Caucasus News Update – Baku sees Turkey as tough customer on gas exports (PanARMENIAN.Net)

Baku sees Turkey as tough customer on gas exports (PanARMENIAN.Net)
EurasiaNet: A diplomatic chill between the two longtime allies appears to be hampering efforts to settle pricing differences.

Azerbaijani authorities recognize Turkish journalist persona non grata (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Elhan Polukhov: Those who visit Nagorno Karabakh without obtaining Azerbaijans consent are included in “persona non grata” list regardless professional activity.

Georgia’s Shrunken Hopes (New York Review of Books)
Michael Greenberg A refugee camp in Gori, Georgia, 2009; photograph by Alex Majoli from Georgian Spring , to be published by Magnum Photos and Chris Boot in December More than fifteen months have passed since war broke out between Georgia and Russia. The war lasted five days, the amount of time it took for the Russian army to rout Georgia’s tiny, American-trained defense forces. It was the most …

Centro Studi Est Europa: synthetic overview of 12 & 13 November 2009 (Girodivite)
Synthetic overview about the press releases we received today. We look for collaborators and partners.

Azerbaijan: Democratic Ideas Forbidden (Scoop.co.nz)
An Azeri court sentenced two bloggers to prison on 11 November in a politically motivated decision aimed at censoring young activists critical of the government, report the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and other IFEX members. This conviction …

Baku got into habit to make statements before presidential meetings (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Shavarsh Kocharyan: its obvious that Baku holds talks to screen its ungrounded propaganda.

Kokoity ‘anticipates’ Belarus to recognize South Ossetia (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity said the former Georgian republic “anticipates” its recognition by Belarus, but “does not insist” on an immediate decision.

Armenian side not discussed issues of refugees and seven regions around Karabakh with Azerbaijan (PanARMENIAN.Net)
The Armenian Foreign Minister: At the moment negotiations are held only over the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Araz aim to outdo Kairat in Baku (UEFA News)
Kairat Almaty have reached the semi-finals three times in the last four years, but in Elite round Group D face ambitious Azerbaijani hosts Araz Naxçivan plus Athina ‘90 Athens and surprise package FK Nikars Riga.

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