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Press Release 2001
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| May 31, 2001 |
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 Yabloko
confirms its policy on cooperation with the SPS
The Yabloko Association confirms
its readiness to develop cooperation with the Union
of the Right-Wing Forces and create a “coalition of
two strong independent democratic parties.” This position
is reflected in the appeal (distributed on Friday,
May 25, 2001) of the Bureau of the Central Council
of the Yabloko Association to the constituent congress
of the SPS.
Meeting
between the Prime Minister of Spain Jose Maria Aznar
and the leader of Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky
A meeting between the Prime Minister
of Spain Jose Maria Aznar and the leader of Yabloko
Grigory Yavlinsky took place on May 28 2001 at the
residence of the Prime Minister of Spain in Moncloa
(Madrid), following an invitation made by Aznar to
Yavlinsky last autumn...
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| May 25, 2001 |
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The
Yabloko faction has managed to make essential amendments
to the draft law “On Political Parties”
Press release
The Yabloko faction believes that it has managed to
considerably improve the draft law “On Political Parties”
compared to the variant adopted in the first reading.
Nikolai
Ryzhkov accuses Yabloko of organising a campaign against
deputies voting for the import of nuclear waste into
Russia
Press release
Deputy of the State Duma Nikolai Ryzhkov
(the CPRF faction) accused theYabloko faction of organising
an “unruly campaign” against deputies voting for the
export ofnuclear waste into Russia.
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| May 24, 2001 |
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The
Yabloko Association and the Democratic Russia Movement
create a democratic coalition
Press release
On May 24, 2001, the Chairman of the
Yabloko Association, Grigory Yavlinsky, Co-Chairman
of the Democratic Russia Movement, Lev Ponomaryov,
and members of the Coordination Council of the Democratic
Russia, Evgeny Ikhlov and Oleg Mustafin signed in
the Moscow office of Democratic Russia a joint declaration
on the creation of a union of democratic forces -
a democratic coalition.
The
Yabloko faction will insist on the adoption of amendments
aimed at democratising the draft law "On Political
Parties"
Press release
Deputies of the Yabloko faction will
insist on the adoption of a number of amendments aimed
at democratising the draft law "On Political
Parties" at the time of the review of the draft
at the second reading.
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| May 17, 2001 |
| Sergei
Ivanenko expresses concern at the attempts of the Finance
Ministry to change the tax regime of PSAs
Press release
The Head of the Duma Commission for
Production-Sharing Agreements (PSAs) Sergei Ivanenko
and Chairman of the Duma Committee for the Budgets
and Taxes Alexander Zhukov expressed their concern
at the attempts of the Finance Ministry to change
the tax regime of PSAs
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| May 15, 2001 |
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Mikhail
Zadornov thinks that it is too early to speak about
the transfer of two Russian islands to Japan
Press Release
The head of the Deputies' Group of
the State Duma for Relations with the Parliament of
Japan, Mikhail Zadornov (the Yabloko faction), thinks
that today the situation over territorial disputes
between Russia and Japan is "very clear and simple".
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| May 14, 2001 |
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A
protest was held in Barnaul against the import and
storage of nuclear waste in Russia
Press release
A protest action against the import
and storage of nuclear waste in Russia took place
in Barnaul.
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| May 10, 2001 |
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Yabloko:
Russia strategy in Ukraine should not be restricted
to debt repayment
Press release
Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction
in the State Duma, Sergei Ivanenko, warned against
limiting Russia's strategy in Ukraine to the repayment
of debts for gas shipments.
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| May 8, 2001 |
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Alexei
Melnikov assesses the action of the movement "Going
Forward Together" as a "shameful event"
A deputy of the Yabloko faction of
the State Duma Alexei Melnikov criticised the action
to support the President of Russia Vladimir Putin
conducted by the "Going Forward Together"
on Monday May 7 2001.
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| May 7, 2001 |
Sergei
Ivanenko: the results of the Vladimir Putin’s first
year as president are contradictory
Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction in
the State Duma Sergei Ivanenko thinks that the results
of the first year of Vladimir Putin’s presidency may
be assessed from different positions. |
| May 3, 2001 |
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The
leaders of the SPS and Yabloko advocate strengthening
privately-owned mass media
The leaders of the right-wing factions
of the State Duma (the SPS and Yabloko) noted that
the release by the International Committee for Protection
of Journalists of a list of the leaders of states
regarded as opponents of mass media on the International
Day of a Free Press (on May 3) had a negative impact
for Russia.
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| May 2, 2001 |
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Yabloko
considers the statement of US President George Bush
on ABM an invitation to negotiations
“These should be negotiations on the
prospects for strategic stability in the world,” said
Deputy Head of the Yabloko faction Sergei Ivanenko
in an interview with the press on May 2, 2001.
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