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Georgia Accuses Russian Army Of Selling Missiles To Separatist Abkhazia
Tbilisi, Georgia (AFP) Feb 13, 2006
Georgia on Monday accused the Russian army of selling several surface-to-air missiles to the separatist region of Abkhazia, a charge dismissed by Moscow.

Policy Watch: Revolution In Central Asia
Washington (UPI) Jan 14, 2006
Will either democratic or Islamic fundamentalist revolution spread throughout Central Asia? This question can be addressed by examining what is going on in Central Asia in light of different theories of revolution.

UN Calls On Central Asia To Cooperate With Each Other And Make Money
United Nations (UPI) Dec 08, 2005
The U.N. Development Program says Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan could double their incomes over the next 10 years. That is a pretty ambitious projection by the UNDP in a report released in Tokyo Wednesday on the Central Asia states. The question is how?

Exit Polls Suggests Landslide For Kazakh Leader, Opposition Cries Foul
Astana (AFP) Dec 05, 2005
Oil-rich Kazakhstan's leader Nursultan Nazarbayev won a landslide victory in Sunday's presidential election, exit polls showed, as the opposition in the Central Asian state complained of "multiple violations."

West Blasts Fraud In Kazakhstan Presidents Landslide Win
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 05, 2005
Western observers blasted oil-rich Kazakhstan's "flawed" presidential poll Monday after veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev won landslide re-election and the opposition called for the result to be annulled.

Kazakhstan Predicts Major Developments For Its Space Program
Astana, Kazakhstan (SPX) Dec 04, 2005
Kazakhstan's Prime Minister, Danial Akhmetov, during a visit to the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation at Korolev near Moscow last week, announced that the Republic will further its plans within its Space Industry Development Programme 2005-2007.

Kazakh PM To Visit Rocket And Space Corporation Energia
Moscow (SPX) Nov 28, 2005
Kazakh Prime Minister Danial Akhmetov will visit Russia's rocket and space corporation, Energia, an Energia spokeswoman Yelena Radchuk told Itar-Tass on Saturday.

Kyrgyzstan Pushes US To Pay More For Airbase
Moscow (AFP) Nov 28, 2005
Kyrgyzstan increased pressure on the United States Monday to pay more for use of an airbase in the Central Asian state, as the country's president said he wanted to discuss the environmental impact of the US military presence there, Interfax reported.

Ukraine, Kazakhstan Sign Documents On Closer Space Cooperation
Kiev, Russia (XNA) Nov 22, 2005
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev signed here on Friday a joint statement on the promotion of bilateral cooperationin economy, science and military.

Eye On Eurasia: Chaos Spreads In Caucasus
Tallinn, Estonia (UPI) Nov 01, 2005
The Russian interior ministry reports that the number of terrorist incidents in Chechnya has been gradually declining over the last two years while the number of such actions elsewhere in the northern Caucasus has risen dramatically over the same period.

Analysis: Kazakhstan, U.S. New Best Friend
Washington (UPI) Oct 25, 2005
It's official: Kazakhstan is the new darling of the West. Representatives from the United States and its latest Central Asian paramour gathered in Washington Tuesday, on Kazakh National Day, for a round of backslapping over their blossoming 'strategic partnership.'

Kazakh Oil May Be Bigger Than Kuwait
Washington (UPI) Oct 03, 2005
Kazakhstan's president says his country in a few years will be a bigger oil exporter than Kuwait and a major asset to U.S. global interests.

First Kazakh Satellite To Be Launched At The End Of Year
Moscow (SPX) Sep 01, 2005
The first Kazakh communications satellite, KazSat, will be delivered to the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan at the end of November, with a scheduled launch date of December 25, 2005, the program's chief engineer said Wednesday, reports RIA Novosti.

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