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ARMENIA : Communists Announce Entry in 2007 Elections

Yuri Manukyan announced at a press conference on 26 May that his Unified Communist Party of Armenia (HMKK) will run in the nation’s upcoming parliamentarian elections. -- 06/15/2006 >>>

ARMENIA: Government Approves Plans for Construction of ADB Office in Yerevan

The Armenian government approved an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the construction of the international financial institution’s representative office in Yerevan. -- 06/15/2006 >>>

Study Finds Antidemocratic Processes Widespread in Armenian Electoral System

According to a study conducted by the Center for the Promotion of Applied Research and Initiatives (CPARI), antidemocratic processes are endemic in the Armenian electoral system. -- 06/15/2006 >>>

AZERBAIJAN: Aliev Says Energy Issues Will Dominate GUAM

At the GUAM group conference in Kyiv on 23 May, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev said that energy issues would dominate the relations of the four member states (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova. -- 06/15/2006 >>>

AZERBAIJAN: Newspaper Editor Beaten to Death

Bahaddin Gaziyev, editor in chief and founder of the Azerbaijani “Bizim Yol” newspaper, died in a Baku hospital on 19 May after being severely beaten by unknown assailants the night before. -- 06/15/2006 >>>

Russian Ban on Wine Hurting Georgian GDP

Losses to the Georgian economy prompted by Russia’s ban on Georgian wine imports has been estimated at between 0.5 percent and one percent of the nation’s total gross domestic product (GDP) in 2006. -- 06/15/2006 >>>

GEORGIA: Saakashvili: Relations with Russia “Web of Misunderstandings”

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told journalists on 22 May during a Georgian wine exhibition in Kyiv that relations with his neighbor to the north reflected a “massive web of misunderstandings. -- 06/15/2006 >>>

Kazakhstan Lowers Export Insurance Premiums on Goods Bound for Tajikistan

The Kazakh state insurance corporation (KSIC), tasked with backing export credit and investment abroad, lowered its country risk assessment for Tajikistan from 6 to 5 and, as a result, dropped insurance premiums for export to that country by 30 percent. -- 06/15/2006 >>>

Iranian Ambassador: Kazakhstan and Iran Increase Oil Swaps

The Iranian ambassador to Kazakhstan, Ramin Mehmanparast, in an interview with IRNA said that his country and Kazakhstan will increase threefold the volume of its oil swaps. -- 06/15/2006 >>>

Senior Official: Terrorist Threat Ongoing Concern in Kyrgyzstan

Deputy head of the Kyrgyz Security Council, Alik Orozov, told journalists on 17 May that terrorism is still a serious problem in his country. -- 06/15/2006 >>>
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