Day: August 16, 2017

He can work with Russia on Syria a starting point for cooperation Moscow. August 16. INTERFAX.RU Washington considers the work with Moscow on the creation of zones of de-escalation in Syria the starting point in the cooperation between the US and Russia, said at a briefing on Wednesday, U.S. state Department spokesman Heather Nauert. She noted that the U.S. intends to take “this moment as a starting point and begin to build on (relations with Russia — Interfax)”. “We are two nuclear powers, two nuclear powers can not in this world to coexist well without any relationship,” she added. Also, the US representative said that, despite the willingness to improve relations with Russia, Washington has no intention to give in Moscow in matters relating to American interests. “No doubt, our countries have divergent positions on many issues where we have no points of agreement, and we will continue to aggressively

The labour Ministry has proposed to make education officials in Russia continuous Deputy Minister of labour Alexey Cherkasov recalled previously introduced a new approach to training of officials, which provides for the receipt of their skills during the whole working period. MOSCOW, August 16. /TASS/. The Ministry of labor of Russia has prepared a draft presidential decree on the professional development of civil servants. As reported on Wednesday Deputy Minister of labour Alexey Cherkasov, corresponding document posted for public comment on the Federal portal of draft regulations. “Professional development of an employee constitutes an increase in its professionalism and expertise on a systematic basis by updating existing and acquiring new knowledge and skills, i.e. it must be continuous. This is what sent the draft of the decree”, — quotes the press service of the Ministry of the word Cherkasova. The Deputy head of Ministry recalled previously introduced a new approach

The British Parliament will reconsider plans to repair the tower of big Ben Prime Minister Theresa may stated that “it is wrong to force big Ben to be silent for four years”. Moscow. August 16. INTERFAX.RU — the British Parliament has declared its intention to revise the plan for the reconstruction of the tower of Elizabeth, according to which the world-famous clock big Ben will be silenced for four years. About it informs on Wednesday Agency Associated Press. According to him, the decision to review the redevelopment plan was adopted after many politicians have criticized such a long break. In particular, the Prime-Minister Theresa may stated that “it is wrong to force big Ben to be silent for four years”. About the plans for the renovation were announced in 2016, but then it was reported that the clock will be stopped for a few months. This week the statement of

Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS TASS, August 16. Regional authorities in the Central Federal district expressed willingness to increase security, implement a system of video surveillance on the roads and to transfer authorities of subjects of the Russian Federation on domestic software. About it heads of regions reported on the results of exit meeting which was held on Wednesday in Ryazan, the Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev. As previously reported, during the meeting, Patrushev, in particular, noted that cyber attacks conducted in may-June of 2017, showed the destabilizing potential when using foreign software, and tasked the governors to coordinate the implementation of transition plans for products and services of domestic producers. In addition, the Secretary of the security Council stated that the transport infrastructure and vehicles remain the preferred targets of international terrorism in the Central

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, 15 Aug — RIA Novosti. Legislative provisions of the renovation of the housing stock in the subjects of the Russian Federation should be developed by the regions at the Federal level on this issue could be prepared only a framework law, the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on constitutional legislation Andrey Klishas. Earlier, the head of the Duma Committee on housing policy and housing Galina Khovanskaya said that he had prepared and intended in the autumn to bring in the lower house of Parliament a bill to expand the program of renovation of all regions of Russia. “The Federal law may provide some General rules for this, of course, necessary and important question. But the development of norms that will take into account the peculiarities of the economic situation of each subject of the Federation and the standard of living of the population, the case

Photo: RIA Novosti MOSCOW, August 15. /TASS/. Russia celebrates the movement of the United States in the direction of supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine, which would be a destabilizing move for the situation in the Donbass. This was stated by Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov in an interview with the magazine “international life”, the full text of which published on Tuesday on the website of the foreign Ministry. “The administration [of US President Donald] trump’s strongly pushing in this direction, he said. — Referred to Mr. [special representative of the US state Department in Ukraine Kurt] Walker during his visits to Ukraine and other countries have also spoken in public in favor of it.” Ryabkov pointed out that a hypothetical supply of lethal weapons would be a qualitatively new step in the actions of the USA in the Ukrainian direction. “Will it be