By Dmitry Shlapentokh Russia's relations with the Asian people, as projected in recent movies, provides important insight not just about Russian domestic but also foreign policy, including Moscow's view of the current conflicts in the Middle East. Since the end of Vladimir Putin's first term as president, the Russian movie industry has produced several historical movies on ...
Nazarbaev retreats on pension reforms
By Saule Mukhametrakhimova Faced with mounting public opposition to a pension reform plan, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has sent the bill back to parliament and sacked the minister responsible for it. The bill envisages that the retirement age for women will be raised from 58 to 63, the same as for men. The change is to be phased in over 10 years, starting in 2014. In a televised ...
Branson keen to spread Virgin appeal to Kazakhstan
Kazakhtelecom (KT) and the UK-based Virgin Group have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding network collaboration in Kazakhstan. Virgin, led by British tycoon Richard Branson, hopes to exploit the well-known trademark in Kazakhstan, with broadband and Long Term Evolution (LTE) technologies both cited as possible areas of interest. At this juncture it is ...
Date of Turkish President?s visit to Azerbaijan fixed
The date of Turkish President Abdullah Gul's visit to Azerbaijan has been fixed. Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan told APA that the President will arrive in our country on August 15. The aim of the visit is to attend the summit of Turkic-speaking countries in Azerbaijan. Turkish President will hold several official meetings within his two-day visit. Abdullah Gul will be accompanied by ...
Russia and Kyrgyzstan sign agreement on cooperation in telecommunication
BISHKEK, July 18 (Itar-Tass) - Kyrgyzstan?s Ministry of Transport and Communication and Russia?s Ministry of Communications and Mass Media have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of information technologies, postal telecommunication and electric telecommunication, the ministry?s spokesman, Kylych Dosumbetov, told Itar-Tass on Thursday. The document was signed ...
Mongolia?s war against corruption
Recently,Transparency International?s Global Corruption Barometer surveyed that 86% of the residents think that government officials are corrupt ranking Mongolia into second place after Liberia. It is a disappointing result for the young democracy as it is warring against corruption for some time even creating an independent agency dedicated fighting corruption in the country.President ...
US-Azerbaijan strategic ties ensure stability in S. Caucasus ? Congressman
The Azerbaijani delegation met with Congressman from Texas Sheila Jackson Lee on 16 July as part of a visit to the United States. According to the Azerbaijani embassy in the United States, at the meeting the sides exchanged views on development of US-Azerbaijan relations, in particular, cooperation in the field of energy and fight against terrorism. Mrs. Sheila Jackson Lee noted that the ...
U.S. Congressman notes good level of relations between U.S. and Azerbaijan
On 17 July, Deputy Chairman of the Milli Majlis Committee on International and Interparliamentary Relations Sevinj Fataliyeva met with Congressman from Connecticut Christopher Murphy. According to the Azerbaijani Embassy in the United States, during the meeting the sides discussed issues of mutual interest. Murphy noted a good level of relations between the U.S. and Azerbaijan. The ...
Azerbaijan is superior to Armenia in all respects ? political scientist
Unconstructive policy of the occupant country complicates the peaceful settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This was stated by chairman of the Centre for Political Innovation and Technology, political scientist Mubariz Ahmadoglu on 17 July at a press conference on the "Hour of Karabakh". Referring to the recent processes related to the settlement of ...
Prime Minister of Azerbaijan meets Turkish FM
Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade met Foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu on 17 July. According to AzerTag, on welcoming the guests, Prime Minister Artur Rasizade noted the high level of the Azerbaijani-Turkish ties in all spheres. Artur Rasizade noted that this visit will promote the development of relations between the fraternal states. Expressing his satisfaction with the next ...
Galloping through prairie in Inner Mongolia
Horses graze as they prepare for the horse racing festival in West Ujimqin Banner, in Xilin Gol League, North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, July 13, 2013. [Chen Hao / ...
Gazprom plans Ukraine bypass
By Vladimir Socor On April 3, in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller announced a colossal series of gas projects. These involve an expansion of existing big projects or a reactivation of earlier, unimplemented proposals. Ukraine's start of gas imports from Europe, reducing dependence on Gazprom, triggered this Putin-Miller move. In a set-piece dialogue, they ...
Asia to gain on Feds flexible timeline
Asian stocks are likely to follow Wall Street higher on Thursday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said a timeline for winding down the U.S. central bank's stimulus program was not finalized. Japanese stock futures suggest ...
Skis replace bullets in Iraqi Kurdistan
By Karlos Zurutuza PENJWIN, Iraqi Kurdistan - When 37-year-old Igor Urizar first happened upon the isolated mountain village of Penjwin, 300 kilometers northeast of Baghdad, he had a vision of this border-town - nestled in the pristine, snow-capped mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan - transformed into a haven for skiers. Today, after four years of hard work, Urizar is the proud founder of the ...
Russia Tajikistan in lopsided alliance
By Shavkat Kasymov Despite the optimism with which Tajik government officials hailed their country's accession to the World Trade Organization in January, there is a need for a more realistic assessment of the potential economic prospects in regards to membership of the world trading community. Tajikistan is a remittance-dependent country with strong political affinity to Russia, ...
A Turkish company delivered two mobile hospitals to Azerbaijans Ministry of Defense?
A Turkish company delivered two mobile hospitals to Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense ANKARA - A Turkish manufacturer delivered two mobile hospital units to Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense. Hospitals are to serve during disasters and other emergency situations with intense care, trauma and surgery units. Speaking to the Anadolu Agency, an official from the manufacturer company said ...
Azerbaijan to boost role in EU energy security
ATHENS - Azerbaijan will increasingly play an important role in European energy security because of the rising gas quantities it will provide over the years, the executive director of an energy institute told New Europe on 17 July. "But it will start with small quantities, which we hope based on information we have so far on resources in Azerbaijan and the Caspian area of Azerbaijan, will ...
Azerbaijans Israel diplomacy tests Iran
By Shahin Abbasov BAKU - Azerbaijan in late April crossed a self-imposed "red line" in its relations with southern neighbor Iran by dispatching Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov to Israel, Tehran's arch-foe. Reasons for the timing of the move are not clear, but, so far, Tehran appears to be biding its time with a response. While Israel and Azerbaijan - like Iran, a majority ...
Caucasus jihadis feel Boston shocks
By Dmitry Shlapentokh The Boston bombing is still in the process of investigation and could have a variety of repercussions in both the short and the long run. Many of these repercussions cannot be predicted, but some can be seen. One is connected with the North Caucasus jihadis' involvement in the Syrian conflict, and their relationship with the US. While several months ago the North ...
Turkey holds military exercise with Azerbaijan
The opening ceremony of the Azerbaijan-Turkey joint military exercises was held at Garaheybat Training Centre of Azerbaijan?s Defense Ministry on July 16. Azerbaijan has already formed what officials acknowledged were strategic ties with Israel, which sold Baku nearly $2 billion worth of unmanned aerial vehicles and other military platforms. The Turkish military said the exercise in ...
Putins policies hurting Gazprom
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW - Russia's biggest company turned 20 this year. But at Gazprom, there appears to be little cause for celebration. The state-controlled natural gas monopoly, which was established as a publicly traded corporation in 1993, recently announced that its net profits fell by 11% last year and its valuation dipped below US$100 billion for the first time since 2009. ...
President receives newly appointed Swiss ambassador to Azerbaijan
On 17 July, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Confederation to Azerbaijan Pascale Aebischer. The ambassador passed along the guard of honour and presented his credentials to the head of state, 1news.az reports citing the official website of the President of Azerbaijan. Then there was a conversation ...
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