ROME, Dec. 5 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he has canceled a trip to Italy because of the death of Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexy II.
Medvedev told Italian President Giorgio Napolitano he would be traveling from India to Moscow to honor the memory of Alexy, who died Friday at the age of 79, the Italian news agency, ANSA, reported.
The Russian church has received condolences from Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church despite past tensions that existed between the two religious groups.
A temporarily patriarch will be chosen Saturday by the Holy Synod of Russian Orthodox Church, Kommersant said. The newspaper said a new patriarch should be elected by May 2009.
CHITA, Russia, Dec. 5 -- A MiG-29 fighter on a training flight crashed in Russia's Baikal territory, killing a fighter pilot, a military official said Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 5 : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is cutting short his visit to India and returning home as Russian Patriarch, Alexei-II, head of the Orthodox Church died in Moscow.
Medvedev, who arrived in New Delhi last night on a three-day visit will leave for Moscow on Friday evening.
According to Russian officials, he has also cancelled his tour to Italy.
Russian Patriarch Alexy-II was instrumental in the post-Soviet spiritual revival of the country.
Medvedev was scheduled to leave on Saturday morning.
New Delhi, Dec 5 : India and Russia signed a landmark agreement on civil nuclear cooperation today.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said while addressing a joint press conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in New Delhi today that Moscow would build four additional atomic reactors in the Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu.
The deal will allow Russia to build more reactors at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant and plants in other parts of the country.
New Deli, Dec 5 : Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath today said that India and Russia have managed to sustain strong business vibes in recent years.
Addressing the India-Russia CEOs Council meeting here, Nath said that there is immense possibility for joint investments in the areas like banking, information technology, telecommunications, high-technology sectors, power, pharmaceuticals and textiles.
New Delhi, Dec 5 : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is cutting short his visit to India and returning home as Russian Patriarch, Alexei-II, head of the Orthodox Church died in Moscow.
New Delhi, Dec 5 : India and Russia signed a landmark agreement on civil nuclear cooperation today.
New Deli, Dec 5 : Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath today said that India and Russia have managed to sustain strong business vibes in recent years.
