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.

In Strasbourg today, will hold a plenary meeting of the European Parliament. He will also discuss the situation with the gas crisis, reported Russia news agency Novosti reported. European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering called for yesterday, Russia and Ukraine to implement the agreement on international monitoring of gas transit through Ukraine signed under the mediation of the European Union.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier today, went to Egypt and Israel. He will hold talks on the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In Berlin, Steinmeier said that he wanted to talk to both governments for drilling opportunities for the cessation of hostilities in Gaza. Among the international community is currently discussing possible international monitoring mission along the border between Gaza and Egypt, which prevents the penetration of smuggled weapons for "Hamas".

In letters to the presidents of Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko has promised Ukraine today to start supplying natural gas to both countries. The volume will be about 1.5 million to 2.5 million cubic meters per day, such as Ukraine will rely on their own reservations about it, it became clear in subsequent telephone conversation between President Georgi Parvanov and Yushchenko.

The Czech Republic plan to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. This was announced today by the Prime-Minister-President of the EU for the next six months - Mirek Topolanek. Topolanek opovseti today that it has spent on this call with Prime Minister Recep Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

U. S. President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former congressman and former chief of cabinet in the White House, Leon Panetta for CIA director, told the U.S. broadcaster CNN and Fox News. Panetta, former chief of cabinet at the White House during Bill Clinton. According to NBC on his appointment as an unusual move by Obama, because Panetta has never been associated with the exploration or the work of American intelligence. Earlier, Obama is considering leaving the post of CIA Director Mike Hayden current. One of the main candidates for this position was the first deputy of the current CIA director, Stephen Capps.

The future of U. S. President Barack Obama spoke by phone last night with the Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek. The situation in the Gaza Strip, the Czech Presidency of the EU were the main topics of conversation between Obama and Topolanek. Barack Obama said he was fully informed about the priorities of the Czech Presidency considers them to be very important, Hospodářské News reported. The new U.S. president praised the role of the Czech Republic in the European mission in the Middle East, headed by Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg.

U. S. President-elect Barack Obama plans to hold a series of pondelnik talks with leaders of Congress, Democrats and Republicans to discuss steps to revive the economy fell into recession in the U.S., Reuters reported. This will be the first opportunity for a representatives of both parties to discuss the ability of Obama to quickly revive the economy, and hear the views of President-elect for the first initiatives of his administration in this regard.

The Foreign Ministers of the Czech Republic, France, Sweden and depart Sunday for a tour in the Middle East. According to the Czech Parliament will participate in the mission, even Javier Solana and European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner. The first stop will be Egypt's planned visit Monday to Israel and Palestine. The visit will end with Jordan. Details about the tour continues to the state news agency reported the Czech Republic.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced that he had spent one o'clock a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, but they could not agree on the supply of Russian gas to Ukraine. "Nearly an hour talking to Viktor Andreyevich. While there is no agreement," said Putin told reporters, quoted by RIA Novosti. When asked why there was no agreement has been reached, Putin replied: "Because I do not want to pay."

French Republic has the EU presidency. Prague will take over the presidency from France - a traditional strength in the EU, which helps to develop the unit since its inception, more than half a century ago. French President Nicolas Sarkozy to assign credit for ending the conflict between Georgia and Russia agreed to sign a ceasefire agreement after the five-day war in August.