Izvestia Ukraine: The State Duma on Friday ratified...

The State Duma ratified the Russian-Norwegian Treaty on the division of the Barents Sea. Thus, the historic Moscow-Oslo controversy that had lasted for 40 years was over. Russia officially considers the achievement of the "marine accord" as a large diplomatic success. Experts, however, say that Russia has made serious concessions to its northern neighbour. The Duma administration has approved a dress-code that will take effect on March 28. What does the document envisage? Moscow between April 25 and May 1 will host the World Figure-Skating Championship. Such a decision was made on Thursday by the International Skaters Union after Japan due to its dramatic events refused from holding the championship. The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) has legalized the formula of estimating the price of oil products. The corresponding bill should be passed this year, FAS deputy head Anatoly Golomolzin stated. See in Izvestia Ukraine.
President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday visited the House of Photography, where he met with theatrical stage directors, filmmakers, writers, designers and singers. Izvestia Ukraine describes the meeting, saying that its participants asked the president to help them with money. The construction of nuclear power plants in seismologically very dangerous zones should be limited in the whole world, President Dmitry Medvedev stated in his blog. His new video - appeal lasts for seven minutes and is devoted to the development of nuclear energy in the world. The Navy Command is considering the possibility of large rocket cruiser Marshal Ustinov being re-based on the Pacific Fleet from the Northern Fleet. What aim do the military pursue with this possibility? Economic Development MInister Elvira Nabiullina at the gvt session promised to strictly punish those bureaucrats who delay providing state services to citizens and businessmen. What punishment did she promise? See in Izvestia Ukraine.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation from his Israeli colleague Binyamin Netanyahu to be present on may 9 at the opening ceremony of the monument devoted to the anti-Nazism struggle. Russia in its turn has plans to build a museum of war victims, including the victims of Holocaust, Putin said. The gvt can extend the program of utilizing old autos, the Industry and Trade Ministry stated. In the opinion of deputy Minister Andrei Dementyev, this would support the Izhevsk auto plant, the development of which is the responsibility of AvtoVAZ now. Rome has decided to act as a mediator at the negotiations with Muammar Gaddafi with the aim of to persuade him to leave the country. Experts, however, believe that the international community for Gaddafi has cut off all ways for retreat.
Marat Khusnullin, Deputy Mayor in charge of town-building policy and construction issues, on Thursday made public the Moscow construction concept. There will be less new housing than in the pre-crisis years, but it is promised to be of higher quality. Cities - satellites rather than suburban quarters will be built for municipal resettlers outside Moscow. Izvestia Ukraine examines this new construction concept. Dvorkovich, Fursenko and Sadovnichy view informatika as the key school subject today. They stated this at the First All-Russian Congress of Informatika Teachers in Moscow on Thursday. Izvestiia examines their speeches.