December 14 morning preview
KUALA LUMPUR
// Dec. 14, 2005 - 05:30 GMT
Morning re-cap of main news, December 14
* Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom will stop gas deliveries to Ukraine if a contract is not signed by January 1, Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller said in a live interview with the new state-funded English-language satellite channel Russia Today
// Dec. 14, 2005 - 05:30 GMT
Third body recovered from helicopter crash scene
VLADIVOSTOK, December 14 (RIA Novosti)-The body of the third crewmember on board a helicopter that crashed into a river in Russia's Far East on December 6 has been found, a local official said Wednesday.
// Dec. 14, 2005 - 06:01 GMT
Iran Thanks Russia for Nuclear Cooperation, Not Yielding to U.S. Pressure
Tehran values the fact that Russia has not yielded to U.S. pressure to halt construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, Iranian official has said. Iran also supports talks concerning uranium enrichment in Russia, he has said.
// Dec. 14, 2005 - 06:32 GMT
Russia pledges to help regional development in Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, December 14 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is willing to contribute to the resolution of urgent issues facing East Asia, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
// Dec. 14, 2005 - 06:33 GMT
President Putin lauds East Asia summit, calls for partnership
KUALA LUMPUR, December 14 (RIA Novosti) — The first East Asian summit means the birth of a new influential association in Asia, where Russia seeks equal partnership and reciprocal benefit, the Russian president said Wednesday.
// Dec. 14, 2005 - 07:18 GMT
Russia skeptical about Australia's WTO "protector" role - source
XIANGANG (Hong Kong), December 14 (RIA Novosti, Mark Zavadsky) – Russia is skeptical about Australia's claimed role as a protector of high standards in the World Trade Organization, a Russian official said Wednesday.
// Dec. 14, 2005 - 07:21 GMT
Russia takes flight in Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR. (RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev.)
// Dec. 14, 2005 - 07:26 GMT