Issue ESD_23

ARMENIA: Dual Citizens Not to Vote at May Parliamentary Elections

Despite the fact that the Government of Armenia adopted the legal packet on dual citizenship in February, only residents will be participating in the 12 May parliamentary elections. -- 03/15/2007 >>>

Armenia on Verge of Demographic Crisis

the social-economic hardships of the past 15 years have resulted in a five-fold decrease in population growth in Armenia. -- 03/15/2007 >>>

AZERBAIJAN: No Compromise on Nagorno Karabakh Settlement, Say Most Azeris

59.4 percent of Azeri citizens said that they would not accept any kind of compromises in the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh (NK) conflict. -- 03/15/2007 >>>

BELARUS: No More Convoys for Kaliningrad Freightage

The State Customs Committee of Belarus revoked its previous decision to accompany all the cargo shipments from Kaliningrad with convoy. -- 03/15/2007 >>>

UN Report: Belarus Leads in Female Representation

Belarus ranks first among CIS member-states in the number of women serving in parliament. -- 03/15/2007 >>>

GEORGIA: Dozens of Tax Services Staff Detained

In an unprecedented sweep, criminal police forces of the Georgian Ministry of the Interior, in conjunction with the General Prosecutors Office, on 13 March arrested several dozen employees of the Tax Services of Georgia. -- 03/15/2007 >>>

Georgia to Send More Troops to Iraq

Georgia is ready to send more troops to join the Coalition forces in Iraq, President Saakashvili said on 4 March. -- 03/15/2007 >>>

KAZAKHSTAN: Spacecraft Launch Preparations Underway at Baykonur

Preparations are underway for the 7 April launch of the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft, which will deliver two Russian astronauts and an American space-tourist, Charles Simonyi, to the International Space Station. -- 03/15/2007 >>>

Nazarbayav: Kazakhstan Considers Building Oil Refinery in Georgia

President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan saying on 6 March that his country is considering building an oil refinery in Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi. -- 03/15/2007 >>>

KYRGYZSTAN: Bishkek to Export Labor to South Korea

Kyrgyzstan made it into the list of countries to export workforce to South Korea. -- 03/15/2007 >>>

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