No stability in Caucasus unless occupation over Azeri territory ended: FM (People’s Daily)
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said Friday that prospects of stability and security in the Caucasus looked dim unless Armenian occupation over part of Azeri soil ended. &$ &$Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu(R) speaks to media with visiting Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov in Ankara, Dec. 25, 2009.(Xinhua/Anatolia News Agency)&$ &$ Speaking at a joint press …
Sergey Lavrov: Saakashvili poses peace threats to Caucasus (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Russia is hopeful that any party involved in restoring Georgian army will be able to hold Georgia back from new adventures, realizing the entire seriousness of the issue.
Medvedev urges ‘particular control’ of situation in North Caucasus (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday a special official should be appointed to coordinate efforts aimed at improving the standards of living in Russia’s North Caucasus and assuring security in the region.
Report on Eastern Europe, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia – issue # 7/2009 (Girodivite)
Yegor Gaidar, one of the leading architects of free market reforms in post-Soviet Russia, has died at the age of 53, his aide said on Wednesday. Gaidar reportedly died of natural causes when a blood clot became dislodged.
Chechnya: West backs militancy in Caucasus (Press TV)
Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has blamed a surge of violence in Russia’s North Caucasus on the West, calling for a military scheme to fend off western influence.
Georgia to Launch Russian-Language Caucasus TV in January (Civil Georgia)
The Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) will launch its third channel, the Russian-language First Caucasian, in January targeting the audience in post-Soviet space with focus on the Caucasus region, chairman of GPB’s board of trustees, Levan Gakheladze, said.
EU official in Georgia: Russia violates peace deal (AP via Yahoo! News)
Russia has failed to fully observe an EU-brokered peace deal that ended last year’s war with Georgia, the EU monitoring mission chief says.
U.S. condemns attack on relatives of late Russian rights activist (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Washington is deeply saddened with the news of lethal attack on family members of late Russian human rights activist Maksharip Aushev
EU Monitors Annoyed with Russia’s Disobedience (Pravda Ru)
Russia has failed to fully observe an EU-brokered peace deal that ended last year’s war with Georgia, the EU monitoring mission chief says. Hansjoerg Haber said Russia has not met an obligation to withdraw its forces to positions held before the August 2008 conflict.
Two Russian soldiers hurt in Chechnya blast (Press TV)
At least two Russian soldiers have been injured in a bomb explosion in the North Caucasus Republic of Chechnya, local police say.
CSTO Secretary General and EU special representative discuss situation in South Caucasus (PanARMENIAN.Net)
Nikolay Bordyuzha briefed Peter Semneby on CSTO assessments of issues discussed, as well as his vision of Caucasus situation stabilization perspectives.
South Ossetia frees detained Georgian teenagers (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Release ordered during visit by Saakashvili critic * South Ossetian leader pardons detained youths By Margarita Antidze TBILISI, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The Russian-backed rebel region of South …
Ingush leader dissatisfied with fight against corruption in republic (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
The leader of Russia’s North Caucus republic of Ingushetia admitted on Thursday to failing to fight corruption, citing “unscrupulousness” on the part of some judges.
Georgian Conflict Exploitation Concerns (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
Some observers suspect the authorities are taking advantage of people caught up in Georgia’s wars.
