EurasiaNet Weekly Update
The following stories appeared on EurasiaNet over the past week:

GEORGIA: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR EARLY ELECTIONS
Molly Corso
Fresh from an overwhelming victory in this month's local elections,
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has proposed pushing up the date
of the country's presidential vote to 2008. Opposition leaders are
accusing the president of attempting to hasten the consolidation of his
personal authority.
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav102306.shtml

GEORGIA: HUNDREDS LEFT STRANDED AFTER DEPORTATIONS FROM RUSSIA IRAN. ADOPTS FIRM STANCE ON MINORITY RIGHTS ISSUE
http://makeashorterlink.com/?G2584270E

ARMENIA: ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE SPURS RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Marianna Grigoryan
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/environment/articles/eav102006.shtml

AZERBAIJAN: ELITE POLICE FORCE TO KEEP ORDER IN REGIONS
Mina Muradova and Khazri Bakinsky
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav101906a.shtml

AZERBAIJAN: RUSSIA TO BLAME FOR DELAYED GAS DELIVERIES TO GEORGIA? Rovshan Ismayilov
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav101806.shtml

WASHINGTON CHALLENGED BY GEORGIAN-RUSSIAN CRISIS
Ariel Cohen
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav101806a.shtml

RUSSIA TIGHTENS CONTROL OVER THE ARMENIAN ENERGY SECTOR
Emil Danielyan
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/business/articles/eav101706.shtml