News Digest
KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HEAD SUES NEWSPAPER FOR $1 MILLION
By empty (2/16/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Usen Sydykov, the head of Kyrgyz President Bakiev\'s administration, has filed a libel suit against Mairam Akaev, the wife of former Kyrgyz President Askar Akaev, and the newspapers \"Bely parokhod\" and \"Dlya vas.\" According to \"Bely parokhod,\" Sydykov charges that an article written by Akaeva and published in December 2005 by \"Bely parakhod\" and \"Dlya vas\" defamed him. Sydykov is asking for $1 million in damages.U.S. ASKED TO PAY $200 MILLION FOR KYRGYZ BASE
By empty (2/16/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
President Bakiev said in response to a question that Kyrgyzstan has asked the United States to pay $207 million for the lease of the base, up from roughly $2 million now. Kyrgyzstan\'s demands were based on \"international norms,\" Bakiev said. \"We are not such a rich country that we can make our facilities and buildings available for free,\" he continued.U.S. WON’T HIT IRAN FROM AZERBAIJAN TERRITORY - MINISTER
By empty (2/16/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The possibility of the U.S. striking Iran from Azerbaijan\'s territory has not been discussed, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov told a Thursday press briefing in Baku.KAZAKH PREMIER SAYS STATE TO ACQUIRE STAKE IN OIL COMPANY
By empty (2/15/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Kazakh government is finalizing a deal to acquire a 33 percent stake in the Canadian-registered, Chinese-owned oil company PetroKazakhstan, Prime Minister Daniyal Akhmetov told parliament on 15 February. Akhmetov said that the state is \"completing talks\" with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to buy the stake and to set up \"a joint venture on the basis of the Shymkent oil refinery.\" CNPC acquired PetroKazakhstan for $4.Visit also
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