At the inauguration of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, Russia will be presented by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov. This was reported in the Russian Foreign Ministry. The ceremony of the entry of Saakashvili will take place on January 20. According to the Central Election Commission of Georgia, Saakashvili scored almost 53 and a half percent of the vote. The opposition held several actions of disagreement with the official election results.

In Galla (Germany), the Olympic qualifying tournament of women's teams began. It participates eight teams, of which only the winner will receive a ticket to Beijing: Group a Romania - Croatia - 3: 2 Russia - Croatia - 3: 0 Serbia - Romania - 3: 2 Group c Germany - Türkiye - 3: 0 Poland - Holland - 3: 1 Poland - Germany - 3: 2

The head of the campaign headquarters Mikhail Kasyanov in Mari El Rustam Abdullin is suspected of forging voter signatures. On the eve of Abdullin was detained by the FSB officers when landing on a train - in his luggage, signature sheets were discovered with several thousand supposedly false signatures. The prosecutor's office opened a criminal case on this fact. The head of the regional headquarters Kasyanov took a subscription about the lower room.

The US president was accepted politely, but promised little On Wednesday, the eight -day trip of President Bush to the Middle Eastern capitals ends. The main tasks of the president were the activation of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the creation of an anti-Iranian coalition in the region. But under the curtain of the tour, disturbing home economic news overtook the president in Saudi Arabia.

Bubon plague again becomes a threat, British experts say. Their report states that a terrible disease that claimed millions of lives in medieval Europe is now appearing in African countries. The plague, or, as it was called, "black death", spread extremely quickly and, before they learned to treat it, killed a huge number of sick people. In recent decades, no more than 200 people die annually.

Yuri Zhigalkin: The outcome of the primaries in Michigan: the presidential race without leaders. President Bush is completing the Middle Eastern tour. A decade of the sadly famous scandal. These are some of the topics of the section "Today in America" On Wednesday, the eight -day trip of President Bush to the Middle Eastern capitals ends. The main tasks of the president were the activation of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and the creation of an anti-Iranian coalition in the region.

From February 1, the export of oil from Russia will increase to a new record level - 333.8 dollars per ton from February 1, the regulation of the country's government said. This is almost 58.5 dollars above the current rate. The oil export duty is reviewed by the Russian government every two months on the basis of monitoring its value in the world market.

The Federal Security Service announced the start of explanatory work among Russian employees of the British Council in order to protect them from provocations. As stated in the FSB statement, the authorities seek to protect Russian citizens "from possible retraction as a tool into the provocative games of the British." What kind of explanations will be given are not reported.

In Pakistan last night, hundreds of militants attacked the military base of government forces. Seven Pakistani troops and about 50 rebels were killed in the battle. Another 20 soldiers are missing. It is reported that the attacks of the South Vaziristan, at the Afghan border, were made by the militants of the field commander Baitulla Mehsud, whom the Pakistani authorities accuse the organization of the recent murder of the leader of the opposition Benazir Bhutto.

Irina Lagunina: On Monday evening, on the eve of his 50th anniversary, Serbia President Boris Tadich received a congratulatory letter from Vladimir Putin. In a short message, among other things, it is said that Serbia is a “key partner of Russia in the Balkans” and that “Russia and Serbia are of great tasks of qualitative improvement of trade and economic relations”, and at the end there are words: “The implementation of joint projects in the field of energy is of particular importance”.

The association "Other Russia" requires the dissolution of the State Duma. In the statement of the opposition coalition of the State Duma of the fifth convocation, it was named illegitimate, as it was elected with violations of the law. "Other Russia" claims to receive irrefutable evidence of falsifications. As an example, data from Ingushetia are given.

In Israel, the Minister of Strategic Planning Avigdor Lieberman leaves the government. He stated this at a press conference in Jerusalem. The departure of Lieberman, who is the Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the right party “Our House of Israel”, can weaken the coalition, headed by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Observers, however, believe that the act of Liberman will complicate Olmert's efforts in reaching a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

The Moscow City Court recognized the arrest of Igor Krulyakov, a member of the Board of Directors of the Interregional Investment Bank. Kruglyakov is one of the accused in the case of an attempt to theft from the budget of $ 40 million, initiated against the Deputy Minister of Finance of Russia Sergey Storchak. In addition to Storchak and Kruglyakov, the head of the Interregional Investment Bank Vadim Volkov and the head of the company "Sodexim" Viktor Zakharov were arrested.

US President George Bush is completing a trip to the countries of the Middle East. It is expected that today in Sharmo al-Sheikh on the Red Sea, Bush will meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The parties will discuss the resumption of negotiations on a peaceful settlement between the Palestinians and Israelis. On the agenda is also the situation on the border of Egypt by Sector Gaza. According to media reports, security measures have been strengthened in Sharm with Sheikh.