* Russia hopes Iran will answer as soon as possible proposals from six world powers trying to persuade Tehran to halt its uranium enrichment program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko said
* Iran will give its answer to a package of incentives from six world powers next month, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said
* Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi confirmed Sunday Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani will meet with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana July 5
* The national agricultural census that started in Russia July 1 will help the government define the areas and the scope of financial support for the sector, the speaker of the country's lower house of parliament said
* President of Russia Vladimir Putin said energy dialog between Russia and Canada held good prospects
* Russia will continue its active participation in international efforts to provide assistance to Africa, the Russian president said
* The summit of the G8 Group of industrialized nations scheduled to be held in St. Petersburg in July could discuss the situation in Iraq, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko said
* Iran denies accusations that it illegally purchased cruise missiles from Ukraine, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said
* Russia intends to offer a summit of the G8 group of industrialized nations in St. Petersburg a roadmap of the energy sector's development, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko said
* Police found two caches full of arms and ammunition in the troubled Republic of Chechnya in Russia's North Caucasus, the local interior ministry said
* Police detained two persons suspected of helping militants in the troubled Republic of Chechnya in Russia's North Caucasus, a source in the Chechen Interior Ministry said
