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More than 700 participants gathered at the Third Annual Baltic Development Forum Summit over the weekend to debate tactics and strategies for developing the Baltic Sea region. Governor Vladimir Yakovlev and Northwest District Governor General Viktor Cherkesov addressed the forum's opening session, and the prime ministers of Denmark, Finland, Estonia and Lithuania were among the many political and business luminaries in attendance.

State Duma Adopts Land Code

MOSCOW - The long-awaited Land Code has sailed through the State Duma in a third and final reading, but not without some of the controversy that has swirled around the legislation for years.

Shortly after the vote last Wednesday, Communists and their supporters cried foul, saying at least 25 deputies had not known that they were approving the Land Code, which allows Russians and foreigners alike to buy and sell commercial and residential land in cities and villages.

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