Interfax: Russia & Csi daily news report of 12.12.2008

Today news:

LAVROV SAYS WAITING IMPATIENTLY TO WORK WITH CLINTON

LAVROV COULD MEET RICE IN NEW YORK ON DEC 14 – 16 – SOURCE

GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS, CAUCASIAN CRISIS STEM FROM SINGLE-POLAR WORLD ORDER – LAVROV

G20 NO SUBSTITUTE FOR G8 BUT CAN SOLVE SOME PROBLEMS – LAVROV

RUSSIA SEEKS DIALOGUE WITH NEW U.S. ADMINISTRATION ON ARMS REDUCTIONS – DEPUTY MINISTER

RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT SPEAKS ON JAPAN-N. KOREA ABDUCTIONS ROW

RUSSIA HOPES N. KOREA WILL RETURN TO IAEA, NONPROLIFERATION TREATY

INSPECTIONS OF NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR SITES SHOULD COMPLY WITH IAEA STANDARDS – RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT

RUSSIA VOWS TO FULFILL PLEDGE TO SUPPLY FUEL OIL FOR N. KOREA

RUSSIA VALUES SWITZERLAND’S WILLINGNESS TO REPRESENT ITS INTERESTS IN GEORGIA – FOREIGN MINISTRY

RUSSIA CONDEMNS IRAQ SUICIDE BOMBING

NICARAGUAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT RUSSIA ON DEC 18 – 19

RUSSIA, U.S. TO HAVE CONSULTATIONS ON ABM, STRATEGIC ARMS REDUCTION

EU HOPES RUSSIA, UKRAINE TO FIND AGREEMENT ON GAS

EU STILL CRITICAL ABOUT PAST ELECTIONS IN RUSSIA – MARC FRANCO

EU RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA, EASTERN PARTNERSHIP PROJECT DO NOT CONTRADICT EACH OTHER – MARC FRANCO

SWITZERLAND JOINS SCHENGEN ENTRY VISA ZONE

MOSCOW SETTING FOR RUSSIAN, POLISH TALKS ON NMD ON DEC 19 – SOURCE

Nb: This news report features only the headline of each news.

Agency Interfax