Danish socialists promise to continue the work of Akhmed Zakayev The scandal that unfolded at the end of October around the world Chechen congress in Denmark is continuing - a new international conference on the problems of a peaceful settlement in the North Caucasus is scheduled to convene on Friday in Copenhagen. This was stated yesterday by activists of the Danish Socialist People's Party, which was one of the main organizers of the last congress.

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Marie Guéhenno recently held talks in Moscow aimed at increasing Russia's involvement in UN peacekeeping operations. The UN emissary left Moscow for the Balkans to accompany UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Jean-Marie GEHENNO told special correspondent of the Vremya Novostey newspaper Katerina LABETSKAYA about his vision of how to increase the efficiency of peacekeeping operations today.

Leader of the Revolutionary Military Council found guilty of murder Igor Gubkin, one of the leaders of the leftist youth organization “Revolutionary Military Council” (RVS), which became famous for bombing monuments to the tsars in Moscow, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The trial in his case ended yesterday in the Leninsky District Court of Vladivostok, which found him guilty of murder.

No sooner had the Russian football championship ended than the Premier League clubs began coaching changes. Zenit St. Petersburg signed a contract with Czech coach Vlastimil Petrzela, who previously worked in Sparta Prague. It is possible that football players from this country will be invited to Zenit after him. Moreover, Spartak Moscow has already turned its attention to the Czech transfer market. The regional club Saturn REN-TV will also have a new coach.

Today the Russian men's team begins the autumn session of qualifying matches for the 2003 European Championship with an away match against Czech basketball players. On November 23, our guys will meet with Portugal, and on the 27th - with Slovenia, and also at the opponents’ sites. These games will be the debut for the newly appointed head coach of the national team Sergei ELEVICH, with whom Vremya Novostei newspaper correspondent Ilya TRISVIATSKY spoke with on the eve of important meetings.

Unexpected problems in the construction of the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline Producers of the famous Georgian mineral water “Borjomi” are sounding the alarm: the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which is supposed to pass through the territory of the Borjomi Nature Reserve, may disrupt the ecological balance in this unique natural reserve. The Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia has already received a negative conclusion from French ecologists and hydrogeologists.

The death of Prestige reduces the income of oil workers and provokes a scandal in Europe One reason for the possible rise in oil prices has become more. The tanker Prestige, loaded with 73,000 tons of fuel oil, broke in two yesterday 250 kilometers off the Spanish coast. Tens of kilometers of the coast are already polluted by fuel oil that spilled from the holds of the tanker, which has been in distress since November 6.

Scientists have discovered a celestial body in the galaxy approaching Earth An international group of scientists has discovered a black hole in our galaxy using the Hubble orbital telescope, which is rushing towards the Earth at a speed of about 400 thousand kilometers per hour. Astronomers from France, Argentina, Germany and Mexico recently published information about a new space object in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Siberians rebuffed Muscovites Yesterday in Krasnoyarsk, a Domodedovo Airlines (DAL) airliner, with which the capital company intended to open regular flights to this Siberian city, received an unfriendly welcome. The local airport, Yemelyanovo, which is owned by rival airline Krasnoyarsk Airlines (KrasAir), forced guests to fly back empty. DAL estimate their damage from the incident at 1 million rubles.

Tomorrow at the Pushkinsky cinema the French film festival will open with the film Blanche The festival “French Cinema Today” is held in Moscow for the third time, and every year a creative delegation of actors and directors comes from France to present their films to the Russian public. This year, the arrival of Vincent Perez, Gerard Depardieu, Letisya Kolomobani and several other celebrities is expected.

The shareholders of Gukovugol finally came to an agreement on the issue of managing the enterprise.

The architectural program of the world exhibition EXPO 2010 so far looks like a fashionable cosmetic procedure On December 2 in Monaco at the 132nd Assembly of the Bureau of World Exhibitions (BIE) a decision will be made on the location of EXPO 2010. Moscow is competing with five other countries stuck halfway from poverty to prosperity: China, Poland, South Korea, Argentina and Mexico.

The head of the German socio-legal television channel ARD, Fritz PLEITGEN, recently received a letter signed by the press secretary of the Russian embassy in Berlin. In it, our diplomats expressed dissatisfaction with the way Moscow ARD reporters covered the dramatic events in Moscow during the days when the hostages were taken by Chechen terrorists. In this regard, Mr. Pleitgen agreed to answer questions from the Berlin correspondent of the Vremya Novostei newspaper Yuri Shpakov. — Mr.

The President thought about the future Vladimir Putin hopes that the future of Russia lies in the development of high technologies. “Russia is very rich in raw materials, mineral resources, minerals, but that’s it for now. The future of Russia lies in high technology,” he said while visiting the Mashinostroyeniye rocket manufacturing plant in Reutov, near Moscow, yesterday. This is not the first time the head of state has addressed this topic, but the reality is not very encouraging yet.

Vladimir Lisin has found a new partner The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works (NLMK) Vladimir Lisin and the head of Magnitogorsk Viktor Rashnikov yesterday officially announced their intention to move to closer cooperation. According to them, we can even talk about merging the share capital of the companies. The head of NLMK noted: “The path of consolidation for enterprises in the metallurgical industry is the most effective way for further development.