MOSCOW. June 25 (Interfax) - Russia's nuclear industry is open to cooperation with private Russian and foreign investors, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said in a keynote speech to the ATOMCON 2008 forum.

Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov has confirmed Russia's commitment to destroying its chemical weapons stockpiles by 2012.

The U.S. has given assurances that the destruction of an American spy satellite by a missile planned for the next few days will not threaten the International Space Station (ISS), chief ballistician at Russian Flight Control Nikolai Ivanov has told Interfax.

MUNICH. Feb 10 (Interfax-AVN) - Prices for Russian energy do not depend on politics, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said. There is no link between prices for oil and gas, and politics, he said.

Excerpt from report by Russian state news agency I