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PRESS DIGEST - Russia - Sept 3

Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:59am EDT

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MOSCOW, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The following are some of the leading stories in Russia's newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

KOMMERSANT

www.kommersant.ru

- Russia is still in talks on selling its MIG-31E interceptor fighters to Syria, the head of the United Aviation Corp. Alexei Fyodorov says in an interview..

- Swiss-based oil trader Gunvor, handling about a fird of Russia's oil exports, has agreed with Sweden's Lundina Petroleum (LUPE.ST) to buy its 30 percent stake in the development project of a gas deposit in the Caspian sea.

VEDOMOSTI

www.vedomosti.ru

- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered the government and a group of leading banks to consider ways of granting up to 10 billion roubles to Mechel's(MTL.N) by purchasing its bonds to enable the steel and coal giant to invest in development of Elga coal deposit in Russia's polar region of Yakutia.

GAZETA

www.gzt.ru

- Russia's lawmakers could approve amendments to the law regulating life of migrants in Russia which will affect the work of foreign teachers and scientists here.

NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA

www.ng.ru

- Russia's producers cut their investments in geological exploration of new gas and oil fields by 20-30 percent in the first six months, according to the ministry of natural resources.

- Russia's and Libya's interest in buying a Ukrainian plant in Odessa sea port could have a negative impact on bilateral relations of two states, the daily says.


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