The head of RAO UES of Russia, Anatoly Chubais, discussed yesterday in Chisinau with President Vladimir Voronin the prospect of transit of Russian electricity through Moldova to Romania. In Moldova, power lines that were part of the Druzhba energy pipeline system in Soviet times are idle. Now these high-voltage lines belong to Moldelectrics. According to Energy Minister Yakov Timchuk, Moldova will be able to receive 5-6 million dollars annually for transit.

But only in Ukraine Alfa Bank's Ukrainian subsidiary, Alfa Bank CJSC, is successfully conquering the local market. According to the latest data, in terms of capital level (73.6 million hryvnia), the bank took 21st place in the ranking of the Association of Ukrainian Banks. During 2001, the credit and investment portfolio of Alfa Bank's subsidiary increased by more than 2.5 times and as of January 1, 2002 amounted to about 133 million hryvnia.

Deputies forbade the government to compromise The Moldovan authorities do not know how to react to what is happening in the country. Yesterday morning, at a meeting of the cabinet of ministers, it was decided to declare a three-month moratorium on the introduction of the History of Moldova course in secondary schools instead of the History of Romanians. Because of this, the capital's universities, lyceums and schools went on strike.

The Russian national cross-country skiing team, unconditionally recognized as the favorite in yesterday's relay race, was completely disqualified due to the increased hemoglobin content in Larisa Lazutina's blood, which was considered a sign of the use of prohibited drugs. Contrary to the established rules, the organizers did not allow a replacement in the team, and the Russian team was not allowed to compete.

The army is trying to protect the population from its soldiers In the Far Eastern Military District (FMD), the special operation “Deserter” ended on February 21. For a month, special military groups, with the help of law enforcement agencies, searched for fugitive soldiers in the district. Traditionally, squads patrolling train stations, airports and highways have been strengthened. Conversations were held with the parents of deserters, and local administrations were involved.

For this reason, the Americans were ready to redraw the Olympic regulations For Americans, there is no question which sport is “number one” at the Olympics. Of course, hockey. Any loss by Team USA would be considered a national disgrace. But just winning is not enough. On the way to the top, you need to crush the strongest, most titled and most principled opponents. And it’s hardly worth explaining that the Americans see the Russian team, and only it, as such rivals.

Iran once again feels like a besieged fortress Whether this is a coincidence or not, the day after the Iranian Foreign Minister suddenly canceled his visit to Moscow, official Tehran burst out with a whole fan of extremely harsh statements designed to show its determination to confront “two devils - American arrogance and Israeli crimes.” . It is against these “devils” that the spiritual leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called on all Muslims of the world to unite.

Mikhail Lesin complains about the lack of applications Until now, not a single official application for participation in the competition for the right to broadcast on the sixth meter channel has been submitted to the Federal Competition Commission (FCC) under the Ministry of Press. This was stated yesterday by the head of the Ministry of Press, Mikhail Lesin. The competition is due to take place on March 27, and applications close on March 6.

Vladimir Putin is satisfied with the updated Senate Vladimir Putin is pleased with the new face of the Senate. At a meeting yesterday with the leadership of the upper house, the president congratulated the senators on the successful completion of the process of updating the Federation Council, which, according to Mr.

Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Alexey Miller signed an order appointing Stanislav Tsygankov as head of the concern’s foreign relations department. This position was previously held by Yuri Komarov, who is now Mr. Miller's deputy. Mr. Tsygankov’s last place of work was Deputy Director of the Department of Finance, Economics and Property Relations of the Government of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.

The quality of teaching will be tested not only by exams A new war has been declared for the quality of higher education. As Education Minister Vladimir Filippov said, a special commission will be sent to a number of Russian state and non-state universities to check the level of knowledge of students. In the documents of Mr.

But his feat did not go unpunished The teams of groups “A” and “B” of the Champions League, which continue to fight for the title of the best team in the Old World, like their rivals who held their meetings the day before, did not please their fans with victories. However, one of the eight clubs, Barcelona, ​​a draw allowed them to strengthen their leading position in the group. The central meeting of the third round of the second group round was rightfully the match between Barcelona and Roma.

With your problems A meeting of its leaders with representatives of the regions was held at the headquarters of the gas concern on Wednesday. But if negotiations with governors on cooperation are one of the functions of Gazprom head Alexei Miller, then this time less senior gas workers explained the company's policies to less senior regional bosses.

Coal miners believed the promises Primorye miners, who warned Dalenergo about stopping coal supplies for debts on previous deliveries, carried out their threat yesterday. However, according to the general director of Primorskugol, Anatoly Vasyanovich, it will not come to another energy crisis. The sanctions are precautionary in nature, and fuel shipments to power plants will resume tomorrow. The total amount of debt owed by power engineers to coal miners exceeds 360 million rubles.

But I froze some property Yesterday, the seizure of the accounts of Novosibirsk Sibir Airlines, imposed by a local court two days earlier, was finally lifted. The arrest was imposed to secure claims filed by relatives of the Sibir passengers who died on October 4 last year on a Tu-154 plane. The plane, flying on the Tel Aviv-Novosibirsk route, was accidentally shot down by a Ukrainian air defense missile over the Black Sea.