Field Reports
INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN KAZAKHSTAN GIVE CAUSE FOR CONCERN
By Marat Yermukanov, Kazakhstan (4/24/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Some years ago “cholera” was used merely as a swearword in Kazakhstan. Hardly anyone at the time gave much thought to the real meaning of the word at the time. The true epidemic proportions of cholera became known to local people only last year when to the awe of the self-assured medical officials, 29 residents of the Mangystau region contracted the disease within a few days.
NGO FAIR HELD IN OSH AS GERMAN DELEGATION VISITS KYRGYZSTAN
By Konstantin Sudakov (8/14/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The first two-day National Information Fair of NGOs on the "Role of NGOs in socio-economic development of Kyrgyzstan and implementation of Complex Development Program as well as National Strategy on Poverty Reduction" finished its work in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan, on July 19th. The Association of NGOs and NCOs, the executive administration of the Osh region, and the Coalition of NGOs "For Democracy and Civil Society" were the organizers of this fair.
The fair was originally going to be held in June, but it was postponed until July 18-19 because of the riots and its consequences in the south of Kyrgyzstan.
PRESIDENTS OF AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA TO MEET ON AUGUST 14
By Gulnara Ismailova (8/14/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Another meeting between the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Heydar Aliyev and Robert Kocharyan, is scheduled to take place on August 14 on the Azerbaijan-Armenia border near Sadarak in Nakhchivan, as reported by the press service of the Azerbaijani president's office. However, there are no details about negotiations.
On 10 August, before his departure to Nakhchivan, Aliyev said that "Foreign mediators initiated this meeting.
IS ISLAM IN KYRGYZSTAN DANGEROUS FOR GOVERNMENT?
By Rustam Mukhamedov (8/14/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
While the war against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is continuing, governments in Central Asia are strongly concerned by the role of Islam in society, especially radical movements that act under the Islamic flag, such as Wahhabi movements and Hizb-ut-Tahrir. The Uzbek government keeps all religious affairs under control, while the political atmosphere is much freer in Kyrgyzstan, although Kyrgyz authorities recently banned Hizb-ut-Tahrir. The question that is still open for discussion is whether Islam has a big influence on the people of Kyrgyzstan?
Kyrgyzstan is a multinational state, and this diversity influences the religious affiliation of its citizens.
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