21.   Yuri Leonov, with the Russian presidential press service in Moscow, confirmed Kadannikov has been named to succeed Chubais.

22.   ORT administrators could not be immediately reached for comment, and the Kremlin press service said it had no information on the talks.

23.   President Alexander Lukashenko has unexpectedly merged three of his government ministries under one roof and appointed his adviser to head them, the presidential press service said Friday.

24.   President Boris Yeltsin on Thursday filled the last vacancies in the new government, appointing five ministers, his press service said.

25.   President Boris Yeltsin on Thursday signed a decree listing issues of state secrecy, his press service said.

26.   President Boris Yeltsin ordered top government officials Wednesday to work on expanding trade ties with South Korea, the Kremlin press service.

27.   President Boris Yeltsin resumed his summer vacation Tuesday, arriving at the Valdai lake resort in northwestern Russia, presidential press service announced.

28.   President Boris Yeltsin was hospitalized early Tuesday with acute heart problems, the presidential press service reported.

29.   President Boris Yeltsin will resume his vacation in northwestern Russia this week, the presidential press service said Monday.

30.   President Vladimir Putin conferred with Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov on Wednesday, the Kremlin press service said.