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U. S. President George W. Bush refused last year to be delivered to the Israeli bombs that were to be used for an attack on the main nuclear complex in Iran. He said, kafene. Net, referring to an article in the newspaper New York Times. Bush failed to fulfill Israel's request to place a bomb that can destroy bunkers and said that he allowed the CIA to conduct covert operations to sabotage the plant to prevent the creation of the atomic bomb Iran.

The crisis in Russian gas supplies to Greece demonstrates the need to diversify sources of gas. He said on Sunday evening, the Greek Minister of Development COSTIS Hadzidakis quoted by RIA Novosti. "The crisis demonstrated the need, there is no dependence on one source to a single vendor," said Hadzidakis, who was appointed on January 7, when Russia supplies gas has been stopped. Greece is going to 80% of its gas needs of "blue fuel" from Russia. Moreover, the Greek minister said that his country is currently experiencing problems with your gas consumption.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has invited Egypt to cooperate in combating the smuggling of weapons into the Palestinian Authority. This was announced on the radio "Deutsche Welle". He believes it is important that the forthcoming participation of German experts in the security arrangements at the border of Egypt with the Palestinian Authority. "The aim of Germany is to help, especially to deal effectively with the complex territory between Egypt and Gaza," said the German minister.

Predstavitelitena European Commission began its work under the control of the gas transportation system of Ukraine for the transit of Russia gazEvroekspertite yet arrived on 9 January, but today started in the western and southern parts of the country, the press service of "Naftogaz of Ukraine". Originally they planned to visit these places and facilities there on Saturday. Experts will monitor stations measure "Drozdovichi", "Uzhgorod", "Bregonvo", "Tekovo" and "Orlovka".

Some experts from the Monitoring Group has the Russian gas metering station "Sudzha" in the Kursk region, said that the "new". A group of Ruhrgas, Gaz de France and Ukrtransgaz Kievtransgaz. Earlier today it was clear that the European Commission began its work to control the Ukrainian gas transportation system for the transit of Russian gas. European experts also arrived on January 9, but today started in the western and southern parts of the country, the press service of "Naftogaz of Ukraine".

The European Commission signed a document on control of gas transit via Ukraine, said that the "new". On behalf of the document is signed by the Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs in the presence of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and Gazprom head Alexei Miller. Earlier today in Kiev, the Ukrainian side has re-signed document, after Moscow strongly objected to the amendments to the Saturday night - when the protocol was signed by Prime Minister Tymoshenko.

Moscow promised tomorrow - Tuesday, 10:00 (9 GMT), to resume gas transit through Ukraine to Europe. However, Russian media quoted, Deputy. The head of Gazprom, Alexander Medvedev. GazpromOt Ukraine depends on when the gas reaches Europe again. . . Recall that the technology will allow Ukraine to put gas in traffic 36 hours after its submission on the part of Russia to the Ukrainian border.

With Evropesykata Commission confirmed that the restoration of gas supplies in full is not a fact, and to define the situation as "unacceptable." Recall, at exactly 9:00 local time, from "Gazzprom" announced that restore gas transit through Ukraine. A few hours later on the Russian company noted that Ukraine has blocked tubes. Brussels also claim that they have a problem with access of observers in control centers in Moscow and Kiev. And the Ukrainian "Naftogaz" and Russian "Gazprom" does not give full access to the Euro experts dispatching stations and control rooms.

The European Commission warned Bulgaria that the accession treaty does not give her any right to unilaterally open reactors at NPP "Kozloduy". The representative of the Commission Ferran Taradelas, given BNR explained that Article 36, which belongs to the Bulgarian side, gives the right to Bulgaria only to ask a question addressed to assess the person are essential. There is no time limit within which the Commission should respond to the request in this regard. So for now, from Bulgaria do not behave.

If you run a nuclear "Yaslovske Bohunice" without regard to the EU, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico after his meeting with the crisis center. The situation is worse in Slovakia, Slovak news agencies reported. Despite warnings from the camp of the EU, Bratislava is still not exclude the possibility to restart the second block of Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Yaslovseke. In the current situation of limited supply in Slovakia last only another 12 days.

Russia is doing everything possible to Slovakia and the Balkans were the first to get gas, has promised to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was quoted by ITAR-TASS reported. In his speech, Putin proposed to consider the suspension of the gas on the Ukrainian side is actually due to technical reasons.

Viktor Yushchenko accused Russia of "blackmailing" the destruction of the gas through Ukrainian territory. "Every person living in Ukraine should understand that what happened on January 1, to date, not blackmail our country, it's blackmail, each of you," he said in a televised press conference, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.

Despite some problems with the mafia Bulgaria continues to be included in the category of free countries, in accordance with the annual report «Freedom House». This category has the other Balkan countries and Romania. Greece has been criticized because even broke out last December in protest against the government and the inability to cope with them.