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Caucasus Agenda, 15 February 2005 |
15 February 2005GUL ASSURES AZERBAIJAN ON ARMENIA POLICY
Turkey gave assurances to Caucasus ally Azerbaijan that its border gate with Armenia would remain closed unless Armenia ends occupation of the Azeri territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has displaced hundreds of thousands of Azeris.
“The border gate is closed at the moment. The continuing occupation and the fact that almost a million Azeris are currently displaced constitute a big obstacle for any change in Turkish policy,” Foreign Minister Abdullah G+-l told a joint news conference after talks with visiting Azeri counterpart Elmar Mammedyarov….. (Turkish Daily News)
US TO PROVIDE EQUAL AID TO AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA
The United States, in its 2006 draft state budget, allocated $5,000,000 and $750,000 in assistance under the "foreign military funding" and "international military education and training" provisions respectively to Azerbaijan and Armenia each…. (AzerNews)
"GASPROM" FEARS TO LOSE ARMENIA
The management of the Russian gas monopolist finds it necessary to be involved in the construction of Iran – Armenia gas pipeline not to lose control of the situation.
Negotiations between “Gasprom” and Turkmenian government can have a negative impact on the price policy of the Russian gas monopolist. Official Ashgabat has refused to sell gas to "Gasprom" for the same price as before and the new prices offered by Turkmenistan were not convenient for Russians. The failure of this deal will decrease the income of "Gasprom" in 2005. It is believed that the State will not allow "Gasprom" to solve its problems at the cost of local consumers. Analysts suppose that the problem will be solved by means of increasing export prices. It should be reminded that the head of "Armrosgasprom" company recently confirmed that if "Gasprom" again reviews its price policy, the rise in prices will be inevitable in Armenia….. (PanArmenian)
SAAKASHVILI: GEORGIA NOW A "MODEL" COUNTRY
Declaring Georgia "a proper state," President Mikheil Saakashvili delivered his annual state of the nation speech to parliament on February 10. The upbeat speech was the Georgian leader’s first detailed public statement on government policy since the death of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, a leading architect of the country’s reform program.
Saakashvili asserted that the 2003 Rose Revolution that brought his administration to power had begun to accomplish its goals. "Georgia was a failed state, disintegrated, demoralized and humiliated. It was a country that had lost all attributes of statehood," Saakashvili said in condemning the administration of his predecessor, Eduard Shevardnadze. In contrast, Saakashvili continued, Georgia in 2005 "is a model country where every program is working in a model way." …. (EuroAsia.Org)
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15 February 2005
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