Field Reports
CIS LEADERS MEET AT A SUMMIT IN KAZAKHSTAN
By Marat Yermukanov, Kazakhstan (3/13/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Shymbulak, a placid mountain resort near the former Kazakh capital Almaty played host to an informal summit meeting of the presidents of 11 CIS countries on March 1. High-level meetings of the onetime friends are nothing new. This time, however, the summit initiated by Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev was joined by the leaders of Georgia and Armenia, potential hotbeds of armed conflicts in Caucasia.
KYRGYZ-UZBEK BORDER KEEPS CREATING PROBLEMS
By Kunduz Tashtanalieva (3/13/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Among the border problems that gained significance with the collapse of the USSR, the situation on the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border stands out by remaining tense until today. There are between 70 and 100 disputed areas that still have not been delimitated. The main problem is that these territories are under strict control of the Uzbek side and that most of the Uzbek border guards seem not to fully understand how the border posts should be run.
TAJIKISTAN ON THE WAY TO THE W.T.O.
By Konstantin Parshin (3/13/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Republic of Tajikistan has the lowest GDP per capita among the CIS countries. According to the latest UN Human Development Report, average salaries are less than $10 a month in nominal terms. More than 80 percent of the population can be classified as poor and 20 percent as extremely poor.
KYRGYZSTAN IS THREATENED BY TUBERCULOSIS.
By Gulzina Karim kyzy (3/13/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In the last few years, Kyrgyzstan has faced a dramatic tuberculosis epidemic. In spite of measures taken by the Kyrgyz government, the number of people infected with tuberculosis is increasing day by day. The government adopted a National Tuberculosis Program in 1995, Tuberculosis II in 2001, and a Law on Tuberculosis in 1998.
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