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Putin congratulated heads of state on Victory Day MOSCOW, may 8. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated the heads of States from 72-th anniversary of Victory in the great Patriotic war. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin. “The President of Russia has congratulated leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and citizens of Georgia and Ukraine with the 72-th anniversary of Victory in great Patriotic war”, — stated in the message. In the congratulatory message of the President of Russia underlines that “Victory Day is a sacred date and a symbol of the unparalleled heroism of our fathers and grandfathers who fought shoulder to shoulder on the fronts of the war and selflessly worked in the rear in the name of saving the Motherland and the whole humanity from fascism.” Putin stressed that “the best tribute to

Photo: TASS The government has published the results of execution of the may decrees signed by President Vladimir Putin in may 2012. The report covers 11 areas of economic, social, defense and public policy. In the document on the results of implementation of the decree on the development of the Armed forces, says that as of April 7, 2017 completed and removed from the control 12 of the instructions. “The government has taken measures to improve normative-legal base in the sphere of the state defense order and pricing in respect of military products”, — stated in the text. 4 may in the Kremlin under the chairmanship of the head of state held a joint meeting of the state Council and presidential Commission on monitoring of achievement of target indicators socially-economic development of Russia, RIA Novosti reported. For a discussion of the issues relating to the provision of public and municipal

Photo: TASS The Russian government has published on its website information about the results of the implementation of the may decrees of the President from 2012 in 11 areas of economic, social, defense and public policy. The relevant departments have led them in the performance of its work on the development of Federal laws and normative acts, and statistical data for specific areas. 4 may the President of Russia Vladimir Putin will hold in the Kremlin a joint meeting of the State Council and the Commission on monitoring of achievement of target indicators socially-economic development of the country. The Commission was formed to monitor the implementation of the tasks set in the may decrees of the head of state in 2012. Discussion will be on the three clusters of issues: the provision of public and municipal services through a network of MFCS (multifunction centers), independent assessment of the quality of

Obama urged the U.S. Congress to protect Obamacare Former US President Barack Obama for the first time after his resignation, publicly spoke out in defense of his Obamacare health care reform, asking U.S. Congress not to repeal the law on health care for uninsured persons. it is reported by The New York Times. Speaking on Sunday, may 7, at the Presidential Kennedy library in Boston, Obama expressed hope that Congress “will have the courage to face facts and speak the truth even if it contradicts the position of the ruling party”. On may 4, the house of representatives of the U.S. Congress approved a bill according to which the main provisions of Obamacare are replaced with a program developed by Republicans. The decision was taken by majority of votes, the document was submitted for consideration to the Senate. Republicans have repeatedly said that Obamacare is too costly for the budget.

The Advisor told me about the position of the Macron for Brexit MOSCOW, may 8 — RIA Novosti. The leader of movement “Forward,” Emmanuel macron, who won the presidential election in France, will adhere to the tough stance in the negotiations for Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, said his economic adviser Jean Pisani-ferry. “I don’t think anyone is interested in the “hard” Brexit, I think that we need to build a new relationship,” said Pisani-ferry in the UK live on BBC Radio 4. According to him, there is a mutual interest in seeing the UK and the EU have maintained relations in the sphere of economy and security. “At the same time, we have conflicting interests in some aspects of the negotiations. So it will be tough negotiations, and he (macron) will be tough,” added Pisani-ferry. Sunday was the second round of presidential elections in France. Makron defeated in the

Putin congratulated Him on his election as President of France The Russian leader in his congratulatory message, affirmed the willingness to work together on bilateral and global agenda. Moscow. May 8. INTERFAX.RU — the President of Russia Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Emmanuel Macron on the occasion of his election as President of the French Republic, the press service of the Kremlin. “Citizens of France have entrusted You to lead the country during a difficult time for Europe and for the international community. The growing threats of terrorism and violent extremism is accompanied by an escalation of local conflicts and destabilize entire regions. In these circumstances, it is particularly important to overcome mutual distrust and join forces for ensuring international stability and security,” the telegram reads. The press service noted that the President of Russia “has confirmed the readiness to work together constructively on topical issues of

Photo: RIA Novosti The President of Russia Vladimir Putin promised to discuss with interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika information about violations of gay rights in Chechnya. This was reported on the official Kremlin website. The President raised the issue at a meeting with the authorised human rights Tatyana Moskalkova. The Ombudsman told him that now deals with the problem of violations of the rights of homosexuals. “I sent several petitions to the Prosecutor’s office, investigative bodies. And I would ask You to instruct, perhaps to establish an interdepartmental working group which could, in the Central part, not on the territory of Chechnya, to accept complaints from citizens, if any,” said she. Moskalkova noted that the victims “are not willing to give his name.” She recalled that the law on the protection of witnesses and victims “allows to use the powerful levers of state protection and to

Emmanuel Macron © EPA/JULIEN DE ROSA MOSCOW, may 8. /TASS/. Foreign policy of France, headed by elected Sunday President Emmanuel Macron is to remain low-key on the Russian direction, but it cannot be excluded that the new leader “will be able to discover Russia and to assess properly the full potential of cooperation.”

© Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, may 8. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Emmanuel Macron on the occasion of his election as President of the French Republic, the press service of the Kremlin. “Citizens of France have entrusted You to lead the country during a difficult time for Europe and for the international community. The growing threats of terrorism and violent extremism is accompanied by an escalation of local conflicts and destabilize entire regions. In these circumstances, it is particularly important to overcome mutual distrust and join forces for ensuring international stability and security,” – said in greeting.

© Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS MOSCOW, may 8. /TASS/. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin congratulated the heads of States from 72-th anniversary of Victory in the great Patriotic war. This was reported by the press service of the Kremlin.