News Digest
EU CONCERNED ABOUT DEMOCRACY IN KYRGYZSTAN
By empty (5/2/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The European Union supports Kyrgyzstan\'s aspiration to stay on the course of reforms, but it remains concerned about certain aspects of its public and political life, according to a statement published by the German embassy in Bishkek on Tuesday. EU countries are concerned with the fact that circles linked to organized crime are pushing for influence in Kyrgyz political life and state institutions, the statement says. Organized crime can seriously affect not only the political process in general, but also the economic situation in the country, the statement says.OKRUASHVILI ACCUSES MOSCOW OF ORGANIZING PROVOCATIONS IN AKHALKALAKI
By empty (5/2/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Russian special forces are planning provocations in Akhalkalaki in order to obstruct the withdrawal of a Russian military base, Georgian Defense Minister Irakly Okruashvili said. \"A large-scale protest action is planned for Wednesday, May 3, in Akhalkalaki. The action is aimed at dragging the first stage of withdrawal of the Russian military base from Akhalkalaki, and officers of Russian special services have organized this action,\" the defense minister said on Imedi TV.WITHDRAWAL FROM CIS REQUIRES SERIOUS STUDY - GEORGIAN MINISTER
By empty (5/2/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Georgia\'s State Minister Kakha Bendukidze said the issue of Georgia\'s withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States must be seriously assessed. \"It\'s a very specific issue involving benefits that Georgian citizens and commodities enjoy being in the CIS,\" Bendukidze told the press on Tuesday. If Georgia withdraws from the CIS Georgian citizens may face serious visa problems in the first place, he said.KYRGYZ PRESIDENT REJECTS RESIGNATION OF CABINET - VICE PM
By empty (5/2/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has rejected the resignation of the Cabinet, Deputy Prime Minister Adakhan Madumarov told a Tuesday news conference. \"The president did not accept our resignation. All of us remain.Visit also
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Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, Rethinking Greater Central Asia: American and Western Stakes in the Region and How to Advance Them, June 2022
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Book S. Frederick Starr and Svante E. Cornell, Strong and Unique: Three Decades of U.S.-Kazakhstan Partnership, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, December 2021.
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