Peace processes in South Caucasus need international support
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
RA Deputy Foreign Minister visited London and Dublin on November 2-4.
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Russian Patriarch visits Baku to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Caucasus Muslim Board head
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Moscow, November 6, - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia visits Baku to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Caucasus Muslim Board head Allahshukur Pasha-zade.2009/11/7
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Trout by Courbet
The Art Club Caucasus (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Art Club Caucasus works by various artists
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Polish ape men?
The Sagely Wisdom of a British Eccentric (Free subscription) | yesterday
According to news reports a bigfoot like creature has been spotted in Poland. There have been reports of Almas in the Caucasus region so it could possibly be one which has wandered west, or maybe just someone having a laugh in an ape suit. But could there be an unidentifed ape like primate in Eastern Europe? Well, why not? Gorillas & Okapi were both considered cryptids for many years (in fact,...
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Georgian State Television to begin new Russian language channel
Page F30 (Free subscription) | yesterday
That's according to this article in Turkish. Here's what it says: Georgian State Television has announced that it is preparing to begin a Russian television channel in order to reach viewers in the Caucasus. According to news from the journal Rezonansi, State Television General Manager Gia Chanturia said that work on the new channel was in progress but that they had not yet decided on the format
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Turkish FM: We want to have good relations with all Armenians
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | yesterday
"I know that my grandfathers, too, have suffered. I know the pains of those who were forced to leave their their homes in the Caucasus or the Balkans," Davutoglu said.
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Want to Cut Emissions in the U.S.? Change the Discussion
Conservation Value Notes (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
How do we motivate the American public to action on climate change and our transition to a clean energy economy? Appeal to patriotism, says this piece in the C.S. Monitor : The way to get Americans to take action? Appeal to their patriotism. Historically in times of war, the US government has successfully gotten citizens to join the armed forces, to buy war bonds, and to accept rationing by appealing...
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Chechnya: Again the Epicenter of Insurgent Violence in the North Caucasus?
Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
In recent months, federal operations in Ingushetia and Chechnya, as well as punitive security measures in Dagestan have gained momentum. Official announcements indicate that these operations have hampered the ability of the insurgents in the North Caucasus to sustain large-scale attacks in the “year of the offensive” announced by rebel leader Dokka Umarov in May. Nonetheless, while local...
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NATO supports NKR conflict settlement within MG OSCE frameworks
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met Special Representative of NATO Secretary General in the South Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons.
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NATO supports normalization of Armenia-Turkey ties without preconditions
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
RA President Serzh Sargsyan met Special Representative of NATO Secretary General in the South Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons.
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Experts South Caucasus discuss in Bucharest Black Sea peace platform initiative
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The platform is a regional initiative of the Black Sea region and aims at preventing violence and peacemaking.
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Armenia ready to develop cooperation with NATO
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
NA Speaker Hovik Abrhamyan received Robert Simmonms, NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the South Caucasus.
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Ending European Involvement in Afghanistan
angels in marble (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Nord Stream has been signed off by Sweden, Finland and Denmark. So energy supplies to Germany and northern Europe generally should be assured by 2011. Bypassing Ukraine was important as it has been manipulated to pressure the EU and Russia. Poland may feel concerned but its manufacturing capacity importance to central European and Russian manufacturing and market plans outweighs any notion of it being...
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Oil and gas company employee shot dead in Russia's Ingushetia
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
An oil and gas company employee was shot dead in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, local police said on Friday.
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Russian Patriarch Kirill to visit Azerbaijan on Friday
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church will make a one-day visit to Azerbaijan on Friday, a spokesman for the chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board said Friday.