BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from February 2006, page 10

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Putin in Hungary on Iran, USSR's 1956 intervention.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia bore no responsibility for the events in Hungary in 1956 [when the Soviet Union put down an uprising], Russian RIA Novosti news agency...

Polish military intelligence should also employ civilians , premier says.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Polish news agency PAP Warsaw, 28 February: Military intelligence services that are to be formed in place of the Military Information Services (WSI) should...

Deputy Kosovo mayor says Serb part of town without power for over 24 hours.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Serbia-Montenegrin radio Kontakt Plus on 28 February [Announcer] The Serb-populated part of Lipljan has been without electricity since 1030 [0930 gmt] yesterday, and there...

Most Polish parties seeking constitutional amendments.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Polish news agency PAP Warsaw, 28 February: The Monday [27 February] statement by leader of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, about the...

Inflation rate rises slightly in Serbia - Statistics Bureau figures.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Belgrade-based Radio B92 text website on 28 February Belgrade, 28 February: The inflation rate in Serbia for February was 1.4 per cent higher than in January....

Sudanese vice-president commends Kenya's regional role.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt of report by Kenyan KBC Radio on 28 February Sudanese first Vice-President Salva Kiir has thanked the Kenyan government for the role it played in the realization of peace in...

South Korean railway workers go on strike.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 1 March [local time]: South Korea's railway union went on strike Wednesday [1 March] despite threats of prosecution...

Polish Economy Ministry predicts 2006 trends.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Polish news agency PAP Warsaw, 28 February: In 2006 the value of exports in euros will go up by some 12 per cent year-on-year to 80bn euros while that of...

EU delays screening of Croatia's judiciary to give it time to tackle corruption.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Croatian news agency HINA Zagreb, 28 February: The screening of the chapter on justice and human rights has been postponed until September on the recommendation...

Belarus police briefly detain two opposition activists.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Belarusian news agency Belapan Vitsebsk, 28 February: The police detained two activists from the headquarters of the single presidential candidate from democratic forces,...

"Nothing new" in Polish policy towards Ukraine - Polish public TV reporter.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Polish international satellite TV service on 28 February [Presenter] Confirmation of strategic partnership and an announcement of assistance for Ukraine in its road to the...

Chechnya's pro-Moscow strongman praises outgoing premier.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Groznyy, 28 February: The decision of Sergey Abramov to leave the post of the republic's prime minister has come as an unpleasant surprise...

Poland pledges to support Ukraine's EU, NATO bids.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Ukrainian One Plus One TV on 28 February [Presenter] Cooperation in the energy sector was the main theme of the Ukrainian and Polish leaders' meeting. [Polish]...

Lebanese press highlights 28 Feb 06.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following lists selected items from the Lebanese press on the Internet on 28 February: 1. Al-Anwar newspaper website a. Report saying that "Prime Minister Fu'ad al-Sanyurah has...

China holds seminar to commemorate party founding member.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 28 February: A seminar was held here Tuesday [28 February] to commemorate the 120th...

Two Iraqis wounded in blast targeting Italian military convoy.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iraqi Al-Sharqiyah TV on 28 February An explosive charge targeting an Italian military convoy in the city of Nasiriyah, southern Iraq, has wounded two civilians. ...

China revises Audit Law to monitor officials.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 28 February: The revised Audit Law, which was adopted Tuesday [28 February] by the Standing...

China to spend more on education for rural, urban poor.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 28 February: China has decided to invest 218.2bn yuan (around 27bn US dollars) in rural...

Donors pledge 170m dollars for Burundi.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Radio Burundi on 28 February [Presenter] Burundi's partners have decided to grant 170m dollars to our country, within the framework of the emergency programme for...

Nine bodies with gunshot wounds found northeast of Baghdad.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iraqi Al-Sharqiyah TV on 28 February Iraqi military forces today found nine bodies in the marshlands of the village of Tarfaya, south of Ba'qubah, the central city of...

China introduces "happiness index" in regional evaluation.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 28 February: A new economic index, that goes beyond reporting reams of hard industrial...

Putin in Hungary comments on Iran talks and "camp mentality".
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian external TV service NTV Mir on 28 February [Presenter] Vladimir Putin arrived in Budapest today. [Passage omitted.] [Correspondent Vladimir Kondratyev]...

