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Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev expressed hope that Belarus is " perfect to fulfill obligations under contracts for the supply and transit of Russian gas .
He said during his visit to Canada, during a video conference with Moscow , which took the head of Gazprom Alexei Miller.
" Well, that resolved the conflict , as always properly complete such measures as soon as possible . rozplatylasya Belarusian side . This is good. However, for true, however, they had to do it before, and not create problems to accumulate debts and eventually did not create such conflicts "- Said Medvedev .
I hope they will be perfect obachnishymy and fulfill their contractual obligations " , - said the president of Russia.
The Belarusian side rozplatylasya . This is good. Although , for the sake of justice to admit that they have to do it before, and not create problems to accumulate debts and eventually not create such conflicts
In turn, Medvedev Miller reported that gas supplies to Belarus and transit through the territory of the country are operating .
Medvedev Asked how things are progressing with the supply of gas , Miller recalled that morning before the Belarusian side is put out in full the debt for Russian gas supplies and at 10 am June 24 was restored supplies to Belarus in full.
"Within a short time recovered and transit through Belarus "- said Miller.
Gazprom paid the entire Belarusian side for transit services on the basis of a contract that was signed in December 2006 and the current transit rates. And Gazprom to Belarus for transit no debt , "- said Miller.
"At the same time we Belarusian counterparts reached agreement yesterday that will soon be signed amendments to the contract conditions for transit in 2010 "- the chairman of Gazprom's president.
Miller said , " all matters of the application of agreement work is done constructively . " There is no doubt that in the near future the document will be signed , - he said.
"As of today 's gas transit system , the gas supply to Belarus and transit through the territory of Belarus to the neighboring countries is planned in working mode "- said Miller.
As previously reported, during the week-long conflict Belarus ohrozhuvala double suspension of Russian hydrocarbons transit its territory.
GAZPROM paid for the Belarusian gas transit area at a rate of $ 1.45 per 1.000 cubic meters per 100 kilometers , while Minsk insists that since the beginning of the transit rate increased to $ 1.88 .
provides a quarter of Gazprom in the gas needs of Europe , of which 80 percent pumped via Ukraine, and the rest - through Belarus to Poland, Germany and Lithuania
Israeli Air Force bombed the northern Gaza Strip.
As a result of bombing killed two Palestinian Arabs. Their bodies pulled from the destroyed in the raid tunnel on the border between Egypt and the coastal enclave .
These attacks were a response to attacks by Palestinian radicals in the territory of the Jewish state - on Thursday they were fired by Israel at least 10 mortar shells, ITAR- TASS reported .
Dozens of tunnels, most of which appeared four years of blockade of Gaza Strip used by Palestinian radicals for the illegal delivery of weapons and explosives. On the territory of Egypt to Gaza through them also received food , medicines , household appliances , fuel , cattle and cars for 1.5 million people . Only last year , according to information the Egyptian side in the border strip found around 400 tunnels . Most of them were destroyed repeatedly blows inflicted on them the Israeli Air Force .
In recent months, most of the underground passages or even ceased to function or work with large irregularly and soon may completely cease to exist . This was facilitated by the active and hard of Cairo aimed at ending the transfer of arms through tunnels.
Recall , June 20, Israeli government Sunday announced an official statement on reducing Gaza blockade , under which will be soon published a list of items that are prohibited to import into its territory. All goods and materials , not mentioned in this document , you can bring to Gaza unhindered.
CIA hired a private security company Xe ( former agency Blackwater) for health facilities in Afghanistan.
As reported on Thursday , June 24, newspaper Washington Post, details of the agreement under classified secret. According to the publication , the contract is approximately $ 100 million .
According to sources close to negotiations , Xe would " make safety and security features in the region . However, the CIA reported that company staff will be involved in operations in the country .
However, the Afghan Taliban have already announced last month that " CIA agents and mercenaries from Blackwater were infamous task in the long-term U.S. strategy to destabilize the situation in the region .
Blackwater was founded in 1996 as a private security firm. In September 2007, several employees of Blackwater, hired by the U.S. government to protect the embassy and other targets in Iraq, shot dead 17 civilians without cause Iraqi citizens. In 2010, Iraqi authorities expelled 250 former and current employees of Blackwater from the country.
