]> http://www.washprofile.org/en/taxonomy/term/588/0 en http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6227 The government of Armenia announced its resignation a day after the untimely decease of Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan. Domestic Policy and Politics ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:21:00 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6226 Since the launch of the Iraq war in 2003, more than 3,000 members of the local Armenian community left the country. Military and Security ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:19:15 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6225 The majority of Armenians believe that during the upcoming parliamentary elections in May, intelligence will not be the most important attribute of parliamentary candidates. Domestic Policy and Politics ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:17:42 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6224 The state energy giant of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) is planning to invest $20 million in the economy of neighboring Georgia during the next two years. Economics, Business and Finance ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:01:23 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6223 Trilateral negotiations between the state railway agencies of Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia regarding the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) will start in April. Economics, Business and Finance ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:56:05 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6222 President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela announced that his government is ready to let Byelorussian companies develop Venezuela’s oil fields. Economics, Business and Finance International Relations ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:51:26 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6221 Byelorussian laws do not prohibit the president of the country to head foreign political parties, including those in Russia. International Relations ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:50:23 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6220 The “unilateral tariff increases” by the Azerbaijani side are a major reason for the 30 percent decrease in the volume of oil transported through the Azerbaijan-Georgia rail corridor. Economics, Business and Finance ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:48:03 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6219 The overall damage incurred by Abkhazia as a result of the 1992-1993 Georgian-Abkhaz war has been estimated at more than $11 billion. Economics, Business and Finance Military and Security ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:45:24 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6218 The Baku-Akhalkalaki-Kars railway, the construction of which was ratified by the Georgian parliament on March 28, is expected to be fully operational in May 2010. Economics, Business and Finance ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:36:22 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6217 The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev invited the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to visit Kazakhstan in summer of 2007 to discuss the question of joint extraction of uranium, as well as the enrichment and manufacturing of nuclear fuel. Economics, Business and Finance International Relations ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:22:06 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6216 Cases of children found to be HIV-positive were registered in all districts of the South Kazakhstan region. ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Health, Energy, Science and Technology Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:20:42 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6215 The newspapers belonging to the Kyrgyz political opposition have significantly increased their print numbers. Domestic Policy and Politics ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:01:25 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6214 The Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan has honored the petition of the country’s Ombudsman regarding the cancellation of a 2002 government decree granting duty-free access to Uzbek cattle into Kyrgyz graze lands for the purpose of pasturing. Economics, Business and Finance International Relations ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:55:08 -0400 http://www.washprofile.org/en/node/6213 The Kishinev’s mayor’s office will receive $3.94 million from the state budget to construct a high-pressure gas pipeline on the route of Tokuz-Keyar-Meren. Economics, Business and Finance ESD_24 Eurasia Security Digest Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:58:09 -0400