US forces release 114 Iraqi prisoners from Abu-Ghurayb.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iraqi Al-Sharqiyah TV on 28 February The US forces released today 114 detainees from Abu-Ghurayb Prison after their files had been reviewed by the joint committee...

Serbian source: Mladic's surrender unlikely, outcome of negotiations uncertain.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Jelena Tusup entitled "Will Mladic get to The Hague alive" published by Serbian newspaper Blic on 26 February - subheadings as published A major problem for the Serbian...

Danish organization presents apologies to Chechen Muslims.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Groznyy, 28 February: The director of the branch of the Danish Refugee Council in Russia, Per Ilsaas, has presented apologies to all...

Ukrainian pro-presidential, opposition forces ready to debate with each other.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Ukrainian regional TV channel Ukrayina on 28 February [Presenter] The main political competitors in the parliamentary election are ready to debate with each other....

Saddam's lawyer says documents presented by prosecution 28 Feb "invalid".
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Ja'far al-Musawi, prosecutor general in the trial of former Iraqi President Saddam Husayn and seven of his aides; and Salih al-Armuti, chairman of the Jordanian Bar Association and member of the...

Ukrainian president replaces envoys to WTO talks.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Ukrainian news agency UNIAN Kiev, 28 February: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has signed a decree "On the Ukrainian delegation at talks on Ukraine's accession to...

Putin "tries to reassure" West on energy in US paper interview - Russian TV.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian external TV service NTV Mir on 28 February [Presenter] A respected US newspaper, The Wall Street Journal, today published an article signed modestly and simply -...

Polish radical agrarian leader becomes vice-president of eurosceptic grouping.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Polish news agency PAP Warsaw, 28 February: Leader of the farm-based Self-defence party Andrzej Lepper has been elected Vice-President of EUDemocrats, a new...

Swiss defence minister sees ties with China entering new phase.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Swiss Radio International's Swissinfo website on 28 February The Swiss defence minister, Samuel Schmid, says bilateral relations with China have entered a...

Putin in Budapest invites Hungary to participate in Blue Stream gas project.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Hungary could join the work to extend the Blue Stream gas pipeline further into Southern Europe, Russian President Vladimir Putin, currently visiting Hungary, told a Budapest news conference,...

North Korean foreign minister hails ties with Russia.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam-sun has said his country's relations with Russia were "very splendid" and contributed to peace in the region. "Our countries give each other support and...

Chinese agency cites article commemorating 1947 Taiwan uprising.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 28 February: Lin Wenyi, chairperson of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (TDSGL)...

Libyan, Egyptian leaders discuss Darfur.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Libyan news agency Jana Misrata, 28 February: The brother leader of the revolution [Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi] received this afternoon President Husni Mubarak of Egypt who...

Romania seeks Czech advice about army professionalization.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Czech news agency CTK Prague, 28 Feb: Romanian Defence Minister Teodor Atanasiu wants the Czech Republic to share its experience in the professionalization...

Czech president briefs German counterpart about problems with German waste.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Czech news agency CTK Pirna, Saxony, 28 Feb: Czech President Vaclav Klaus and his German counterpart Horst Koehler agreed that Europe needed a public debate...

Czechs join developed economies - World Bank head.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Czech CT24 TV on 28 February [Presenter] World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz has arrived in Prague to introduce the Czech Republic officially as a new member of the...

Afghan politician urges government to use professionals without bias.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of interview by Iranian radio from Mashhad on 27 February [Presenter] Dear listeners, you heard that Javid Kohestani, head of the Freedom and Democracy Party of Afghanistan said that...

Israeli tanks reportedly shell southern Gaza Strip, no casualties.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Palestinian news agency Wafa website Khan Yunis, 28 February: Israeli occupation forces this evening fired artillery shells on areas in the town of Abasan east of the Khan...

Serbia-Montenegro position examined on eve of hearing in Bosnia genocide case.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Dragana Matovic entitled "Serbia in court" published by Serbian newspaper Politika on 26 February - subheadings as published The main hearing in the case brought by...

Iraqi forces arrest Al-Zarqawi's aide, five others in Al-Ramadi.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iraqi TV station Al-Iraqiyah TV on 28 February A security source has confirmed that the Wolf Brigade [a force affiliated with the Iraqi Interior Ministry] has arrested the...

