By empty (6/30/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)

President Vladimir Putin has called four problems that he thinks are obstructing the success of any integration process. \"If I were permitted to attend the session of the forum section on fundamental problems of integration associations I would very briefly formulate these problems in literally three-four phrases: great power chauvinism, nationalism, the personal ambitions of political decision- makers and ordinary stupidity, ordinary Neanderthal stupidity,\" he told an international forum on Eurasian integration in Astana on Friday. \"But we here are wise people,\" he told forum participants.

By empty (6/18/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)

President Vladimir Putin has spoken against forgetting the role Russia is now playing in tackling the security problems of the Eurasian community. \"One gets the impression that enemies of [Kazakh[ President [Nursultan] Nazarbayev have infiltrated the ranks of organizers,\" he said at an international forum in Astana on Friday. He said he had drawn the conclusion after studying the program of the forum \"Eurasian integration - present-day development trends and globalization challenges.

By empty (6/16/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The presidents of six countries stretching from Beijing to the Caspian Sea are meeting in Uzbekistan today to discuss their shared security concerns. The six, known as the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, are China, Russia and four Central Asian states. Afghanistan and Mongolia will attend as guests.