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Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 07:59
Security was high on the agenda, with China calling for a new Asian security framework dictated by Asian states rather than outsiders (a swipe at the USA) and Putin urging a “security architecture” guaranteeing “a real balance of forces and harmony of interests.”
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 06:20
Murky cases of violence are nothing new in the area: Khorog was the epicenter of a military operation in 2012 that killed dozens, including at least 22 civilians, but was never clearly explained by authorities.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 06:14
The US Embassy says the law could “suppress legitimate news stories, as well as intimidate or punish journalists reporting on matters of public interest."
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 09:21
And strategic concerns have overridden Western qualms about human rights, notes Tolganay Umbetaliyeva, the director of the Kazakhstan-based Central Asian Fund for the Development of Democracy.
Sunday, May 18, 2014 - 09:14
He said that Afghan press reported over the weekend that Turkmenistan border guards have been crossing as far as 50 kilometers inside Afghanistan and have been setting up their own checkpoints.
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 11:29
Foreign Minister Mammadyarov on May 7 pledged that Azerbaijan would show “strong support” for the Council of Europe’s trinity of human rights, rule of law and democracy.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 08:35
While talk of strategic partnerships may be cheap, there's no doubt that China takes its relationship with Turkmenistan seriously.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 06:04
Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon took the opportunity to chide his allies for not coming through with promised military aid to strengthen the border with Afghanistan
Friday, May 9, 2014 - 07:27
Instead, Alasania insisted that the report would be focused on military, rather than political, questions and would be used to plan future development of the armed forces.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 - 06:46
Perhaps to help Tbilisi stay clear-headed on this score, Moscow announced plans to move 80,000 new armored personnel carriers to separatist Abkhazia; like Crimea, another Black-Sea Russian hangout.