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MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - Saudi Arabia wants to build a mosque and an Islamic culture center in Moscow, the Ambassador to Russia Ali Hasan Jafar told Russia"s top Muslim official on Thursday. Ravil Gainutdin, who heads the Russian Mufti Council, told the Saudi envoy that he believed such a project would strengthen ties between the countries. However, he told RIA Novosti that the location and construction date have yet to be agreed. "We would not want to hurry events, as the Saudi side has only declared its intention. The construction of any building, especially a religious one, is a controversial issue, which sometimes can be debated for years," Gainutdin said, adding that the Russian Muslim community is already discussing the issue.


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Terrapinn said Nabucco Gas Pipeline International Managing Director Reinhard Mitschek will speak on the possibility of implementing the Nabucco pipeline project at Gas Infrastructure World Caspian 2009.

Rovnag Abdullayev, the president of Azerbaijan"s State Oil Company (SOCAR), will open the conference, touching upon the competitiveness of Caspian natural gas at a time of low gas prices, as well as joint work with Russia, Europe and Asia and other issues.

Andris Piebalgs, the European Commission"s Energy Commissioner, will address the role of Caspian gas in Europe"s energy security, and British Minister of State for Energy Lord Hunt will speak on the challenges to overcome.

Europe has expressed concern about its reliance on Russia, which meets a quarter of its gas needs. Calls for diversified supplies intensified following a bitter price dispute between Moscow and Kiev in early 2009, when Russia cut off gas to Ukraine, affecting consumers across Europe. Russia

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