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Russia shows 'goodwill' to Ireland
By EUobserver
Russia has agreed to relocate a naval live fire drill outside Ireland's maritime economic zone following an outcry by Irish fishermen and a request by the Irish foreign ministry. The decision was made as a "gesture of goodwill", the Russian ambassador to Ireland, Yuri Filatov, said Saturday. Russia did not want to "hinder fishing activities by the Irish vessels in the traditional fishing areas", he added, the BBC reports.