news from the caucasus

Putin Moves to Centralize Authority (washingtonpost.com) - Other supporters argued simply that Russia should return to the days of central ... Putin signed a decree Monday giving state agencies two weeks to develop ...
PACE offers to create EU model in South Caucasus Today.Az, Azerbaijan - 23 hours agoIn his words, the Pact on Stability in South Caucasus issued by the PACE Standing Committee confirms this fact and offers to create an EU model in the South ...
Ethnic group in Russia's volatile Caucasus protests Kremlin ... International Herald Tribune, France - 16 Nov 2006... About 1 million Cherkess now populate several areas in the Caucasus Mountains that were conquered by Russian czars in the nineteenth century. ...
Possible implications of Georgia's NATO membership for Russia, CIS 20 Nov 2006 21:35, Hoovers Online ... Nezavisimaya Gazeta on 20 November Tbilisi - Georgia will receive the biggest financial assistance from ... to become firmly established in the South Caucasus and from there to control two salients ...
Russian official defends new decree on migrant workers 20 Nov 2006 18:11, Khaleej Times ... he said, and the ex-Soviet republics of Georgia and Azerbaijan have the largest concentration of ... _ in particular, dark-skinned migrants from the Caucasus and Central Asia. Racist attacks and hate ...
A Murder with a Message 21 Nov 2006 06:11, TIME.com ... of the brutal conflict in the North Caucasus was evident during the 2002 hostage debacle ... efforts to drum up hostility toward neighboring Georgia following the arrest of four Russian military ...
Saakashvili Attempts to Restore Sense of Political Calm in Tbilisi 21 Nov 2006 06:20, Eurasianet ... Irakli Okruashvili, had great victories ahead. However, Georgia will still achieve these victories, but without ... social, political and economic developments of the Caucasus and Central Asia. It is a program ...
Georgia will support Russia's bid to join the world's largest trade body only after it starts using Tbilisi-controlled customs checkpoints, Georgian diplomats and economic officials said Tuesday. 21 Nov 2006 12:17, RIA Novosti ... TBILISI, November 21 (RIA Novosti) - Georgia will support Russia's bid to join the ... Saakashvili came to power in the South Caucasus republic in 2003. Tensions mounted after Tbilisi ...
Georgia Says Russia Must Settle Border Problems to Get WTO Entry Permission 21 Nov 2006 13:19, MOSNEWS.COM ... Georgia Says Russia Must Settle Border Problems to ... Saakashvili came to power in the South Caucasus republic in 2003. Tensions mounted after Tbilisi ...
"A death can keep death away" 21 Nov 2006 21:39, Eurozine ... but nothing has happened". Washington vs. Moscow: Georgia is caught in the "Vicious Caucasian circle", ... a threat to its influence in the Caucasus, where its peace corps have been encouraging ...
South Ossetia, Kosovo and sustainability 22 Nov 2006 09:58, International Security Network ... dangerous self-determination avalanche. One camp, led by Georgia and the international community, is against South ... than to exacerbate tensions in the South Caucasus region, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer ...
PEACE RESOLUTION ADOPTED 22 Nov 2006 08:58, A1 Plus ... a resolution on stability in the South Caucasus was adopted. According to the RA NA ... in this respect with the EU criteria. Georgia had certain reservation in connection with the ...
S&P Downgrades Georgia's Ratings 22 Nov 2006 04:05, The Moscow Times ... 22, 2006. Issue 3545. Page 5. TBILISI, Georgia -- International ratings agency Standard and Poor's ... but kept its B+ rating on the Caucasus state's long-term sovereign debt and B rating ...
U.S.-Russia WTO deal leaves Georgia stance unaffected - minister 22 Nov 2006 13:45, RIA Novosti ... are not controlled by the central authorities. "Georgia will back Russia's WTO bid only after ... Saakashvili came to power in the South Caucasus republic in 2003. In March, Russia banned ...
GEORGIA'S ARMENIAN AND AZERI MINORITIES 22 Nov 2006 11:25, A1 Plus ... and killings during the past two years. Georgia has made little progress towards integrating these ... the street, says Sabine Freizer, Crisis Group's Caucasus Project Director. While the government denies there ...