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General Musharraf's soldiers fight Chechens from Al-Qaeda
by Vladimir Dunayev, Izvestiya
issued on 28 June 2002 MCK
Two remarkable events occurred on Thursday in the history of the Pakistani army. Government troops suffered their first casualties in the fight against international terrorism (10 soldiers were killed). Moreover, Pakistani forces encountered for the first time a "non-traditional" enemy - Chechen warriors.
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Detection equipment manufactured in Russia
by Presscenter.ru
issued on 27 June 2002 MCK
Presscenter.ru quotes Khabarovsk's customs checkpoint in Russia's Far East as saying an American delegation representing the U.S. Energy Department and the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory arrived in Khabarovsk on June 27. The purpose of the visit is to identify locations for radiation control systems. The equipment will be bought and installed with American money - the U.S. State Department has earmarked $24 million for the project.
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336 State Duma deputies voted to incorporate this amendment into the new farmland bill
by RIA-Novosti
issued on 21 June 2002 MCK
Foreigners will only be able to rent farmlands in Russia. The State Duma has passed a decision that only allows foreign citizens to officially rent land for agricultural purposes.
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Article One of the Draft Bill on Extremism
by Vremya Novostei
issued on 21 June 2002 MCK
"Extremists attempt to alter the foundations of constitutional order, violate the (territorial) integrity of the Russian Federation, undermine its security, seize or misappropriate the functions of institutions of state authority, establish illegal armed formations, carry out terrorist activities, incite racial, ethnic, or religious enmity or social antagonisms, using violent methods or calls for violence."
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Creditors will appoint an arbitration manager for debtor enterprises from an independent and self-regulated organization of businessmen - arbitration managers
by Strana.ru
issued on 21 June 2002 MCK
State Duma deputies approved on Thursday the Law on Bankruptcy (Insolvency) in its second reading: 280 parliament members voted for it, Strana.ru reports. Compared with the 1998 Insolvency Law, the new Law outlines new bankruptcy procedures.
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"Unless we single out extremism as something that can be regulated by law, the nation will be plunged into an epoch of brigandage": Pekhtin
by RIA-Novosti
issued on 20 June 2002 MCK
Vladimir Pekhtin, leader of the parliamentary "Unity" faction, told newsmen on Thursday - prior to the plenary meeting of the lower house - that his party planned to vote for the presidential Bill on countering extremism in its second reading. Which, in fact, they did.
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Legislators urge officials to be more vigilant in restricting food imports
by Yuri Chernega, Kommersant
issued on 20 June 2002 MCK
First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Anatoly Mikhalyov and Chief Sanitary Physician Gennady Onishchenko advised legislators in the Duma on Wednesday on food supplies in Russia. They left the legislators displeased. Deputies thought the officials had not been vigilant enough in restricting food imports.
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Conscientious objectors must provide the draft board with proof confirming their convictions
by Strana.ru
issued on 20 June 2002 MCK
The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, has given its approval to the Law on Alternative Civil Service. The Bill was supported by 240 deputies. To be passed, it required a minimum of 226 votes, a Strana.ru correspondent reports.
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" So far, the U.S.' Nuclear Missile Defense Program (NMD) exists solely in the virtual sense": Ivanov
by Strana.ru
issued on 14 June 2002 MCK
Thus far, Russia is not planning any retaliatory measures in response to the U.S. decision to withdraw from the ABM Treaty, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told a press conference after a meeting of the Council of CIS Defense Ministers.
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"We regret (the decision), but we must pursue our work, taking into account that the U.S. has withdrawn from the Treaty": Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov
by Strana.ru
issued on 13 June 2002 MCK
The United States has ceased to be bound by its obligations under the Russian-American Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems, which has been in existence over the past 30 years and one month. State's Deputy Spokesman Philip Ricker confirmed that the ABM Treaty was terminated as of Thursday, but declined any comment.
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