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Photo: RIA Novosti One of the priorities of bureaus and research institutes Putin called the development of promising models. “It is important to provide technological independence from foreign components,” he said. Another important issue is the creation of a common database of research and development. The data are unsystematic and as the state customer and the head contractor, the President noted. Separately, the head of the state focused on the modernization of the military-industrial complex. Technical re-equipment of promising affects the economic performance of organizations, he said. In General, in the defense industry achieved high growth rates exceeding the growth in other areas. The growth rate of labor productivity in integrated structures — an average of 8.8 percent. But in terms of performance is markedly inferior to foreign competitors. The President also recalled that the share of high-tech products for civilian and dual-use goods is expected to grow from 16

Russian Federation and Grenada signed an agreement on visa-free travel Moscow. September 20. INTERFAX.RU head of the foreign Ministry and the Grenada Sergei Lavrov and Elvin Nimrod signed the intergovernmental agreement on visa-free travel during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. “Very well, that in the UN we have the opportunity to compare notes on bilateral and international agenda,” — said the Russian Minister. He also thanked the Grenadian counterpart for the reopening of the country’s Embassy in the Russian Federation. “We know that you do not have much embassies abroad and appreciate this decision,” — said Lavrov. Nimrod, in turn, thanked for the meeting the head of the Russian depodesta and the opportunity to discuss relations between the two countries.

Three Russian soldiers are wounded during the breakthrough of the blockade in Idlib MOSCOW, September 20. /TASS/. Three military special operations Forces were injured as a result of the breakthrough of the blockade in the area of de-escalation “Idlib”. This was announced on Wednesday by the chief of the Main operations Directorate of the General staff of the armed forces of the Russian Federation Sergey rudskoy. “The terrorists attacked the aircraft. Action squad release constantly supported by a pair of su-25, causing the blows to manpower and armored vehicle militants from extremely low altitudes. As a result, the encirclement was broken and units of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation with fights without a loss came to the area of government troops. During the operation, was wounded three soldiers,” he said. Rudskoy emphasized that all parties to transactions presented to the state awards. “Taken by the Russian command in

The Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov © EPA-EFE/PETER FOLEY UN, September 20. /TASS/. Russia urges to be careful to strengthen the mandate of UN peacekeeping missions. On Wednesday said the Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov at the meeting of the UN Security Council on peacekeeping. “We note with caution to strengthen the mandates of peacekeeping missions, said the foreign Minister. – Force may be used blue helmets only for self defense and for defense of the mandate”. According to him, the experience of giving peacekeepers the additional force powers, for example, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mali, is not yet convinced that the “high sacrifices to be made, the peacekeepers forced operations achieved justified on the ground results”. “Power mandates, if and to retain this option must be thoroughly calibrated for a specific situation”, – said Lavrov. Also, according to the Minister,

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Russian President Vladimir Putin © Dmitry Astakhov/press service of the Russian government/TASS MOSCOW, September 20. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to ensure that during the presidential election in 2018, the video feed in real time from polling stations.

Photo: TASS MPs are preparing to adopt a statement on the violation by Ukraine of the rights of citizens to be taught in their native language. The draft document, which will be the reaction to the Ukrainian law on education, hosted in the Duma database. On September 5 the Verkhovna Rada adopted a new law “On education”, according to which persons belonging to indigenous peoples and national minorities of Ukraine is guaranteed the right of education in native language only in kindergartens and schools up to 5th grade. This rule will come into force on 1 September 2018 and will operate only until 2020, after which the education in Ukraine should be entirely and exclusively Ukrainian. In the state Duma decided to answer the statement, which was prepared by a Committee of the lower house on CIS Affairs, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots. Adopted by the Kyiv law, the

Photo: RIA Novosti The state Duma Committee on budget and taxes recommended the state Duma to approve a bill the Federal budget for the year 2016. It is planned that the lower house of Parliament will consider in plenary meeting on 27 September with the participation of the Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov and the Chairman of audit chamber Tatyana Golikova. The report on the Federal budget for 2016 is approved by the revenue Committee in the amount of 13.46 trillion rubles, expenses — of 16.41 trillion roubles with excess of expenses over income (deficit of the Federal budget) in the amount of 2.9 trillion rubles. “Despite later amendments to the budget of 2016, almost all key indicators were exceeded, except for certain positions. The inflation rate was the lowest since 1992, and amounted to 5.4% in annual terms. Negatively had the rate on the real income of the population,

The General staff of the armed forces: the onset of the “al-Nusra Dzhebhat” in Idlib initiated by US intelligence MOSCOW, September 20. /TASS/. Militants “dzhebhat an-Nusra” (banned in the RF group) launched a large-scale offensive on the positions of Syrian troops in the area of de-escalation “Idlib” in order to disrupt the successful promotion of government troops near the Deir ez-Zor. This was announced on Wednesday by the chief of the Main operations Directorate of the General staff of the armed forces of the Russian Federation Sergey rudskoy. “Despite the agreement, signed on 15 November in Astana, the militants “dzhebhat an-Nusra” and joined them troops, do not want to comply with the terms of the cease of hostilities, from eight in the morning on September 19 launched a large-scale offensive on the positions of government troops to the North and North-East of the city of Hama in the area of