Mar
11

Russian News Monitor – Russian, Jordanian leaders to focus on Middle East during Moscow talks (Russian Information Agency Novosti)

Russian, Jordanian leaders to focus on Middle East during Moscow talks (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and King Abdullah II of Jordan will focus on the Middle East settlement and the post-election situation in Iraq along with bilateral trade and economic relations during talks in Moscow on Thursday.

Russia to sign $10b deals with India (People’s Daily)
MOSCOW: Agreements worth more than 10 billion US dollars will be signed between Russia and India during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit, said a Russian official on Wednesday. Yury Ushakov, deputy chief of staff of Russian government, told a press conference that “14 or 15 documents are likely to be signed.” One major deal in the package would be the supply of 29 MiG-29K fighter …

Russian drivers forced to act as shield (The Jamaica Observer)
MOSCOW. Russia (AP) — Russian traffic police are under investigation for ordering civilian motorists to park their cars across a highway — and remain inside — to block a fleeing criminal suspect, prosecutors said yesterday.

Russia to sign $10b deals with India (China Daily)
MOSCOW: Agreements worth more than 10 billion US dollars will be signed between Russia and India during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit, said a Russian official on Wednesday.

India to buy 29 Russian fighter jets (EARTHtimes.org)
Moscow/New Delhi – India intends to buy 29 MiG-29K fighter planes from Russia, Russian officials told the Interfax news agency Wednesday. The 1.2 billion dollar deal would be signed on Friday during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to India. …

India, Russia to sign agreement on joint nuclear research (New Kerala)
Moscow, Mar 10 : India and Russia are likely to sign an agreement on joint nuclear research during Russian Prime Minister ladimir Putin’s two-day visit to India starting tomorrow.

Russia, India to sign 10-billion-dollar deals during Putin’s visit (People’s Daily)
Agreements worth more than 10 billion U.S. dollars will be signed between Russia and India during Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit, said a Russian official on Wednesday. Yury Ushakov, deputy chief of staff of Russian government, told a press conference that “14 or 15 documents are likely to be signed.” One major deal in the package would be the supply of 29 MiG-29K fighter planes …

Russia, Jordan plan to strengthen political and economic relations (Itar-Tass)
NOVO-OGAREVO, March 10 (Itar-Tass) — Russia and Jordan hope to further strengthen their political and economic relations, King Abdullah II of Jordan said at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

What the Russian papers say. March 11 (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Russia should stop looking down on India / Moscow unhappy with U.S. missile deployment plans / United States to retain Manas base in Kyrgyzstan for another year / Russian business in no hurry to resume operations in Iraq /