MOSCOW, July 22 (RIA Novosti) - The construction of sports facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi will cost Russia 195.3 billion rubles ($6.25 billion), Vice-Premier Dmitry Kozak said on Wednesday.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will travel to Moscow on March 17 to participate in the meeting of the Middle East Quartet (Russia, US, UN, EU). In an interview with the RIA Novosti New York Bureau Chief Dmitry Gornostaev, before starting the trip that includes also Israel and Palestine, Mr. Ban shares his views on peace process in the Middle East, possible sanctions against Iran, situation in North Korea, Afghanistan, UN-Russia cooperation, etc.
The Russian representative office in the Vatican, will change its diplomatic status and become a full-fledged embassy, the Russian government said on its Web site on Saturday.