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US Wants Neutral Peacekeeprs

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 15:13

TBILISI, Georgia (AFP)--U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Friday for the deployment of a "neutral" international peacekeeping force in Georgia.

NATO Aspirations For Georgia, Ukraine Remain

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 15:08

SOCHI, Russia (AFP)--The hopes of ex-Soviet republics Georgia and Ukraine to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization remain "valid," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said here Friday.

Russia Would Respond In Same Way To New Attack - Medvedev

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 15:03

SOCHI, Russia (AFP)--Russia would respond to fresh attacks on its citizens in the same way as it did last week in Georgia, President Dmitry Medvedev warned Friday.

Georgian Separatists Oppose Foreign Peacekeepers - Medvedev

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 14:59

SOCHI, Russia (AFP)--Russia doesn't oppose the presence of international peacekeepers in Georgia but separatists in the region are against the idea, President Dmitry Medvedev said here Friday.

Rebel Regions Unlikely To Reintegrate With Georgia - Medvedev

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 14:51

SOCHI, Russia (AFP)--It is "unlikely" that separatists in the rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will be reintegrated with Georgia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.

Russian Army Says Georgian Troops Standing Down

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 14:48

MOSCOW (AFP)--Georgian forces are returning to their permanent bases and fulfilling a condition demanded by Moscow for a halt to fighting in Georgia, a senior Russian commander said Friday.

Russia Concerned At US-Poland Missile Deal Timing - Report

Σαβ, 16 Αυγούστου 2008 - 14:44

MOSCOW (AFP)--The timing of a U.S.-Poland missile defense deal announced this week amid the crisis in Georgia indicates the system is aimed at Russia, Interfax news agency quoted a foreign ministry source as saying Friday.

EU Clears Grid Cos In 5 Countries To Form Transmission JV

Παρ, 15 Αυγούστου 2008 - 22:15

BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--The European Commission Thursday cleared electricity grid operators in five countries to form a single transmission joint venture.

GdF Suez: $232M Bid Won Turkey Izmit Gas Tender

Παρ, 15 Αυγούστου 2008 - 22:06

Franco-Belgian utility GdF Suez (GSZ.FR) Thursday said it won a tender to buy Izgaz, the gas distribution company of Turkey's northwestern industrial city of Izmit, with a bid of $232 million.

BP To Appeal Russia Ruling To Ban TNK-BP CEO Dudley

Παρ, 15 Αυγούστου 2008 - 21:59

LONDON (Dow Jones)--BP PLC (BP) plans to appeal a decision by a Moscow labor court to ban the chief executive of its Russian joint venture TNK-BP Holding (TNBP.RS) from holding executive office in Russia for two years, a BP spokesman said.

Cause Of BTC Oil Pipe Explosion Still Unknown-Botas

Παρ, 15 Αυγούστου 2008 - 21:52

LONDON (Dow Jones)--The cause of the explosion and fire in Turkey that shut down the 1 million barrel a day Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline last week is still unknown, said a spokesman for Botas International Ltd., the operator of the Turkish part of the pipeline.

Fragile Truce In Russia-Georgia Conflict

Παρ, 15 Αυγούστου 2008 - 21:46

A fragile peace between Russia and Georgia seemed to be holding on Thursday even as explosions rocked the strategic Georgian town of Gori, and Moscow and Tbilisi traded accusations of ceasefire violations

Transneft Ready To Up Vols Through Baku-Novorossiysk Oil Pipe

Παρ, 15 Αυγούστου 2008 - 21:41

MOSCOW (Dow Jones)--Russia is ready to increase throughput at the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline to between 240,000 and 250,000 metric tons of oil per month, or about 60,000 barrels per day, a Russian government official said Thursday.