News Izvestia: Transneft has no intention to pass over the records

Transneft has no intention to pass over the records of proceedings the Board of Directors to its shareholder and blogger Alexei Navalny. The company's head Nikolai Tokarev stated that the decision of the court, according to which Transneft should provide information to Navalny will be disputed, since there are all grounds for that, Tokarev assures. In an interview news Izvestia Tokarev explains his company's stand on the issue.
South Korea is continuing to build Olympic facilities, though it has lost the right to conduct the Olympiad -2014. Over 50 percent of such facilities have already been built in the city of Phyonchhan. Korea officially counts on the year 2018, but it does not give up its hope to host the Olympic Games -2014. This summer the Olympic Committee will decide where the Winter Olympic Games-2018 will take place. Three countries would like to host them - Germany, France and South Korea, news Izvestia report.
The Foreign Ministry of Russia stated that it received secret information from a Russian citizen, who reported that Israeli military attaché Colonel Vadim Leiderman was detained red-handed in Moscow on May 12 .Tel-Aviv says that the accusation of espionage is groundless. But the case reveals numerous mysterious details. What are they? Rossiiskaya Gazeta on Friday published the Interior Ministry's Order (on page 19) concerning the international drivers' licenses of a new type that will be give out starting June 2011. news Izvestia examines the reason for such a reform.
Federation Council former Speaker Sergei Mironov despite everything intends to be on top of the list of A Just Russia in the State Duma elections and in the elections of the new Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg. So far he is preparing to become a State Duma deputy and is parting with his privileges. News Izvestia reveals his plans. The Anti-Crisis Fund of Eurasian Economic Cooperation in Kiev on June 4 consider Belarus's application for receiving a $3 billion - $3.5 billion credit. This was stated by Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin at the session Inter - State Council of Eurasian Economic Cooperation in Minsk.
The parliamentary hearings on the draft bill concerning the health of Russian citizens took place in the State Duma on Thursday. The discussion was expected go be extremely sharp, but as it turned out the toughest critics of the draft were not given the floor. Izvestia news says why. The merger of MICEX and RTS, the two Russian leading exchanges, has begun. All documents necessary for the merger will be signed in a couple of days, heads of trading grounds stated. Fires again begin to cover the country, the Emergency Situations Ministry reported. The area enveloped in flames these days has considerably expanded. News Izvestia gives figures to illustrate the point.
The Seltechstroi company belonging to Ivan Mikoyan, grandson of Soviet People's Commissar Mikoyan, has won the auction to sell 55 percent of shares of the Vanino Merchant Marine port. But the winner so far does not have 10.8 billion rubles to pay for a package. What comes next then? The Chernobyl zone become an agricultural firm for Ukraine and Europe to cultivate the raw material for biofuel - but it will be millet rather than rape. News Izvestia examines the program of rehabilitation of Chernobyl land. About 20 percent of quotas that the state allocates for labour migrants goes to the black market, enterprising firms earn billions of rubles on them, OPORA Rossii spokesman Yevgeny Yakubovsky told. He said how the stir about the permit for work for foreigners is artificially created in Russia, hoping the quotas will be canceled.
As many as 141 people's garages for 50 000 parking places will be built in Moscow before the end of this year. Another 250 garages - in 2012. The price remains the same - 350 000 rubles per place. News in Izvestia examines the city garage project. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Thursday at the session of the prefecture South- East Administrative District stated new rest and recreation zones should be built along the Moskva-River. Izvestia english version examines the project.