RSPP takes a step towards gas market reform Gazprom and the RSPP working group on reforming the gas industry will hold on July 18 the first meeting of the working group to create the non-profit organization Gas Market Coordinator (KRG).

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The Scandinavian anticyclone from the White Sea is heading towards the center of the European territory of Russia, and on Thursday it will settle over the Vologda region, subjugating the northwestern and central regions. This time it formed in warm air, and therefore does not skimp on the sun and heat, warming the air to 30 degrees in the afternoon.

Yesterday, the leaders of the Dynamo men's basketball club (Moscow) told reporters about the team's equipment, immediate plans and objectives for the 2003/04 season. According to the president of BC Dynamo, honored mentor of the country Evgeny Gomelsky (pictured) , the “blue and white” parted ways with candidates for the Russian national team Nikita Morgunov and Alexander Miloserdov.

Yesterday in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov proposed holding a new meeting of the UN Security Council in the near future to discuss the problem of Iraq, “to determine the steps of the international community to resolve the situation in this country.” Moscow proposes to invite to this meeting the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Iraq, Mr. Sergio de Mello, and representatives of the recently created Interim Political Council of Iraq. Mr.

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“The Motherland is where we live” In reports on the investigation of the latest terrorist attacks in Moscow last week, the name “Ingushetia” flashed. Until now, most Russians associated this small republic, next door to rebellious Chechnya, only with the thousands of refugees who flooded it from the very beginning of the war.

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Greenspan wants low rates The American economy is poised to accelerate, and the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low for as long as necessary to make sure that happens. This was stated by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, speaking before the Parliamentary Finance Committee, BLOOMBERG reports. Deutsche Telekom issues bonds German Deutsche Telekom intends to issue bonds worth up to $2 billion, according to a company press release. The issue will be carried out in one or two tranches.

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Yesterday, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma said that he was ready to withdraw from the constitutional court his version of the bill on amending the country's fundamental law.

Swearing at Germany has become the fashion of the current European political season. The Swedes followed the example of the Italians. The other day, the head of the German Foreign Ministry, Joschka Fischer, visited Sweden, wanting to tell the Swedes about the delights of abandoning the crown and switching to the euro currency. A referendum on this topic is due to be held in Sweden on September 14. So far, the majority of the country's residents - 48% - are not ready to give up old money.