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RUSSIA: Putin says CIS must strengthen or die
President Vladimir Putin relieved Vyacheslav Trubnikov as first deputy foreign minister with...
RussiaTURKMENISTAN: Ashgabat rejects IFI warning
A government official yesterday described as an "ultimatum" last week's warning from the European...
TurkmenistanTURKMENISTAN: Russian radio broadcasts stopped
The Russian embassy yesterday sent a note to Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry requesting an...
TurkmenistanCENTRAL ASIA: US military presence set to endure
At its Istanbul summit on June 28-29, NATO is likely to pledge stronger cooperation with...
Central AsiaTURKMENISTAN: Personality cult may be relaxed
Many of the ubiquitous portraits of President Sapamurat Niyazov were removed from public...
TurkmenistanCENTRAL ASIA/AFGHANISTAN/SOUTH ASIA: Trade ties
A three-day conference in Bishkek on regional economic integration ends today. Afghanistan is...
Central AsiaGEORGIA: Adjaran leader defies Tbilisi ultimatum
Adjaran leader Aslan Abashidze promised today to meet disorder with the utmost severity, as a...
GeorgiaCIS: Media watchdog says it's grim for journalists
Today's annual report of Paris-based media watchdog Reporters sans frontieres (RSF) says that 85...
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