On March 17, at a Security Council meeting dedicated to possible dangers caused by climate change, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a scientific research plan on forecasting national security threats to be drawn up by September 1, 2010.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in Russia on a three-day visit on March 17. In an interview with RIA Novosti he shared his views on the Middle East peace process, possible sanctions over Iraq’s nuclear activity, North Korea, Afghanistan and UN-Russia cooperation.
U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Moscow on March 18 to discuss a new strategic arms cuts deal and take part in a meeting of the Middle East Quartet of international mediators.
The Middle East Quartet met on March 19 in Moscow. Tony Blair, the Quartet’s Middle East envoy, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union Catherine Ashton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took part in the talks.
A high-tech research and production hub, similar to the Silicon Valley in California, will be built in Skolkovo near Moscow, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.
Police forces eliminated a notorious militant leader in an operation in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov said on March 18. In the photo: law enforcement staff after the operation.
CSKA Moscow beat Sevilla 2-1 in Spain to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. In the photo: Football players Alan Dzagoev, Pavel Mamaev and CSKA trainer Leonid Slutsky after the last eight match.
Russia leads the medal count of Vancouver’s 2010 Paralympics. Russian sportsmen have won 27 medals: 8 golds, 12 silvers and 7 bronzes by the sixth day of the Paralympics. In the photo: the winners of the Men’s 12.5 km Sitting (from left tot right) Roman Petushkov (bronze), Irek Zaripov (gold) and Vladimir Kiselev (silver) on the medal ceremony.
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