EU supports Russia's WTO accession in 2011
The European Union supports Russia's efforts to enter the World Trade Organization (WTO) by 2011, RIA No
Alexander Zhukov
page 5
Russia supports Georgia's Youth Olympic Festival bid
Russia is supporting the Georgian bid to hold the European YouthOlympic Festival in 2015.
Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church is satisfied with Russian-Armenian relations
The Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Karekin II, has expressed his content with Russian-Armenian relations, at a meeting with Deputy Russian Prime Minister, Alexander Zhukov, according to the press service of Ejmiatsin, …
Alexander Zhukov discusses sports' training in Yerevan
Armenian Prime Minister, Tigran Sargsyan, and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and President of the Russian Olympic Committee, Alexander Zhukov, exchanged experiences in social policy and discussed the possibilities of partnership in the field of sports' training,
Construction head satisfied with preparations for Sochi Olympics
The head of the International Olympic Committee, who has recentlyvisited Sochi to take part in a conference devoted to the VancouverOlympics - 2010, highly valued the implementation of Winter Olympics2014 construction projects , the head of the Olympstroi CorporationTaimuraz Bolloev said, RIA Novosti reports.
Deputy premier Zhukov elected president of Russian Olympic Committee
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov was elected the new president of the Olympic committee of Russia on Thursday, RIA Novosti reports. Zhukov was the only candidate and got 204 out of 213 votes. He the committee would strive to achieve "maximum results at the London Olympics and then win in the Olympics in Sochi." He also said the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics would "open a new chapter in the Olympic movement and sport in Russia."
