Sergei Narishkin

Russian Parliament Speaker Sergei Narishkin did not intend to visit Bulgaria in May, the Deputy Head of the State Duma's administration said on Wednesday.

Yury Shuvalov told Echo Moskvy radio that an official meeting of Narishkin with officials in Bulgaria had first been planned for the beginning of May, but was moved to a later date.

The visit of Sergei Narishkin, Speaker of Russia's Parliament, to Bulgaria has been cancelled, Bulgarian authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

Ukraine's Crimea votes to join Russian Federation

SIMFEROPOL -- Exit polls conducted at 200 polling stations showed that 93 percent of residents of Crimea voted in favor of this Ukrainian republic joining Russia.

Tanjug said in its report that the source for this number was the Republic Institute for Political and Social Research.