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The American military department has declared about competition on development of technologies, which would provide the USA with the military superiority in sub polar areas. Washington consider “providing of access” to natural resources and “maintenance of stability” as the purpose of possible operations in Arctic regions.
Sharply become aggravated rivalry of world powers in struggle for natural riches and transport ways in Arctic regions forces transatlantic strategists to plan large-scale fighting operations on the Far North. Recently Management of perspective researches and development of the US Ministry of Defense, supervising allocation of assignments for defensive projects (it is known, that agency’s budget makes $3,2 billion), has declared about competition on creation of technologies, which would provide the military superiority in sub polar areas.
As the American mass-media resources inform, now the US Congress considers a question on allocation of 8,7 billion dollars for needs of the US coast guard. From them 100 million intend for service of three Arctic ice breakers. Besides, the significant sum should go on construction of two more ice breakers. Observers believe that all this specifies that the USA is intended to increase the presence at Arctic regions.

 

As Associated Press has informed, firing between military men of Northern and South Korea has occurred on border of two countries.
Incident has happened in a southern part of the demilitarized zone dividing the Korean peninsula on southern and northern parts. According to the application of South-Korean authorities, soldiers of KNDR army have opened fire on a frontier post of South Korean army and South-Korean military men have also answered with fire.
According to Associated Press, South-Korean party has no victims. At the same time it is not known how the incident for armies of Northern Korea has ended.
Let’s note that both countries still are at war, as the Korean war of 1950-1953 has come to the end with an armistice, instead of the peace treaty. The differentiating line has been lead after war by command of the United Nations’ armies. Seoul considers its as the northern border of the territory while Pyongyang refuses to recognize it.

The Ministry of Defense of the USA has informed that 190 thousand units of the small arms, which have been given out to the Iraq power structures in 2004-2005, have disappeared. The lost techniques makes more than a half of arsenal, which ware given to polices and armies.
According to militaries, the USA have allocated to Iraq since June, 2004, till September, 2005, 355 thousand units of a small arms, including 185 thousand automatic devices and 170 thousand pistols. At the same time the Pentagon cannot inform, where at present there is 110 thousand automatic devices and 80 thousand pistols from among given out.
In the report of controlling managements of the US Congress it is informed that the American military department cannot also precisely specify a site 135 thousand of armored outfits and 115 thousand of helmets, which should be given out to Iraqis by the end of September 2005. In the report words of officials that responsible bodies were too small to supervise each unit of the weapon and each element of the equipments, which have been given out to the Iraq armies, are being quoted.
The report has caused fears concerning probable hit of the American weapon in hands of insurgents.
It is necessary to note, that since 2003 the USA have allocated nearby 19,2 billion dollars for development of the safety forces in Iraq. Thus the Congress did not foresee the program for Iraq in number of traditional programs of the military help that gives the Pentagon significant flexibility in use of means. Meanwhile all is far not money allocated by Americans are used to destination. So, in the end of the last year large scandal in connection with plunders of the means allocated for arms of army of Iraq has occurred. Then former Iraq Minister of Finance has made the loud application that the Iraq officials have plundered up to 800 million dollars, allocated for arms of Iraq’s army.

The prime minister of Great Britain Gordon Brown and the president of the USA Georges Bush have declared about the necessity of introduction of more rigid sanctions concerning Iran because of the nuclear program of Teheran.
The prime minister of Great Britain has emphasized that concerning Iran UNO Security Council has decided, that sanctions are the effective measure, therefore a following stage which they are ready to start will rely in strengthening sanctions by the new UNO’s resolution.
British prime-minister has also declared that the Security Council and a new command of the international inspectors can strengthen pressure upon Iran with the purpose to limit development of uranium enrichment, not withstanding the fact that international sanctions have already shown their efficiency.
In July 2007, it has been mentioned that the West will renew requirements about toughening sanctions against Iran not earlier than in September as western diplomats have a lot of more urgent international questions. Thus the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran has informed that authorities will not stop the nuclear program of Islamic Republic, and the development of the nuclear industry of Iran will be preceded in the agreed limits and will not depend on political falsities. At the same time Iran has declared about its readiness to consider an opportunity of carrying out of direct negotiations with the USA.
Earlier the Iranian authorities have allowed IAEA experts to lead inspection at a factory on manufacture of heavy water. Let’s remind, at present already 73 states have joined to UNO Security Council’s sanctions against Iran.
 

Russia plans to give to Palestine 50 armored troop-carriers for maintenance of legality and order on Western bank of Jordan. The first deputy minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation has informed on it upon termination of negotiations in the Kremlin between the president of Russia Vladimir Putin and the chapter of Palestinian national administration Mahmoud Abbas.
As it has become known, Russia will also send the humanitarian help to the Palestine.
During final negotiations between Putin and Abbas the Russian authorities have declared about the basic support of Fatah’s chapter as the lawful leader of Palestinian people. The president of Russia has expressed confidence, that M.Abbas will do everything for restoration of Palestinian people unity.
Chapter of Palestinian autonomy has arrived to Moscow with three-day working visit on July, 29th. On the eve he has met with Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Russia has recently developed active intermediary activity on settlement of the conflict between PNA authorities and Hamas. The given position of Moscow meets support from both participants of the conflict.