Field Reports
AZERBAIJAN-AMERICAN MILITARY CONSULTATIONS TAKE PLACE IN BAKU
By Gulnara Ismailova, a freelance journalist based in Baku, Azerbaijan (4/10/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Though military ties between Washington and Baku began in 1997, Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act stopped the implementation of closer ties. Its waiver earlier this year enabled a significant intensification of military relations, and a first consultation between the U.S.
GEOPOLITICAL APPROACHES: GAS POLICY OF UZBEKISTAN TOWARD KYRGYZSTAN
By Rustam Mukhamedov (4/24/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In a telegram received by the Kyrgyz government on 8 April, Uzbekistan said it would halt deliveries of natural gas to Kyrgyzstan unless it pays its debts for previous supplies, RFE/RL’s Bishkek bureau reported on 11 April. As of the beginning of this month, the state gas company Kyrgyzgas owed $2.9 million to its Uzbek equivalent, Uztransgas, an official in Bishkek told RFE/RL, who added that bilateral negotiations are underway to resolve the issue.
COORDINATOR OF US ASSISTANCE TO THE NIS TO KYRGYZSTAN
By Anna Kirey (4/24/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Bill Taylor, coordinator of U.S. assistance to the newly independent states at the State Department, visited Kyrgyzstan this month.
PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS TOOK PLACE IN AZERBAIJAN
By Gulnara Ismailova, a freelance journalist based in Baku, Azerbaijan (4/24/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
By-elections to the Azerbaijani parliament were held on April 12 for 3 seats in majoritarian districts. 17 candidates contested the three seats. According to the information center of the Central Electoral Committee, (CEC) elections were valid in all three districts, as a turnout of over 25% was registered in all three areas.
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