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NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer (2nd L Front) addresses the NATO foreign ministers' metting in
the Norwegian capital of Oslo on April 26, 2007. NATO foreign ministers
gathered in Oslo to discuss the alliance's plan to build a strategic
missile defense system and NATO's role in Kosovo, on April 26. (Xinhua/Xu
Jinquan)
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Rice refrains from commenting on Putin
threat of suspending treaty
OSLO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice refrained on Thursday from commenting on Russian President
Vladimir Putin's declaration that his country is suspending its obligations
under the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty.
"Every one is expected to live up to treaty obligations.
But I am certain that we will hear more from Minister Lavrov about what
precisely President Putin has in mind," Rice told reporters before a NATO
foreign ministers' meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Full story
Putin delivers state-of-the-nation
address
MOSCOW, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir
Putin delivered his eighth and last state-of-the-nation address to the
parliament in Kremlin on Thursday.
Before the speech, Putin proposed a minute silence to
mourn the late former president Boris Yeltsin, who died of a heart failure on
Monday and was buried Wednesday. Full story
Putin vows to realize Yeltsin's dreams
for Russia
MOSCOW, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir
Putin pledged on Wednesday to achieve goals set for the country by his late
predecessor Boris Yeltsin, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
"No matter how hard for him or how hard it was for
the country, Boris Nikolayevich always believed in the revival and
transformation of Russia," Putin stated. Full story
Putin confident of Russia becoming
world's top arms exporter
MOSCOW, March 20 (Xinhua) -- President Vladimir Putin said
on Tuesday Russia is well positioned to become the world's largest exporter of
weapons.
Orders for Russian arms grew impressively in 2006 and
"reached the 30 billion U.S. dollar mark," Putin told a meeting of the
commission for military-technical cooperation with foreign states, the Interfax
news agency reported. Full
story
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