Category: Politics

© Sergey Fadeichev/TASS MOSCOW, September 27. /TASS/. The Federation Council unanimously adopted Wednesday a statement in which it urged the UN, OSCE and international parliamentary organizations to make an objective assessment of the anti-democratic law of Ukraine “On education”. The document was supported by 159 senators.

The head of the Committee on science, education and culture Zinaida dragunkina © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS MOSCOW, September 27. /TASS/. About 1 million children in the Ukrainian schools will not be able in 2020 to study in their native language in connection with the adoption of the law “On education”. About this at a plenary session of the Federation Council on Wednesday said the head of the Committee on science, education and culture Zinaida dragunkina.

Photo: RIA Novosti Press Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov commented on the statement of Roskomnadzor that social network Facebook might stop working in Russia in 2018 in the event of failure of the Russian law on personal data localization. “This is a commercial company that earns money and must do it in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation”, — said Peskov. He stressed that the company must abide by the laws of the country. Earlier in the Roskomnadzor has warned that Facebook might stop working in Russia in 2018, if you do not fulfill the law of the Russian localization of personal data.

The Iranian foreign Minister called it a priority for the US in Syria According to Zarif, Washington “is more important to prevent the Syrian government regained control over the border with Iraq, to defeat terrorism.” NEW YORK, September 28 — RIA Novosti. The US is trying to prevent in Syria to the SAR government regained control over the border with Iraq, said Iranian foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaking at the Asia Society in new York. I think that today the priorities have changed, and for the U.S. government is more important to prevent the Syrian government regained control over the border with Iraq than to defeat ISIS*.Mohammad Javad Arifpasa Iranian foreign Minister He also emphasized that Iran is interested in peaceful settlement of the Syrian crisis and is different from the US goal. “We in Syria not to support someone, but to fight terrorists,” said Zarif. Armed conflict in

In the United States said, when the country will destroy chemical weapons WASHINGTON, September 28 — RIA Novosti, Dmitry Zlatarev. USA aims to completely destroy their chemical weapons until the end of 2023, said RIA Novosti on Wednesday at the state Department. Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Washington is not fulfilling its obligations to destroy chemical weapons. “The United States remains committed to the complete destruction of declared chemical weapons stockpiles until the end of 2023,” — noted in the state Department. It stressed that “the U.S. government continues to focus on the destruction of the remaining part of the chemical weapons in storage in Pueblo (Colorado) and Richmond (Kentucky)”. Wednesday, September 27 in Russia was destroyed by the last pounds of chemical warfare agents from the available stocks in the country. Thus, since 1996 the Federal target program completed ahead of schedule, and Russia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of Russia Vladimir Putin © Alexei Nikolsky/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, September 28. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will go with working visit to Ankara where he will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As the press-Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov, one of the topics of the upcoming talks will be the situation in Syria.

Photo: RIA Novosti On the need to adhere to the provisions of the Treaty on open skies, said the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, answering journalists ‘ questions at the briefing. Commenting on reports the Wall Street Journal that Washington plans to limit the flights of Russian military aircraft over the United States, due to the fact that Russia allegedly restricted flights on the Kaliningrad to American inspection of the aircraft, Peskov said: “Here there is hardly room for interpretation. You need to clearly follow the provisions of the Treaty on open skies. “Any claim should be nominated in full compliance with this agreement, because each party has its own obligations in connection with the above-mentioned document,” — said the representative of the Kremlin. The agreement was signed in March 1992 in Helsinki by representatives of 23 OSCE States.

Photo: RIA Novosti Russia plans further gradual increase in excise duties on tobacco. This was during the third Armenian-Russian healthcare forum in Yerevan was declared by the Russian Minister of health Veronika Skvortsova, reports RIA Novosti. “Russia has been increasing the excise taxes on tobacco products and plans to continue their gradual increase,” she said. According to the Minister, also addressed the agreement on the harmonization of excise duties on tobacco products between the two countries. “We pay special attention to the raising of excise rates, as at present accepted that this is the most effective measure against Smoking. We also proposed to exclude the upper tolerance range of excise rates, as it will limit the possibility of increasing excise taxes individually by each state,” — said the Minister. She also said that the Ministry of health in framework of realization of state policy to reduce tobacco consumption in the