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EurasiaNet Weekly Update

THE FOLLOWING STORIES APPEARED ON EURASIANET OVER THE PAST WEEK:

GORGIA'S ACTION PLAN SETS AMBITIOUS GROWTH TARGET
Paul Rimple
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav091207.shtml

ARMENIA RELEASES EX-FOREIGN MINISTER FROM PRISON
Gayane Abrahamyan
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav091007a.shtml

GEORGIAN-RUSSIAN MISSILE INCIDENT POSES CONFLICT-RESOLUTION CHALLENGE
FOR OSCE
Jean-Christophe Peuch
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav091007.shtml

AZERBAIJAN: BUILDING COLLAPSE EXPOSES "CHAOS" IN BAKU'S URBAN PLANNING
Rovshan Ismayilov
Photos by Sitara Ibrahimova
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav090607.shtml

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