LUKOIL and the GAZ group signed a cooperation agreement, which provides for the supply of LUKOIL technical oils for the first filling of GAZ cars, as well as the inclusion of these oils in the design and technological documentation of the plant. In the future, the companies agreed to develop partnerships, which, in particular, will be aimed at the development by LUKOIL of “branded” GAZ oil for the exclusive use of the automobile company.

South Africa postpones new UN sanctions against Iran Russia, which has always advocated the most careful and balanced sanctions against Iran, unexpectedly found an ally in South Africa, the current chairman of the UN Security Council.

Lithuanian parliamentarians violated agreements with Gazprom The Lithuanian Seimas yesterday adopted amendments to the gas law, giving the state the right to regulate prices for this type of fuel.

Rosneft is ready to attract a loan of $22 billion On March 15, the Rosneft Board of Directors approved raising an unprecedented loan in Russia - in the amount of $22 billion.

Gazprombank will have three independent directors Gazprombank, whose plans include an IPO in 2008, intends to attract independent participants to the board of directors. This is stated in the investment memorandum for the issue of three-year Eurobonds, the placement of which will take place before the end of this week. It is not yet clear who exactly Gazprombank will call to the council, but there is little doubt that these will be very well-known businessmen.

The North Korean reactor will not be shut down until the fall A meeting of the heads of delegations at the six-party talks on the DPRK nuclear issue with the participation of the two Koreas, China, Russia, the USA and Japan was supposed to take place yesterday in Beijing. However, the head of the North Korean delegation, Kim Kye Gwan, without going into public explanations, simply did not appear in the meeting room.

After a recount of votes, there were two more parties in the Dagestan parliament Based on the results of a recount of votes at a number of polling stations in Dagestan, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and Patriots of Russia overcame the seven percent barrier and entered the republican parliament. This provides grounds for initiating criminal cases on the facts of falsification of election results, as well as for the possible cancellation of these results.

Chronicle of sporting events Foggy Albion hosted replays of two FA Cup quarter-finals, the first matches of which ended in a draw. Chelsea prevailed over Tottenham - 2:1, and the score was opened by forward of the Ukrainian national team Andrey Shevchenko with a magnificent shot to the right of the goalkeeper. Manchester United defeated Middlesbrough 1:0. The only goal was scored by Cristiano Ronaldo, who accurately took the 11-meter penalty kick. The FA Cup is being played for the 126th time.

The Supreme Court again banned driving purchased cars without police permission The concession for car purchasers, which the Supreme Court (SC) granted them in January of this year , allowing them to register purchased cars regardless of whether the previous owner deregistered them, has been cancelled.

Terminally ill patients will be removed from the DLO system For the sickest beneficiaries who are constantly in need of expensive medicines, a special drug supply program will be created. State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov announced this yesterday immediately after the end of the meeting with the Minister of Health and Social Development Mikhail Zurabov. The minister visited the deputies for the first time in the last four months.

In most of the European territory of Russia, an increase in atmospheric pressure promises less cloudiness and mostly rainless weather. At night, the air can cool down to frost, while during the day the sun will warm the air almost like April. In the northwestern regions on Wednesday there will still be light precipitation at night at a temperature of -1...+4°C, and light rain during the day, +7...+12°C. On Thursday afternoon there will be mostly no rain and temperatures will rise to +10...+15оС.

The cause of the tragedy at the Ulyanovskaya mine is unclear Groups of Emergency Situations Ministry employees and mine rescuers continued to arrive in Novokuznetsk all day yesterday from different parts of the country to participate in the rescue operation at the Ulyanovskaya mine , where more than 200 miners were trapped underground on Monday afternoon as a result of a strong explosion.

The international winter sports season ends next weekend. One of its main heroes was 22-year-old skeleton racer from Krasnoyarsk Alexander Tretyakov. He turned out to be the first Russian to win a World Cup stage in upside down sledding. Alexander also won a gold medal at the European Championship, and finished in an honorable third place in the overall World Cup standings. Before leaving home, Alexander TRETYAKOV spoke with Vremya Novostei correspondent Olga Ermolina.

Experts on the main problems of the Russian military industry The State Duma Committee on Industry, Construction and High Technologies at a round table discussed the problem of legislative support for structural changes in the defense industry complex and the development of defense industries.

What is written with a pen cannot be erased by PR McDonald's continues to struggle with the English language. As reported by the Financial Times, the company's management believes that the compilers of the Oxford English Dictionary should change the definition of the word mcjob (literally translated as “mcjob”).