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Sargsyan: State Is in Favor of Stronger Church

The government will work towards strengthening the Church, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in a meeting with Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and Cilician Catholicos Aram I on April 21. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Armenia to End Gas Subsidy

As of 1 May 2008, the Armenian government will end the state subsidy for natural gas supply fees for households and enterprises.  -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Azerbaijan May Participate in Sea Breeze-2008

Azerbaijan’s armed forces will join in NATO military exercises in Ukraine, Echo reported on April 19.  -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Agriculture Ministry: Kazakhstan’s Wheat Export Ban Won’t Harm Azerbaijan

According to Mamed Huseynov, deputy chief of the department of regulation of state food reserves and food security of the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan, the embargo on wheat export imposed by Kazakhstan will not influence prices on grain in Azerbaijan. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia to Form Customs Union in 2008-2009

Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia are forming a full-fledged Customs Union within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Community (EvrAeEC).  -- 04/29/2008 >>>

European Parliament Calls for Greater Support of Chernobyl Relief Effort in Belarus

The European Parliament urged the European community to bolster its support for Chernobyl relief efforts in Belarus at a special meeting convened at the suggestion of prominent Belarusian researcher, Yury Bandazhewski. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Putin Begins Process to ‘Normalize Ties’ with Georgia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed his government to lift remaining visa restrictions for Georgian citizens and to begin talks on the resumption of Georgian imports. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Georgia Withdraws Troops from Kosovo

Georgia began the withdrawal of its 160 soldiers from Kosovo during the week of April 15 and announced plans to contribute to NATO-led operations in Afghanistan. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Kazakhstan Seeks to Elevate Status of its Servicemen

The Defense Ministry has prepared a set of new laws on the transformation and modernization of the armed forces of Kazakhstan.  -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Astana and Bishkek Support Creation of a Union of Central Asian States

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are willing to act towards forming a Union of Central Asian states, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said at a press conference announcing the results of negotiations with President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

In Kyrgyzstan, Electrical Power Becomes a Commodity

On April 18 the Kyrgyz parliament passed a bill that would make electrical energy a commodity instead of a service.  -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Terrorism and Drug Trafficking Addressed in Meetings with Egyptian Officials

In an April 16 meeting, the Minister of the Interior of Kyrgyzstan Moldomusa Kongantiev, the deputy foreign minister of Egypt and the general secretary of the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation for the Commonwealth of Independent States Safi Ibrahim Amin discussed the intersection of terrorism and the narcotics trade. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Academy of Sciences: Moldova Must Seek To Innovate Economy

Moldova is one of the most innovative countries in Eastern Europe according to inventions per capita, said academic Boris Gaina during the Kishinev XI scientific-practical symposium “AGEPI-Readings 2008”. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Moldovan, Transdniestrian Leaders Meet For First Time in Seven Years

On April 11, 2008 President of the Moldovan Republic Vladimir Voronin and Transdniester leader Igor Smirnov sat down for talks for the first time since August 2001 in Bender. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Eco-Group Releases First Ever Environmental Ranking of Russian Regions

In time for Earth Day, Russian organization Green Patrol released a first of a kind rating on the environmental condition of 75 subjects of the Russian Federation. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

‘Russian GPS’ Market Expected to Reach $6 Billion by 2015

The general director of the Russian Institute of Radio Navigation, Sergei Pisarev, said on April 7 that Russia's satellite navigation services market will be worth 160 billion rubles ($6.6 billion) by 2015. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Tajik Geologists Discover Raw Materials for Industrial Aluminum

Tajikistan Geologists opened a deposit of quartz sand and fire-proof clay in the foothills of the Hissar mountains. 

-- 04/29/2008 >>>

Defense Ministry of Tajikistan: 20,000,000 Square Meters of Minefields Remain

With the help of the Republican Mine Action Center, 1,216 hectares of Tajik territory has been cleared of landmines, with 20,000,000 square meters of land still needing to be swept. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Turkmenistan Made Public Volume of Its Hydrocarbon Reserves

According to assessments of independent and Turkmen experts, Turkmenistan has 20.8 billion tons of oil and 24.6 trillion cubic meters of natural gas. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Regional Health Challenges Discussed in Turkmenistan

Over 100 participants, including health officials from the five Central Asian governments gathered on April 8 at a regional forum in Ashgabat discussing mother and child nutrition in Central Asia. -- 04/29/2008 >>>