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Ukraine Calls on Russia to Rethink Decision on Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:32:25 -0400

Kiev is seriously concerned about the Kremlin’s decision to raise the status of its relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

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

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:28:20 -0400

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.

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

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:11:25 -0400

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.

Moldovan, Transdniestrian Leaders Meet For First Time in Seven Years

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:07:21 -0400

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.

Terrorism and Drug Trafficking Addressed in Meetings with Egyptian Officials

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:08:20 -0400

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.

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

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:05:42 -0400

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.

Kazakhstan Seeks to Elevate Status of its Servicemen

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:03:44 -0400

The Defense Ministry has prepared a set of new laws on the transformation and modernization of the armed forces of Kazakhstan.

Georgia Withdraws Troops from Kosovo

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:02:50 -0400

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.

Azerbaijan May Participate in Sea Breeze-2008

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:54:28 -0400

Azerbaijan’s armed forces will join in NATO military exercises in Ukraine, Echo reported on April 19.

Lesser Known Histories of the Soviet Merchant Fleet

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:43:16 -0400

An interview with Martin Bollinger, senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and author of Stalin’s Slave Ships: Kolyma, the Gulag Fleet and the Role of the West.

Armenia and Georgia to Resume Negotiations on Border Demilitarization

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:33:13 -0500

Discussions between Georgia and Armenia on demilitarizing and demarcating their border are to resume soon, the heads of the countries’ Ministries of Foreign Affairs revealed at a meeting in Kiev.

Over a Quarter of Russia and Belarus United State Budget Allocated For Military-Technical Cooperation

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:21:04 -0500

One billion forty six million Russian rubles, or 27 percent of the entire Union State budget, will be spent on cooperation in military technologies between Russia and Belarus.

BELARUS: Initiative to Control Small Arms to Begin This Year

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:16:35 -0500

Belarus plans on implementing an internationally funded program to build technical capacity in small arms control in 2008.

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Hold Border Talks

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:01:26 -0500

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan continue to discuss questions of their common border.

Ukraine May Increase Peacekeeping Contingent in Kosovo

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:09:05 -0500

Ukraine is reviewing proposals to increase its peacekeeping presence in Kosovo.