Hamas considering extension of ceasefire with Israel - Russian agency interview.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency RIA Novosti Beirut, 28 February: Hamas is considering the issue of continuing the ceasefire with Israel, Usamah Hamdan, Hamas representative in...

Production studio making "scandalous" film about Georgian Interior Ministry.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Georgian Imedi TV on 28 February [Presenter] Reportiori production studio is working on a new investigative documentary about the death of the 19-year-old Amiran Robakidze...

Two US officers get highest Russian award for help in submarine rescue.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian external TV service NTV Mir on 28 February [Presenter] Something incredible at first sight happened at the Russian embassy in Washington today....

Chinese Politbureau member examines advisory body's draft work report.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 27 February: The 12th meeting of the standing committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political...

Putin praises Hungary for eschewing "anti-Russian rhetoric".
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russia TV on 28 February [Presenter] Russian President Vladimir Putin is today paying an official visit to Hungary. In view of the specific nature of relations during the...

Iranian daily says US, Israel aim to "trigger sectarian violence in Iraq".
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian newspaper Keyhan International on 28 February "Hopeless bog" The United States and its opportunist allies would like to fancy themselves part of...

Iranian senior officials says war with US "inconceivable" - agency.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) website The secretary of the Expediency Council, Mohsen Reza'i, has said: The West is terrified by Iran's progress. The nature of...

Ukraine should quit gas deal with Russia - finance minister.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Kiev, 28 February: Ukrainian Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk has said that the national joint-stock [oil and gas] company Naftohaz Ukrayiny...

Chinese discipline inspection official addresses village democracy forum.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by reporter Yuan Zhiguo entitled: "National forum on intensifying the transparency and democratic management of village affairs urges ceaselessly expanding grassroots democracy...

Al-Sadr urges single Iraqi ministry for Shi'i, Sunni religious endowments.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Iraqi Al-Sharqiyah TV on 28 February Iraqi cleric Al-Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr today called for cancelling the Sunni and Shi'i waqf [religious endowment] offices and forming...

Egyptian, Libyan leaders discuss Darfur, Mideast peace process.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Egyptian news agency MENA Misratah, Libya, 28 February: Egyptian President Husni Mubarak and Libyan Revolution Leader Colonel Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi reviewed on...

Islamist leaders of Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt discuss "Sanctity of Prophet Day".
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Pakistani newspaper Jang on 27 February Former Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan and Akhwan al-Muslimin [Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood] leader Muhammad Mahdi Akif...

Bosnian Serb parliament elects new government.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Bosnian Serb news agency SRNA Banja Luka, 28 February: Deputies of the People's Assembly of the [Bosnian] Serb Republic this evening elected the new Serb Republic...

Syrian press highlights 28 Feb 06.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following are highlights of the Syrian press on the Internet on 28 February: Lebanon In a 500-word article in Al-Thawrah, columnist Ali Qasim assails France for the reported...

Bosnian Serb government elected.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Bosnian Serb news agency SRNA Banja Luka, 28 February: Deputies of the People's Assembly of the [Bosnian] Serb Republic this evening elected the new Serb Republic...

Bosnian High Representative asked to order Federation for facts on Serb missing.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Bosnian Serb news agency SRNA Istocno [East] Sarajevo, 28 February: Families of fallen and [former] captured soldiers and missing civilians from the East Sarajevo area...

Iraqi Sunni, Shi'i figures say Samarra attack "staged", "occupation" fuels strife.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The recent attack on the Shi'i shrine in Iraq's Samarra was the topic of discussion of Qatari Al-Jazeera satellite TV's live weekly political discussion programme "The Iraqi Scene" broadcast at...

Jordanian king leaves for visit to Brunei, Singapore.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Jordanian news agency Petra-JNA website Amman, 28 February: His Majesty King Abdallah II has left Jordan on Tuesday [28 February] heading for Sultanate of...

NATO senior official to check impact of Czech National Security Office scandal.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Czech CT24 TV on 28 February [Presenter] [Passage omitted] NATO Office for Security Director Thomas McKeever will arrive in [in the Czech capital of] Prague on...

Ukrainian president takes steps to ease situation in Crimea.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Kiev, 28 February: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has signed a decree putting into force a decision by the National Security and...

