IPR Strategic Business Information Database back issues from Monday, July 21:
INDIA: JOB EXPORTS TO INDIA OVERTAKE IT IMPORTS TO US.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to the Times of India, job exports from the US to India is today higher than IT exports from India to the US. During the current year, over 2.8 lakh US jobs will go to India; out of these, about 1.2 million will be in Bangalore alone. Companies such as Microsoft are beginning ...
RUSSIA: ITXC SIGNS RUSSIAN PARTNER ON FOR IP TELEPHONY.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to www.convergedigest.com, Baltic Communications Limited, an IP-based service provider in Russia, and ITXC recently signed a contract for a bilateral exchange of international ...
BAHRAIN: CSB WORKING ON DRAFT UNIONS LAW.(Civil Service Bureau )(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oBahrain Tribuneo, the Civil Service Bureau (CSB) is taking steps to complete the legal procedures and administrative requirements to implement the wishes of the King, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, which were expressed in his speech at a ceremony in honor of the CSB employees. A ...
BAHRAIN: CABINET HOLDS MEETING - REVIEW.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oBahrain Tribuneo, the Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, approved the appointment of Bahraini ambassadors in Tunisia, Morocco and Russia. The Cabinet also discussed a memorandum on ...
BAHRAIN: GERMAN DELEGATION ARRIVES FOR TWO DAY VISIT - OUTLOOK.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oBahrain Tribuneo, a three-member delegation headed by the Chairman of the Group of European People's Party (Christian Democrats) is arriving on a two-day visit to the Kingdom ....
INDIA: INACTIVE WEEK FOR RUBBER MARKET.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oBusiness Lineo, the rubber market passed through another inactive week. The truckers' strike from July 14 put further pressure on the narrow arrivals and the ...
INDIA: TEASERVE ELECTRONIC AUCTION CENTER PREPARES FOR LAUNCH.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oBusiness Lineo, the electronic auction center for tea - Teaserve promoted by the Tamil Nadu Government is expected to become operational within the next six weeks, Mr. T ....
INDIA: AVOIDANCE OF PRICE FLUCTUATIONS IMPERATIVE.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oBusiness Lineo, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) turning out to be "a managed trading system rather than a ...
JORDAN: SPECULATION ON CABINET STRUCTURE BEGINS AS KING ASKS PM TO FORM NEW GOVT.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oJordan Timeso, King Abdullah entrusted Prime Minister Ali Abul Ragheb to form his third government in three years, and a new Cabinet line-up is expected to be announced. Later this week, Abul Ragheb will make a policy statement before the newly elected Parliament and ask for ...
JORDAN: CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ISSUES REVIEWED AHEAD OF PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL REPORT.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oJordan Timeso, government and civil society representatives reviewing the current state of children's rights in Jordan, said that improved mechanisms, better planning and resource allocation were necessary to translate goals into tangible differences for children ....
JORDAN: BROTHERS QUESTIONED IN CONNECTION WITH oHONOR CRIMEo.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oJordan Timeso, Irbid authorities are questioning two brothers in connection with the shooting of their divorced sister on a city street last week shortly after she was released from protective custody, official sources said. The victim, unidentified by officials, was shot ...
JORDAN: INTL. LAW HIGHLIGHTED AT TWO-DAY SEMINAR.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oJordan Timeso, experts from Europe and the Muslim world are convening to discuss the future of international law. The topic bears particular significance following the Iraq war's progressive marginalization of the UN system and with the Palestinian-Israeli conflict serving as ...
JORDAN: JISMAES IPCCP IMPLEMENTATION TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER - OUTLOOK.(Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology, International Product Conformity Certification Program)(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oJordan Timeso, the International Product Conformity Certification Program (IPCCP), designed by the Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology (JISM) will be officially implemented starting Sept. 1 according to an agreement signed with French company Bureau Veritas/Bivac ....
JORDAN: DIRECT INVESTMENT ATTRACTION DIFFICULTIES TO BE REVIEWED AT TWO-DAY MEET.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oJordan Timeso, heads of investment promotion units in the region will meet next week to assess the needs and problems their countries face in attracting foreign direct investments particularly in an increasingly integrated economy. The two-day roundtable discussions, slated ...