Later an American court made the allegations several former employees of Blackwater under " manslaughter "," carelessly attempt to commit murder " and " exceeding official authority to use weapons. "
In 2009 the post went to Blackwater CEO Erik Prince , the company changed its name to Xe Services, is also the name of the US Training Center.
Blackwater has repeatedly opynyalasya Earlier in the center of media attention . In mid December 2009 the New York Times wrote that the company was involved in kidnapping operations , suspected of links with militants in Iraq. For six months prior to this in the press has information that Blackwater is a "special team of killers , " which - to eliminate or capture of leaders Al -Qaeda.
For materials :
RIA Novosti
Today , June 23 , President Barack Obama spent half an hour meeting with the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan Gen. Stanley Makkristalom who appeared in the center of the scandal surrounding the article in Rolling Excuse me, kids .
"I accepted the resignation from the post of General Commander . I did it with great regret " - said White House speech with a statement to the media at the White House Rose Garden .
Representatives Obama administration has already announced that the successor Makkristala will head the U.S. Central Command General David Petreus , previously commander of multinational forces in Iraq .
As you know, the scandal around the persona of Stanley Makkristala exploded after the magazine Rolling Excuse me, kids wrote a story about it ( with comments Makkristala himself and his assistants ). In general the material submitted as " wolf -alone , which is in contention with many representatives of the Obama administration , and unable to convince even his subordinates in the success of military operations in Afghanistan.
The article contains a critique of U.S. ambassador in Kabul Eykenberri Karl , Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Special Representative in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke and other officials .
Makkristal called the content of the article wrong , and expressed its respect for the endless American presidential administration . However , yesterday it became known that his cause to Washington to meet with the head of the Pentagon and the U.S. President .
Obama Aides said earlier that the head of the White House angry after learning of general statements Makkristala . Chairman of the Pentagon , Robert Gates , in turn , said that the Force Commander NATO Afghanistan made a big mistake in allowing such comments to journalists Rolling Excuse me, kids .
DOD money spent on health food and weapons , supplied to Afghanistan, are in support of the Taliban fighters .
This is stated in the report , Democrat Congressman John Tirni that gives The Washington Post.
The study comes to a contract worth over 2 billion dollars to the organization of so-called Host Nation Trucking - uninterrupted supply chain of food and various goods for the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
To ensure safe transport of military cargoes have to use the services of local security firms , which often directs its profits to finance the Taliban. This security force companies to use their services under threat , that is , in fact, engaged in extortion .
Also like transportation scheme leads to the need for transport companies to pay bribes to local officials to pass unhindered by trucks , resulting in growth of corruption in Afghanistan and negates the efforts of the U.S. legal construction of society in the country .
As measures to control the situation , the Ministry of Defence offers Tirni independently take control of the cargo because transport companies have their own resources to protect the supply of goods .
Recall that in October last year the media has learned that the Italian secret services paid Taliban field commander to maintain visibility of peace in areas of Afghanistan, they had to ensure the safety of Italian soldiers .
Four soldiers of International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF) were killed in helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan.
According to the AR with reference to Australia's Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, the incident killed three Air Force troops, another four were seriously injured. Nationality is one of the deceased are not reported.
In Uruzgan province serving about 1500 Australian troops, part of which involved the preparation of the Afghan National Army, and others engaged in demining areas.
Recall, June 9, the radical Taliban militants shot down a helicopter ISAF in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. According to official data, resulting in a helicopter crash killed four foreign soldiers. For its part, the Taliban claimed that during the attack killed 20 soldiers NATO.
In Cameroon go search for the missing aircraft on radar with the leaders of the Australian mining company Sundance Resources.
As reported on board this charter flight, flying in Congo, was 10 persons, including Australia lyudynnoyu richest billionaire Ken Talbot.
Top managers Sundance Resources flew from Cameroon capital Yaounde on Saturday to visit sites where projects are implemented in production of iron ore in remote areas of Congo.
Search for the missing aircraft from the air and on land are military Cameroon.
As reported May 17, a passenger plane flying from the northern Afghan province of Kunduz to Kabul, disappeared en route.
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