Putin praises trade and economic ties with Hungary.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Speaking in Budapest today at a meeting between Russian and Hungarian officials, President Vladimir Putin said that over the past four years trade and economic ties between Russia and Hungary...

Palestinian official says Israel exploiting Hamas debate to usurp land.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Qatari Al-Jazeera satellite TV at 2034 gmt on 28 February carries live a three-minute interview, via satellite, with Dr Nabil Sha'th, outgoing Palestinian deputy prime minister and information...

Saudi Interior Ministry reveals identity of fifth attacker on oil facilities.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Saudi news agency SPA website Riyadh, 28 February: The Ministry of Interior today disclosed the identity of the fifth attacker of Buqayq foiled attempt as...

Pakistan freezes 16 bank accounts on suspicion of terror funding - paper.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of Online news network report entitled: "Sixteen bank accounts frozen upon suspicion of providing financial assistance to Taleban, terrorists"; published by Pakistani newspaper Ausaf on 28...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Russian press Tuesday 28 February 2006.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The following is a selection of quotes from articles published in the 28 February editions of Russian newspapers, as available to the BBC at 2300 gmt on 27 February. Collapse of covered...

BBC Monitoring News Diary for Tuesday 28 February 2006.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Main stories at 0200 gmt IRAN/RUSSIA/JAPAN: Watching for reaction after IAEA reported that Iran is forging ahead with nuclear enrichment by feeding uranium gas into centrifuge cascades and...

Iran minister tells Japan halting uranium enrichment "impossible".
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by May Masangkay in English carried by Japanese news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 27 February: Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki on Monday [27 February - as received] said...

China attacks Taiwan leader's decision to scrap unification council.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 28 February: The Chinese mainland said on Tuesday that despite strong opposition from...

Turkmen leader appoints Asian bank coordinator.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Turkmen TV on 27 February [Presenter] Dear viewers. We will start our programme by familiarizing you with resolutions issued by the president of Turkmenistan,...

Kenyan laws to conform to international regulations.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kenyan Capital FM radio on 27 February Attorney General Amos Wako says the government will ensure its laws conform to international regulations. He says this is part...

Uganda: Opposition FDC party in crisis meeting.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Charles Etukuri and Apollo Mubiru entitled "FDC leaders, lawyers in lengthy meeting" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 28 February Forum for...

Taiwan president disbands National Unification Council.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by S.C. Chang in English carried by Taiwanese Central News Agency website Taipei, 28 February: [Taiwanese] President Chen Shui-bian signed official documents [on] Tuesday on...

Ugandan parliament to have official leader of opposition.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Mary Karugaba entitled "Opposition to have envoy in parliament" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 28 February Opposition parties will have an...

Politician's murder not to damage Kazakhstan's reputation - minister.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Kazakh Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev has said Kazakhstan has good chances of obtaining the rotating presidency of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). He...

Central Asian countries discuss Aral Sea problems in Turkmen capital.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Turkmen TV on 27 February [Presenter] A representative regional forum has started in Asgabat today. The forum is being organized by the Ministry of Nature Protection of...

Kazakh foreign minister postpones China visit.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Kazakhstan Today news agency website Astana, 27 February: Kazakh Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev's official visit to the People's Republic of China has been...

Uganda: Local observers say elections not free and fair.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Robert Mukombozi entitled "Election not free and fair - monitors" published by Ugandan newspaper Daily Monitor website on 28 February; subheadings inserted editorially The...

Kazakh minister gives more details on politician's death.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Kazakh Khabar TV on 27 February [Presenter] The law-enforcement agencies today named the clients and organizers of the killings of [opposition politician] Altynbek...

North Korean minister blames USA for lack of progress in nuclear talks.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Pyongyang, 28 February: Pyongyang supports the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and this is "our ultimate aim", North Korean Foreign...

Moroccan monarch arrives in DR Congo for two-day official visit.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Congolese radio from Bunia on 28 February The king of Morocco, Mohammed VI, arrived in Kinshasa yesterday Wednesday 27 February for his first visit to DR Congo. He arrived...

North Korea values relations with Russia - minister.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Pyongyang, 28 February: The current state of relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation can be...

Kenya to expand FM frequencies.
February 28, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Allan Kisia entitled "State set to expand FM frequencies" published by Kenyan newspaper The Standard website on 28 February The government has announced plans to expand FM...