IRAN: ASTARA-BAKU ROAD PROJECT GUARANTORS, CONTRACTORS DISCUSSED - OVERVIEW.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oTehran Timeso, the cabinet, in a directive, required the Iran Exports Guarantee Fund (IEGF) to guarantee the risk of non-payment for the 'Astara-Saliyan' section of the Astara-Baku road project for up to 40 million dollars. The Management and Plan Organization's public ...
IRAN: TABRIZ LEATHER INSTITUTE INAUGURATED - REVIEW.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oTehran Timeso, the Tabriz Leather Institute began productive operations with First-Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref as special guest on its opening day. The institute began as a mere cluster of production units on a two-hectare plot of land in Charmshahr region in this ...
IRAN: BANGESTAN OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT TALKS STILL UNDERWAY.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oTehran Timeso, an Oil Ministry official denied a reported change of tack for developing plum project Bangestan in southwest Iran, which is being eyed by BP and Total. A ministry source revealed that talks were continuing with the two consortiums and rejected report that Royal ...
IRAN: IRANIAN ECONOMIC DELEGATION LEAVES FOR SOUTH AFRICA COOPERATION TALKS.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oTehran Timeso, an Iranian economic delegation left Tehran for South Africa to study grounds for joint investments and expansion of trade ties between the two countries, the Public Relations Department of Iran's Cooperative Chamber revealed. The delegation comprising of two ...
IRAN: FOREIGN INVESTMENTS LAW OPENS NEW DOORS IN HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION SECTORS.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oTehran Timeso, Minister of Housing and Urban Development Ali Abdolalizadeh said of the total 660,000 housing units build in the last Iranian year (ended March 20), 600 have been constructed using foreign capital. He said that ratification of the new foreign investments law ...
IRAN: IRAN TO HOLD EXHIBITION IN TASHKENT u OUTLOOK.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oTehran Timeso, Iran will hold a fair in the Uzbek capital city of Tashkent on August 3rd. The exhibition, to be held on a 1,200 square meter plot of ...
IRAN: PETROCHEMICAL SECTOR u PROFILE.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oTehran Timeso, by implementing development projects the volume of Iran's petrochemicals output would be more than doubled, said the Deputy Managing Director of Petrochemical Industries ...
IRAN: RUSSIAN INGOSSTRAKH CO. AND IRANIAN INSURANCE COMPANY SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENT.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oTehran Timeso, the managing director of Russian Ingosstrakh Insurance Company, Viachestav Scsherbakov signed a deal with the managing director of Iran Insurance ...
IRAN: 12 NEW AUTHORIZED AGENCIES JOIN SAIPA YADAK CO.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oTehran Timeso, twelve new authorized agencies were added to the number of SAIPA YADAK's after-sales services in 10 provinces of the country during the first three months of the current Iranian year (started March 21). The manager of SAIPA YADAK Company in After-sales ...
IRAN: OIL EXPORT STATISTICS.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oTehran Timeso, Vice President and Head of the Management and Planning Organization Mohammad Sattarifar said that in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (started March 21), Iran earned an excess of $2b revenues from oil exports ....
OMAN: ASH'SHURA ELECTION COMMITTEE HOLDS MEETING - REVIEW.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oOman Observero, the main committee of the Majlis Ash'shura 5th term elections held a meeting at the Interior Ministry under the chairmanship of Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan al Busaidi, Ministry Under-Secretary. The committee reviewed a number of reports prepared by the ...
OMAN: OMANI WOMAN TO HEAD UN INFORMATION CENTER.(Lyutha al Mughairy)(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oOman Observero, in a further boost for the Sultanate's growing stature in international affairs, an Omani woman has been appointed head of the United Nations Information Center, which is the main information arm of the world body. Lyutha al ...
OMAN: OCCI TO PARTICIPATE IN MOROCCO GULF INDUSTRIES AND PRODUCTS EXHIBITION.(Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry)(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oOman Observero, the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) and a number of Omani companies will participate in the 1st Gulf Industries and Products Exhibition due to be held at the International ...
TURKEY: PRESIDENT MEETS WITH PM, CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to Sabah, President Ahmet Necdet Sezer received Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Chief of General Staff Gen. Hilmi Ozkok to discuss the future of ...
