Nord Stream second line to be commissioned on October 8; Construction of South Stream Serbian segment to begin in December 2012; Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister proposes to create a space exploration base on the Moon; Two South Korean destroyers to visit P
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    • According to reports, President Putin has declared that the second line of the Nord Stream gas pipeline will be commissioned by October 8, 2012. 1 He also announced that the construction of the Serbian segment of the South Stream gas pipeline will begin in December 2012. 2

    Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has proposed to create a space exploration base on the Moon. This initiative can become a super task for Russia’s space programme and give a stimulus to the development of science and industry in the country. 3

    According to reports, two destroyers of South Korean Navy will call at Russia’s Pacific Fleet base in Vladivostok for a business visit. The base is also expected to host American and Japanese naval ships in the month of September and will take part in anti-piracy exercises. 4

    Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich does not rule a new arms race with the United States if Mitt Romney wins the upcoming presidential elections in America. 5

    Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich has said that accession to the Customs Union could allow Ukraine to buy Russian natural gas at a lower price. Customs Union partners get certain price advantages by being associated with the Union. 6

    Russia’s internal debt, including state guarantees, decreased by 79,926 billion roubles in August 2012 to 4.427 trillion roubles while the internal state debt has increased by 236,899 billion roubles since the start of 2012. 7

    The Moldovan President has held official meetings with President Putin in Moscow wherein the two Presidents discussed Russia-Moldova cooperation in the political, trade-and-economic, cultural-and-humanitarian fields as well as Moldova’s interaction with the European Union. 8

    President Vladimir Putin has expressed his concern over the European Commission’s investigation of Gazprom’s monopolistic practises in Europe and hoped that it will be settled soon. At the same time, he has declared that Russia is prepared to seek other gas markets. 9

    In other developments, according to reports, Prime Minister Medvedev has encouraged Moldova to apply for membership of the Customs union and promised to actively consider its case in the 3 member Union. 10

    Reports noted that the Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized a recent European Parliament’s resolution, which expressed concern over the deteriorating climate for the development of civil society in Russia, as biased and called it an attempt to interfere in the country’s internal affairs. 11

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