News Digest
PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVES PACE PRESIDENT RENE VAN DER LINDEN
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President of the Azerbaijani Republic Ilham Aliyev received the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Rene van der Linden, 22 August. Head of the Azerbaijan State mentioned his meeting with the PACE President in Warsaw, noting that the meeting set up good chances for discussion of the questions of mutual interest. Stating that huge works are being realized in the country for democratization of society, President Ilham Aliyev expressed confidence the visit of PSCE President would serve closer familiarization with the development process in Azerbaijan.RICE MEETS KAZAKHSTAN FM ON SECURITY, ENERGY
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Kasymzhomart Tokayev on security, energy and democratic reforms, officials said. Department of Defense and White House officials this week. Kazakhstan was among six nations under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) security bloc that last month called for a deadline for the pull-out from Central Asia of US-led bases.POLICE ARE COMBING SHALI DISTRICT TO STAMP OUT REMNANTS OF MILITANT GROUP
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The Chechen police are combing the outskirts of the village of Avtury, Shali district to eliminate the remnants of a militant group. Chechen Interior Ministry spokesman Ruslan Atsayev told Interfax on Monday that a special police unit clashed with militants near Avtury Sunday night. \"Operational reports say up to four militants were killed and an examination of the scene proves that,\" he said.PIPELINE SECURITY EXERCISES UNDERWAY IN GEORGIA
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Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey have launched headquarter exercises that will center on operations to safeguard the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline. \"The headquarter exercises are taking place in Tbilisi and will continue for a week. They involve 52 specialists from the three nations\' military agencies and special services,\" a spokesman for the Georgian Defense Ministry told Interfax.Visit also
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Analysis Mamuka Tsereteli, "U.S. Black Sea Strategy: The Georgian Connection", CEPA, February 9, 2024.
Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell, ed., Türkiye's Return to Central Asia and the Caucasus, July 2024.
Book Svante E. Cornell, ed., "The Changing Geopolitics of Central Asia and the Caucasus" AFPC Press/Armin LEar, 2023.
Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell and S. Frederick Starr, Stepping up to the “Agency Challenge”: Central Asian Diplomacy in a Time of Troubles, July 2023.
Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, U.S. Policy in Central Asia through Central Asian Eyes, May 2023.