TURKEY: PM MEETS WITH IRISH COUNTERPART, EU ACCESSION DISCUSSED.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to Milliyet, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his visiting Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern to discuss Turkey's European Union membership bid. Ireland is due to assume the EU's rotating presidency next January. During their talks, Erdogan sought Ireland's ...
TURKEY: GREECE MUST EXTEND VISA COURTESY TO TRNC CITIZENS - PM.(Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus )(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to ANA, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Ali Buluc, Turkey's ambassador to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). During their meeting, Erdogan spoke of Turkey's ...
TURKEY: US GENERALS IN ANKARA TO DISCUSS RECENT TROOP DETENTION INCIDENT.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to Aksam, US Supreme Allied Commander in Europe Gen James L. Jones and Gen. John Abizaid, the head of US Central Command and successor to Gen. Tommy Franks, are scheduled to arrive in Ankara. There they are set to meet with Turkey's ...
TURKEY: CHP LEADER LEAVES FOR SOCIALIST INTL. MEET IN ITALY.(Republican People's Party )(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to ANA, Opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal flew to Italy to attend a meeting of the Socialist International. Speaking before his departure, Baykal told reporters that such issues ...
TURKEY: STATE MINISTER PRESENTS EU HARMONIZED PRESS LAW DRAFT.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to Sabah, State Minister Besir Atalay announced the draft of a new Press Law at a press conference at Ankara's Bilkent Hotel. The draft, which was prepared in accordance with all relevant EU norms, proposes a wholesale revision of the current Press Law. Atalay stated that the ...
TURKEY: TUSIAD, BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY HOST CONFERENCE ON CYPRUS ISSUE.(Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen' Association)(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to Cumhuriyet, Bogazici University and the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen' Association (TUSIAD) jointly hosted a conference entitled "The Annan Plan: Dreams and Realities" to discuss recent developments on the Cyprus issue. TUSIAD Chairman Tuncay Ozilhan told the ...
TURKEY: US CYPRUS ENVOY OFFICIAL DISCUSSES PEACE PLAN AND ITS RELEVANCE TO TURKEY.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to oTurkish Daily Newso, in an address to the Cyprus conference jointly hosted by TUSIAD and Bogazici University, Robert Dann, an aide to ...
TURKEY: IMF DELAYS PRESENTATION OF SIXTH ECONOMIC REVIEW.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to Milliyet, the start of the sixth review of Turkey's International Monetary Fund- supported economic program has been held up due to delays in negotiations and certain ...
TURKEY: SEISMIC RESEARCH SHIP PREPARES FOR BLACK SEA OIL EXPLORATION MISSION.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to ANA, the Ramform Challenger, one of the world's largest seismic research vessels, docked in Istanbul prior to embarking on exploration ...
PAKISTAN: HAJ REGULATIONS AMENDED IN EFFORTS TO MINIMIZE HASSLES.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, the government announced a number of revolutionary changes and relief measures aimed at lessening the problems of the low-income groups who wish to perform their religious obligation with minimum of hassles. The new Hajj policy comes with a lower airfare, an obligatory ...
SAUDI ARABIA: MWL PUTS FINAL TOUCHES ON ICC.(Muslim World League, Islamic Coordination Commission)(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, the Mecca-based Muslim World League (MWL) is putting the final touches to the formation of an Islamic Coordination Commission, as proposed by the Fourth Islamic Conference that was held in the month of Muharram, 1423 AH. Dr. Abdullah Al-Turky, secretary-general of the ...
SAUDI ARABIA: PROPHET'S MOSQUE EXPANSION CONTINUES.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, a further expansion of the Prophet's Mosque's surroundings is to be carried at a cost of SR1.5 billion, and already some of the neighboring buildings have been acquired and their demolition started, ...
PALESTINE: EU ALLOCATES 5 MLN EUROS FOR HEALTH SECTOR.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, the European Union (EU) has set aside a sum of Euros 5,000,000 for the health sector in Gaza, Palestine, for the current year, so as to enhance the health services in that part of the country. This was disclosed at a meeting between the Palestine ...
JORDAN: JORDANIAN CHARITY DONATES 9 AMBULANCES TO PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, the Hashemite Charity Commission has sent nine ambulances to the Palestinian territories, in or order to augment the health services that are being extended to the Palestinians. Announcing the aid, the secretary-general of the Commission, Dr. Abdul Salam Al-Abady said ...
