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    Interfax
    July 2, 2004

    Russia posts trade surplus with CIS

    MOSCOW. July 2 (Interfax) - Russia is the only member of the
    Commonwealth of Independent States to have a surplus in CIS mutual
    trade.

    Russia's trade surplus with the CIS was $3.01 billion in January-
    April, the CIS Interstate Statistics Committee said.

    Russian exports to the CIS totaled $7.95 billion and imports were $4.91
    billion.

    Ukraine posted the biggest deficit in trade with other CIS members. The
    Ukrainian deficit was $2.219 billion, with exports of $2.434 billion to
    the CIS and imports of $4.652 billion from the CIS.

    Belarus had a deficit of $1.008 billion, with exports $2.052 billion
    and imports $3.06 billion.

    Kazakhstan's deficit was $481.7 million. Exports were $1.272 billion
    and imports $1.745 billion. Tajikistan's deficit was $243.8 million,
    with exports of $49.4 million and imports of $293.2 million.

    Deficits were $116.3 million for Azerbaijan ($255.5 million and $371.8
    million), $104.6 million for Georgia ($75.7 million and $180.3
    million), $90.9 million for Kyrgyzstan ($74.2 million and $165.1
    million), $59.5 million for Moldova ($155.6 million and $215.1 million)
    and $39.7 million for Armenia ($39.3 million and $79 million).

    The statistics committee did not quote trade figures for Uzbekistan or
    Turkmenistan.

    July 2, 2004

    Deputy Interior Minister says Armenia has special role in combating
    crime in Russia

    19:01 2004-07-02
    At a meeting between the Russian Interior Ministry and the Armenian
    police department, Deputy Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliev said that
    Armenia played a special role in domestic law enforcement in Russia.

    "In handling issues of domestic law enforcement, it is important today
    for Russia to have the backing and active involvement of fraternal
    states, among which Armenia has a special role," Mr. Nurgaliev said.

    He said that the issues were, above all, the fight against terrorism,
    drug trafficking and illegal immigration, the human trade, racketeering
    and economic crime.

    Mr. Nurgaliev also proposed broadening the list of additional steps
    that Russian and Armenian law enforcement agencies should take.

    Specifically, additional protection for bilateral investment projects,
    increased interaction in the planning and implementation of
    antiterrorism actions and ensuring the security of important
    facilities, Mr. Nurgaliev said.

    He also proposed considering pressing problems and formulating
    solutions at the bilateral meeting of the heads of the ministerial
    divisions this fall.

    "It would be expedient to consider matters of immigration, the creation
    of practical mechanisms to monitor the movement of capital and the
    development of immediate contacts between the information and
    analytical divisions of the two agencies," Mr. Nurgaliev said.

    Armenian police chief Aik Arutyunyan said that over five months in
    2004, the Russian law enforcement agencies had detained and extradited
    23 criminals to Armenia.

    In 2003, the Russian law enforcement agencies detained and extradited
    48 people wanted by Armenian law enforcement agencies, Mr. Arutyunyan
    said.

    In 2003, the Armenian police established the guilt of and detained 62
    individuals wanted by Russian law enforcement agencies. Over five
    months of this year, the Armenian police found and detained 22 people
    wanted by the Russian Interior Ministry, the Armenian police chief
    said.
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