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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours 17.05.2010, Sputnik International

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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

RUSSIA

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said:

- He is determined to question his Brazilian counterpart about the details of a nuclear fuel swap deal with Iran

- Russia's naval base in the city of Sevastopol in Ukraine's Crimea guarantees European security integrity

- Russia and Ukraine should create maximally favorable conditions for mutual investment

- He hoped Russia and Ukraine will draw up a cooperation plan for the next ten years

* The Russian and Ukrainian presidents honored the memory of the victims of the Stalin-era famine that killed millions across the Soviet Union, marking the end of a long-standing historical dispute between the two countries

WORLD

* The Iranian, Brazilian, and Turkish foreign ministers signed an agreement on the exchange of low-enriched uranium to fuel Tehran's scientific research reactor, the AFP said

* Russia and Ukraine failed to come to an agreement on the maritime border between the two countries in the Kerch Strait, which has remained undemarcated since the collapse of the Soviet Union

* Iran may start sending low-enriched uranium to Turkey within a month after signing an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the ISNA news agency said

* Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said he hoped Moscow and Kiev would continue constructive dialogue

* Russia is ready to cooperate with the United States on a new European security treaty, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said

* Kyrgyzstan's national security service said that former deputies in the parliament dissolved by the interim government were behind last week's uprisings in the southern city of Jalalabad

* The chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) discussed in Kabul initiatives to increase international cooperation and enhance security in Afghanistan, the organization said

SPORTS

* Dutch trainer Dick Advocaat flies into Russia on Tuesday to officially take over as the coach of the Russian national football team, the head of the Russian Football Union head said

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