UKRAINE: MALAYSIA ALLOCATES FUNDS FOR IVBATURA MOSQUE RESTORATION.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, Malaysia has donated US$10,000 toward the restoration of a mosque in Ivbatura, in the Crimean Republic of Ukraine. The Crimea was an independent republic, but came under Soviet hegemony for nine years, before it was taken by Ukraine in 1954. The majority of its ...
KENYA: WORLD FOOD PROGRAM IN URGENT NEED OF AID FOR SUDAN.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, the World Food Program (WFP) has said that the food aid stocks that were set aside for helping 3,000,000 people who have been affected by the drought and war in Sudan have started to dwindle, and that there is a likelihood that those for whom it is meant might not be to ...
USA: UNRWA IN PALESTINIAN FUND APPEAL.(United Nations Relief and Works Agency )(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has appealed for more funds to help it carry out its services to the Palestinians. Since the start of the Intifadha, UNRWA has been involved in providing aid to those who have been the victims of violence, in both the ...
MALAYSIA: MALAYSIAN RED CRESCENT DELEGATION TO EST. IRAQ HEALTH PROGRAM.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, Mr. Hashim Haroon Hashim, Deputy Chairman of the Malaysian Red Crescent Society, has confirmed that a contingent of health workers has been dispatched to Iraq to help in initiating a primary health program there, He said apart from giving primary health care, members of ...
ERITREA: ISLAMIC CENTER EST. BY DAAEAWA WORKERS IN ASMARA.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, Da'awa workers here have set up the first Islamic Center in the Eritrean capital, Asmara. The center has been set up with the cooperation of the country's Directorate of Endowments, which is the governmental organ charged with the supervision of religious matters, and ...
EGYPT: FAISAL ISLAMIC BANK BUILDS ORPHANAGE COMPLEX.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, the Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt has built the largest orphanage complex within the October Sixth City, at a cost of EP15 million, on a piece of land measuring four feddans. The bank's director said that the chairman of the bank's Board of Directors, Prince Muhammad ...
INDIA: SIMLA AGREEMENT SHOULD BE USED TO END CONFLICT u PAKISTANI ULEMA ORGANIZATION CHIEF.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to IINA, Sheikh Fazlu Rahman, the head of the Muslim Ulema Organization in Pakistan, has said that the problem of Kashmir should be amicably solved according to the Simla Agreement, and added that there is no place for violence in this issue, because it could be solved through ...
ITALY: MOODY'S ASSIGNS Aa3 RATING TO CITY OF RIMINI (ITALY) -a STABLE OUTLOOK.
Jul 21, 2003 ... Moody's Investors Service has today assigned a Aa3 issuer rating with stable outlook to the Italian City of Rimini. The first-time rating is based on the city's wealthy economy by national standards, and reflects its positive and consistent operating performance, adequate liquidity and ...
ISRAEL: IDF FORCES SEIZE MARIJUANA.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... (IDF Spokesperson 20 July 2003). IDF Forces Seize Hundreds of Kilograms of Marijuana On July 19, 2003, IDF forces and Israeli Border Police seized ...
ISRAEL: JEWISH AGENCY: EMPOWERMENT OF NEW IMMIGRANT SINGLE MOTHERS.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... The Jewish Agency is pioneering in the empowerment of new immigrant single mothers. This month the Agency launched a three-year empowerment program for 60 single mothers in the Ramle area. Sixty single mothers from the Former Soviet Union and Ethiopia completed the first year of a similar ...
ISRAEL: STATEMENT FROM PM SHARON'S BUREAU AFTER MEETING WITH ABU MAZEN.
Jul 21, 2003 ... (Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser). Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met today (Sunday), 20.7.2003, at his Jerusalem residence with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian ministers Muhammad Dahlan, Hisham Abd al-Razek and Nabil Amr.a The meeting lasted for ...
ISRAEL: CABINET COMMUNIQUE: TERRORIST ELEMENTS CONTINUING EFFORTS TO REBUILD INFRASTRUCTURES.
Jul 21, 2003 ... (Communicated by the Cabinet Secretariat). Sunday, July 20, 2003 At the weekly Cabinet meeting today (Sunday), 20.7.2003: 1. Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Industry, Trade and Employment Minister Ehud Olmert briefed ministers on the issue of single-parent families in light of the ...
