The RSPP decided not to get involved in public politics The first meeting of the bureau of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) of the new year passed quietly, one might even say routinely. The issue of supporting President Vladimir Putin as a presidential candidate, which was first put on the agenda and then crossed out of it, was not raised at all.

CIA director resigns Yesterday, CIA Director George Tenet announced to the US President his resignation “for personal reasons.” George Bush's last conversation with the head of American intelligence took place at the White House and lasted an hour. After this, the president officially announced the departure of Tenet and left for Europe. "He was a strong leader in the fight against terror, and I will miss him," Bush said.

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Iraqis - no veto US Secretary of State Colin Powell admitted yesterday that the revised US-British draft UN Security Council resolution does not give the Iraqi transitional government the right to influence the actions of the multinational force (MNF). "The resolution does not talk about the right to veto military operations. US troops will remain under the command of American officers and report to the US Department of Defense and the President," said the head of American diplomacy.

No one wants to buy Yukos assets Just as in a hanged man’s house they don’t talk about rope, so Russian oil workers for a very long time and carefully kept silent about what they would do in the event of a sale of YUKOS assets. The confidence that part of YUKOS's assets will go under the hammer is growing stronger among market participants every day.

The Ministry of Defense skillfully camouflages income from commercial activities The monetary dispute between the Ministry of Defense and the Accounts Chamber crossed the line after which the country's legislative body was forced to intervene in the discord. The State Duma heard a report from the auditor of the Accounts Chamber, Alexander Piskunov. Perhaps the issue will be raised at a plenary meeting.

The resident did not “corrupt” the President of Kazakhstan. He "worked" with him Yesterday, the final pre-trial hearing in case number S103Cr404 (WHP), better known as “US v. James Giffen” or “Kazakhgate,” ended in the Southern District Court of New York, presided over by Judge William Pauley III. An American court has completed the preliminary stage of consideration of the scandal surrounding the violation of the American Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by US citizen lawyer Giffen.

Dementieva and Myskina competed for the title in Paris Elena Dementieva and Anastasia Myskina will meet in the main match of the women's singles competition at the French Open. Yesterday, on the center court of the Parisian Roland Garros stadium, they wrote the brightest page so far in the history of Russian women's tennis, more than confidently defeating their opponents in the semifinals.

Maria Guleghina sang in Moscow Vladimir Spivakov completed his first season with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, which was recently created for him. The scandals that accompanied the birth of the orchestra were forgotten. The orchestral growth was noticeable - the NPR was led during the season by both Vladimir Spivakov and guest conductors led by James Conlon. The rising conducting star Teodor Kurenzis worked on a permanent basis.

Gazprom's investment appetite continues to grow. Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Concern Alexander Ananenkov yesterday estimated the comprehensive program for the development of Eastern Siberia at $35-40 billion. A year ago, the company submitted a corresponding program to the government for consideration, in which the total cost until 2020 did not exceed $30 billion.

The company hired a Parmalat manager The Wimm-Bill-Dann company, one of the leaders in the Russian dairy products market, decided to give a job to the former top manager of the notorious Parmalat concern. Yesterday, company representatives gave a press conference at which they announced the appointment of Francesco Giuffredi as director of production at Wimm-Bill-Dann OJSC.

Russia no longer wakes up the head of the World Bank at night with requests for loans The head of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn, arrived in Moscow for another visit. It should be noted that he especially singles out Russia and visits here more often than in other “subordinate” countries. The main purpose of Mr.

Terrorist threats have not brought down resort prices The statement of the Kurdish organization about the resumption of armed struggle with the Turkish government, according to Russian tour operators, will not undermine the Turkish tourism market and will not even stop the emerging rise in prices on it. The fact that the Turkish Kurds, after a five-year break, were again on the warpath, was first reported on May 29 by the British news service BBC.

The Yamalo-Nenets district is ready to unite with the Dolgano-Nenets and simply Nenets districts The Association of Indigenous Peoples of Yamal proposed that the authorities of the autonomous region unite with the Nenets and Dolgano-Nenets (Taimyr) autonomous districts.

For the first time in Russia, a court overturned the results of the State Duma elections Yesterday, by decision of the St. Petersburg City Court, the representative of the United Russia faction, Alexander Morozov, who won in December in the 207th single-mandate district, lost his deputy mandate. During the Duma elections, Mr.