last year in Afghanistan the crops of opium poppy continued to increase. The report states that while heroin consumption is reduced in Western Europe, in Russia and Eastern Europe it continues to increase.

The leader of the Palestinian Autonomy Mahmoud Abbas called for the speedy creation of the Palestinian state. He performed in Brussels at a meeting with the leadership of the European Union. The position of Abbas was supported by one of the EU leaders Javier Solan. The European Union is expected to coordinate international assistance in reforming the Palestinian autonomy. The reform plan was supported by participants in the International Conference in London.

The program is maintained by Andrei Shari. The Radio Liberty correspondent Vladimir Ivakhnenko takes part. Andrey Shary: The main sensation of today is the statement of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko. According to the head of the Ukrainian state, there is every reason to believe that the murder of the opposition journalist Georgy Gongadze has been disclosed.

In London, the International Conference on Palestinian Autonomy ended. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas expressed his readiness to carry out reforms and hope for establishing a peaceful dialogue with Israel. The British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the world community agreed on a number of practical steps necessary to create a sovereign Palestinian state. US Secretary of State Kondoliza Rice emphasized Washington's readiness to do everything possible to restore peace in the Middle East.

[Radio Liberty: Programs: Time and Peace] [01-03-05] 75 years human rights activist Sergei Kovalev; US Congress discusses the intelligence budget; The fate of the Russian military bases in Georgia; "Sakhalin-2" and a hundred of the remaining gray whales Presenter Irina Lagunina Human rights activist, laureate of an alternative Nobel Prize Sergey Kovalev 75 years old. How can a radio congratulate the anniversary? Naturally, giving a word. The words that are now sounded are from our archive.

Kirill Kobrin: Relatives of those who died 5 years ago on the outskirts of the Terrible riot police were not allowed today to Red Square. They brought here orders who intended to put on a paving stones Red Square in protest. Earlier, relatives of the dead riot police asked President Vladimir Putin to take under personal control the investigation of the circumstances of the death of their loved ones. Says Oleg Kusov.

European countries, the USA and the leadership of the International Atomic Energy Agency criticized Iran for refusing cooperation in the field of control of nuclear programs. The corresponding statement was adopted at a meeting of the IAEA in Vienna. France, Germany and Great Britain, which are negotiating with Iran under his nuclear program, expressed deep regret and concern that Tehran violated the promise to temporarily stop working on the enrichment of uranium.

The United States believe that the International Atomic Energy Agency is obliged to transfer the issue of Iran’s nuclear program to the UN Security Council. At a meeting of the leadership of the IAEA in Vienna, the representative of the United States Jackie Sanders accused Iran of trying to deceive the world community and create nuclear weapons. Earlier, Great Britain, Germany and France expressed concern that Iran violated the promise to suspend the Uranus enrichment program.

[Radio Liberty: Programs: Media] [02-03-05] Lighting Moldovan events in Russian media Leading Rykovtseva Vitaly Portnikov: “Orange mother, orange sun, orange children, orange I:“ This is now such a political song in the post -Soviet space, which - after the events in Ukraine, after which the authorities moved to the post of president Viktor Yushchenko, and the new majority in parliament was formed, which elected the country's minister Julia Timoshenko, - - It comes to mind to Russian

Two colonels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were arrested in Ukraine on suspicion of involvement in the murder of independent journalist George Gongadze. This was announced by the Prosecutor General of the Republic Svyatoslav Piskun. President Viktor Yushchenko, speaking yesterday at a press conference in Kyiv, said that the crime has been disclosed. Gongadze disappeared in September 2000. Two months later, his decapitated body was found in the forest near Kyiv.

Elena Rykovtseva: There is not a single other publication in Russia that would cause such conflicting assessments as the Moscow Komsomolets newspaper. As an example, I take a single source - a somewhat forgotten journal "journalist" today. Over the past year, the "journalist" as soon as the Moscow Komsomol did not scold.

On Tuesday, the millionaire and adventurer Steve Fosset went on flight, the purpose of which is to set a new record in the history of aviation. He plans to fly around the globe without landing and refueling alone in 80 hours. A special Globalflyer reactive aircraft for a record flight was designed by Bert Rutan, the creator of the first private suborbital spacecraft SpaceShipone. Steve Fosset already belongs to a number of world records in aviation and sailing.

On Sunday, February 28, a global agreement entered into force, which should retain children from smoking and help adults get rid of this bad habit. The International Health Organization, WHO, approved the printing of strict warnings on cigarette packs and the coming complete prohibition of advertising tobacco products.

In Tajikistan, in the elections to the lower house of parliament, which was on Sunday, according to preliminary data, the ruling People's Democratic Party received 75 percent of the vote. In Tajikistan, as in Kyrgyzstan, where pro -government candidates are also leading in the elections, opposition protests requiring a second vote continue. OSCE observers called the elections in both republics not relevant democratic standards, indicating numerous gross violations.

The General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine is known who ordered the journalist Georgy Gongadze to kill the journalist, ”said Svyatoslav Piskun, Prosecutor General of the country. Speaking at a press conference in Kyiv, Piskun, however, did not name the name of the customer of the murder. According to him, on suspicion of involvement in the murder, two colonels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine were detained. Gongadze disappeared in September 2000.