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The EU reacted with understanding to the missile attack on the United States on Syria Moscow. April 10. INTERFAX.RU head of the EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini during his visit to Algeria reiterated the firm position of the European Union that the Syrian crisis cannot be military solution. 13фотографий13фотографий13фотографийМы as the European Union in the unity of the 28 member States of the EU considered the clear intention of our American friends, but now the time has come to give an even greater impetus for political and diplomatic efforts in Geneva.Federica Magazinevideo representative for foreign Affairs According to her, it is clear that the conflict in Syria should be resolved “through inter-Syrian talks under UN auspices in Geneva.” Mogherini believes that it is necessary “the political decision to put an end to the Syrian conflict” and “a credible political transition”. “I say it once loudly and clearly announced at the beginning

Tillerson: Russia could not prevent the chemical attack in Syria The blame for the fact that in Syria once chemical weapons were used, lies with Russia, expressed the opinion of the Secretary of state Rex Tillerson. 9фотографий9фотографий9фотографий Russia was unable to prevent a chemical attack in Syria that killed 89 people last week, said the U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson. As said Tillerson in the broadcast American TV channel si-bi-es, Russia at the time, took on the responsibility to control the process of destruction of stocks of chemical weapons in Syria and guarantee the complete prohibition of production. Therefore, in the opinion of the Secretary of state, the blame for that again in Syria was used chemical weapons, lies with Russia. According to Tillerson, not so important, “was Russia a partner, or her specialists were incompetent, or the Syrian government outsmarted them” — in any case, the Russian side

The Russian aircraft will conduct observation flights over the United States and Canada The Russian inspectors on the aircraft observations Tu-154M LK-1 will fly over the United States and Canada in the framework of the international Treaty on open skies (DON). About it reports “Interfax” with reference to the head of the Russian national Centre for reducing nuclear danger Sergey Ryzhkov. Observation flight over the United States, Russian pilots will perform from 10 to 15 April from the airfield Wright-Patterson (Ohio). The maximum range will amount to 4900 km. Then, from 18 to 22 April, inspectors from the airfield the open sky Iqaluit will perform an observation flight over Canada. The maximum range of the second flight will be 6150 km. This is the ninth and tenth observation flights Russia over the territories of the States parties to DON in 2017. Over the territory of Russia the observation flight will

The first exit polls showed the necessity of the second round in South Ossetia Moscow. April 9. INTERFAX.RU — In the presidential elections in South Ossetia leader, incumbent President Leonid Tibilov, however, apparently need a second round of voting, according to a survey of voters at the exits of the sites conducted by the NGO “Academy of sociological analysis” (ASA). According to the exit polls, conducted at 23 stations of the Republic, 45,8% of the respondents voted for Tibilov, 36.9 per cent for the speaker of Parliament Anatoly Bibilov, KGB Alana Gagloeva was 16.8%. Against all spoke of 0.5%. The organization projected second round. That Republic was called the State of Alania in the referendum voted 81.5% of the respondents. We surveyed a total of 2981 people, 2360 refused to answer, according to ACE. The staffs of candidates in presidents has not yet commented on these exit polls.

In the presidential elections in South Ossetia ended with the vote TSKHINVALI, April 9. /TASS/. The vote ended in the presidential elections of South Ossetia and the referendum on the renaming of the Republic in the State of Alania at 20:00 local time (coincides with Moscow — approx. TASS). The counting of votes, which will be conducted manually. The first results of the elections and referendum will be announced closer to midnight. The citizens of South Ossetia could vote for one of the three candidates: incumbent President Leonid Tibilov, speaker of Parliament Anatoly Bibilov and KGB Alana Gagloeva and the referendum on the issue of renaming of the Republic, in 77 stations. Of these, 72 were opened in the territory of the Republic, five more — abroad: embassies in Moscow and Sukhum (Abkhazia), twice in the capital of North Ossetia in Vladikavkaz, one in the Prigorodny district of North Ossetia,