Posted on 07/24/2007 8:45:11 PM PDT by JohnA
MOSCOW. July 24. (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin has instructed Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu to organize assistance to Serbia to help it put out a number of forest fires.
Serbian Prime Minister Vojslav Kostunica sent Putin a request for help. "The critical situation is causing enormous losses and threatens the lives and health of Serbian citizens," he said.
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