Day: May 24, 2017

Trump called the “great honor” to meet Pope Francis The President of the United States Donald trump arrived at the Vatican where he held talks with Pope Francis. About it reports Reuters. At the airport, the American leader greeted the honor guard of the Swiss guard of the Vatican. Accompanied by the prefect of the papal household, Archbishop Georg Ganswein trump proceeded to the Pontifical Palace. Pope Francis met the guest at the threshold of his office. The US President greeted him by calling him “great honour” the opportunity to talk with the Pontiff. Pope Francis has repeatedly criticized trump in the election campaign. In particular, he stated that “the desire to build walls instead of bridges not fitting for a Christian”, hinting at the promises of the billionaire to build a fence on the border with Mexico. In response, trump called the statement shameful and dad said: “If (and

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin on may 24 to meet with Macedonian counterpart Gjorge Ivanov, who will arrive in Moscow on a working visit, said the press service of the Kremlin. “It is expected that the heads of state will discuss issues of further development of bilateral cooperation. They will also exchange views on current regional topics, especially the situation in the Balkan region”, — stated in the message. In the message of the Kremlin it is noted that Ivanov will arrive in Moscow to participate in the ceremony, awarded him the International public Fund of unity of Orthodox peoples award. His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II.

Photo: RIA Novosti The amount of penalty and period of disqualification for drivers who refused to undergo a medical examination for intoxication, may be increased. The corresponding project of the Federal law “On amendments to article 12.26 of the Russian code of administrative offences”, developed by the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia and at present is aimed at public discussion, the official website of the state traffic Inspectorate. The document proposes to increase fines from the current 30 thousand to 35 thousand rubles. In the case of amendments, the period of disqualification range from two to three years; now, for refusal of medical examination of drivers deprived of the right to operate vehicles for the term from six months to two years. “The use by drivers of vehicles of alcohol, narcotic drugs, and psychotropic and psychoactive substances significantly impairs their health and poses a potential threat to road safety,”

Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev © Alexei Druzhinin/press-service of the Russian President/TASS ZAVIDOVO (Tver region), may 24. /TASS/. Russia is ready to provide the victims of the terrorist attacks countries, including the UK and the Philippines, assistance in the investigation of these crimes.

© Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS MOSCOW, may 24. /TASS/. The state Duma adopted in the third final reading a package of amendments to the electoral law, abolishing absentee ballots in elections, and giving the opportunity to not vote at the place of registration, and where you are. This applies to the presidential election in March 2018 and to the regional elections, starting from September 10 this year. The package of proposals on the correction of the election legislation introduced in early March, the head of the Federation Council Committee on constitutional legislation and state construction Andrey Klishas and his colleague Anatoly Shirokov. The initiative, developed with the participation of the CEC, was approved by the lower chamber on first reading April 12 and amended for the second reading. So, initially the mechanism of voting at the place of residence was given solely at the mercy of the CEC, and the subsequent revision