Interfax: Russia & Csi daily news report of 16.10.2008

NEXT ROUND OF ABKHAZIA, S. OSSETIA DISCUSSIONS TO BE HELD IN GENEVA IN NOV - DIPLOMAT

RUSSIA RAISED ISSUE OF SECURITY GUARANTEES FOR S. OSSETIA, ABKHAZIA - KARASIN

RUSSIA BLAMES GEORGIA FOR ATTEMPTING TO DERAIL GENEVA PLENARY MEETING

RUSSIA BOYCOTTS GENEVA MEETING ON ABKHAZIA, S. OSSETIA

RUSSIA NOT DRAMATIZING DELAY IN TALKS ON NEW DEAL WITH EU

RUSSIA CALLS FOR EXPANSION OF ASIA COOPERATION DIALOGUE – LAVROV

SEOUL FAVORS SOONEST RESUMPTION OF SIX-NATION DENUCLEARIZATION NEGOTIATIONS

SANCTIONS A LANGUAGE OF 1960S-70S – IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER

OSCE FOREIGN MINISTERS TO DISCUSS RUSSIAN INITIATIVE ON EUROPEAN SECURITY IN DECEMBER – LAVROV

DATE OF NEW ROUND OF SIX-NATION DENUCLEARIZATION TALKS YET TO BE SET - CHINA

SAAKASHVILI BLAMES RUSSIA FOR FAILURE OF GENEVA TALKS

MEDVEDEV CONGRATULATES ALIYEV ON VICTORY IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

ALEXANDER ORLOV APPOINTED AS RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE

LUGOVOI SHOULD APPEAR IN BRITISH COURT ON LITVINENKO CASE

BOTH G7 AND G8 TO MEET DUE TO FINANCIAL CRISIS – BRITISH AMBASSADOR

RUSSIA HAS ALL INSTITUTIONS TO BE DEMOCRATIC, BUT SOME CONCERNS PERSIST – UK AMBASSADOR

BRITISH COUNCIL COULD SOON RESUME WORK IN RUSSIAN REGIONS – UK AMBASSADOR

BRITISH COUNCIL MAY SOON RESUME WORK IN RUSSIAN REGIONS – BRITISH AMBASSADOR