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ARMENIA: Detained Opposition Leader Appeals to European Court

Alexander Arzoumanian, the former foreign affairs minister of Armenia and the co-founder of the “Qaxaqatsiakan Anhnazandutjuan” (Citizens’ Resistance) political movement, who was arrested on May 8 and later received a two-month long preliminary incarceration (until the results of the final investigation become available and the ultimate punishment is determined), appealed to the European Court of Human Rights on May 31. -- 06/01/2007 >>>

Armenia to Create Peacekeeping Force

On the basis of existing peacekeeping missions, Armenia is set to integrate a permanent peacekeeping force into the system of the armed services of the country. -- 06/01/2007 >>>

Russia Ready to Fully Fund New Nuclear Plant Construction in Armenia

Russia has expressed its readiness to entirely fund construction of a new nuclear power plant in Armenia. -- 06/01/2007 >>>

Azerbaijan and Georgia Conduct Joint Power System Repairs

The work that will become a part of the possible synchronization of electric power systems of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey will be carried out only between Azerbaijan and Georgia during the first stage of the project. -- 06/01/2007 >>>

AZERBAIJAN: Opposition Party Complaints of Unlawful Interruption of Session

The opposition Umid party of Azerbaijan, as announced by its chairman Igbal Agazade, sent a note of protest to international organizations and missions, as well as to the Ministry of Interior of the country, complaining “against the unlawful activities” of district interior forces against their party. -- 06/01/2007 >>>

Belarus to Face Education Gap in 2011

The Minister of Education of Belarus Alexander Redkov announced at a Council of Ministers session dedicated to the discussion of the 2007-2016 general public education program, that by 2011 Belarus will have the lowest rates of primary school enrollment since the country’s independence. -- 06/01/2007 >>>

Tehran Seeks To Build Hydro Stations in Belarus

Minsk and Tehran are discussing the possibility of cooperating around the construction of hydro power stations on the territory of Belarus, announced the First Deputy General Director of Belenergo Alexander Sivak. -- 06/01/2007 >>>

Belarus Hopes to Attract Vietnamese Investment for Exploration of Iranian Oil

BelorusNeft is seeking to attract the financial resources of the Vietnamese state oil company Petrovietnam for exploration of the Iranian Jofeir oil field. -- 06/01/2007 >>>

Poll: Georgians Favor Azerbaijan, Ukraine; Dislike Russia

According to a poll conducted by the Georgian Consulting Group, Azerbaijan and Ukraine top the list of the countries perceived by the Georgians as friendly, with 12 percent of the respondents casting their votes for them. -- 06/01/2007 >>>

GEORGIA: Former Lawmaker Found Strangled

Zviad Tsetskhladze, a businessman and former lawmaker, was found dead in his office in downtown Tbilisi on May 28. Friends and relatives said Tsetskhladze, 61, had been found tied to a chair and had shown signs of strangling. -- 06/01/2007 >>>
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