CHERNOMYRDIN AUTHORIZES HEATING SUBSIDIES FOR TWO REGIONS.

Russian prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin met on October 31 with Primorsky krai governor Yevgeny Nazdratenko and afterwards authorized payment of quarterly subsidies to Primorsky and Khabarovsk krais to guarantee the functioning of central heating systems in the two Far Eastern regions. (Russian TV, October 31)

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