ISRAEL: MIN. EZRA PA HASN'T DONE ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY RELEASE OF THOSE WITH BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS.(Minister Gideon Ezra )(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... Minister Gideon Ezra (Likud), who is a member of the ministerial committee handling the release of Palestinian prisoners, told Israel Radio this morning that the Palestinians have not taken actions to justify the release of Palestinians with "blood on their hands". Ezra said that a ...
GERMANY: DEFENCE COUNSEL FOR JOSEF ACKERMANN PETITIONS COURT FOR DISMISSAL OF MANNESMANN INDICTMENT.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... Defence counsel for Dr Josef Ackermann has petitoned the D?sseldorf District Court for the dismissal of the indictment against their client that forms part of the "interim proceedings" in the Mannesmann case. The defense counsel bases its detailed argument on the authoritative opinion of ...
EUROPE: AGGRESSIVE PRICING DRIVES EMEA PC SALES IN 2Q03, SAYS IDC.(Europe, Middle East, and Africa )(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... According to preliminary data released today by IDC, PC shipments grew by 9.8% in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) in the second quarter 2003 compared with the same quarter last year. Growth came in slightly above forecasts, as the market responded positively to aggressive pricing ...
EUROPE: SECURITY SERVER APPLIANCE MARKET OUTSTRIPS OTHER GLOBAL REGIONS, SAYS IDC.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... The 1Q03 release of IDC's Western Europe Quarterly Security Server Appliance Tracker shows factory revenues totaling $89.4 million for Western Europe, representing an increase of 9.0% on the first quarter of 2002. This is the strongest growth of any global region tracked by IDC and shows ...
SPAIN: IT SPENDING GATHERS PACE IN SPAIN, SAYS IDC.(information technology)(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... IDC's latest Black Book figures predict that IT spending in Western Europe will increase by just 0.5% this year, based on the assumption that downbeat economic forecasts and deflated corporate budgets will ...
RUSSIA: SEVEN CASES NOW OPEN IN YUKOS AFFAIR...(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... The Prosecutor-General's Office has announced that it currently has seven criminal cases pending against oil giant Yukos and its employees, Russian media reported on 18 July. The cases include charges of embezzlement in connection with the 1994 privatization of chemical company Apapit, ...
RUSSIA: DEPUTIES CONCERNED ABOUT CHARGES POLICE USED DRUGS ON SUSPECT.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... A group of Duma deputies has sent a request to the Prosecutor-General's Office, the Federal Security Service (FSB), and presidential human rights ombudsman Oleg Mironov asking them to investigate complaints by Aleksei Pichugin's wife and lawyers that police have used psychotropic drugs on ...
RUSSIA: ALUMINUM TITAN, ELECTRICITY TSAR SAFE FOR NOW FROM PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE...(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... The Prosecutor-General's Office does not plan to conduct an inquiry into the so-called Ingosstrakh affair, the office's information and public-affairs directorate told Interfax on 18 July. In that case, entrepreneur Andrei Andreev accused Russian Aluminum (Rusal) head Oleg Deripaska of ...
RUSSIA: TV VIEWERS DIFFER WITH FORMER STATE PROPERTY HEAD OVER EXPEDIENCY OF REVIEWING PRIVATIZATION.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... In a 20 July interview with NTV, Alfred Kokh, who was chairman of the State Property Committee during some of the most controversial privatizations of the mid-1990s, suggested that the "battle against the oligarchs" is being conducted by someone close to the Kremlin for purposes of winning ...
RUSSIA: INTELLECTUALS WARN AGAINST CREEPING CONSERVATISM IN THE SCHOOLS.(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... A group of prominent cultural figures has written a letter to Education Minister Vladimir Filippov in which they warn that a tradition of great Russian writers who opposed tyranny and totalitarianism is being consigned to oblivion and eliminated from the curriculum of Russian schools, ...
RUSSIA: RUSSIA BRACING FOR THE WORST IN KOREA?(Brief Article)
Jul 21, 2003 ... Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Losyukov has said that Russia is concerned about the recent escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula and that Moscow has undertaken several precautionary measures to cope with any possible military conflict in the region, including a conflict ...