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CE REPORT SAYS AZERI FREEDOM OF SPEECH RECORD "REMAINS ALARMING"

December 24, 2002 - 22:23 AMT  02:23 GMT
The PACE resolution passed on the basis of the report suggests the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers to demand respect and fulfillment of the commitments to the Council of Europe from the leadership of these countries.

NAGORNO KARABAKH DID NOT CONFIRM POSSIBILITY OF HOLDING ANTI-TERROR JOINT EXERCISES WITH UNRECOGNIZED REPUBLICS

December 24, 2002 - 22:05 AMT  02:23 GMT
The Nagorno Karabakh authorities do not have intentions to hold anti-terror joint exercises with Abkhazia, North Ossetia and Pridnestrovie.

RUSSIAN STATE DUMA CHAIRMAN FOR APPROACH TO CIS PARTNERS

December 24, 2002 - 22:03 AMT  02:23 GMT
We have not completely developed our policy of relations with our neighbors, CIS close partners, and this is one of the tasks we have, Gennady Seleznyov stated.

KALININGRAD FRONTIER GUARDS PREVENTED ILLEGAL ENTRY OF ARMENIANS TO POLAND

December 24, 2002 - 19:19 AMT  02:23 GMT
Last night 26 Armenian citizens - 8 men, 11 women and 7 children - tried to illegally cross the Russian-Polish frontier.

UKRAINE TO HOST NEXT CIS SUMMIT

December 24, 2002 - 18:37 AMT  02:23 GMT
Ukraine has come out as organizer of the summit of CIS leaders in the city of Ivano-Frankovsk January 2003.

FUND FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CULTURAL PROGRAMS IN KARABAKH OPENED IN NEW YORK

December 24, 2002 - 18:36 AMT  02:23 GMT
The presentation of "NK ARTS" Armenian organization was held in New York.

EXPERTS OF TCS PARTICIPANT COUNTRIES DISCUSSED SECURITY ISSUES AND RELATIONS WITH NATO

December 24, 2002 - 18:36 AMT  02:23 GMT
The meeting of experts on analysis and assessment of the situation within the scope of the Treaty on Collective Security (TCS) with representatives of defense and foreign ministries of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan was held in Almati city of Kazakhstan December 20.

GEORGIAN PRESIDENT MADE STATEMENT ON "CERTAIN FORCES ATTEMPTING TO DESTABILIZE SITUATION" IN THE COUNTRY

December 24, 2002 - 18:35 AMT  02:23 GMT
In Shevardnadze's words, "if radical steps are not taken for recovery of the situation favoring crimes, many countries may refuse partnership with Georgia."

“TERRORIST NUMBER TWO” FINANCED FROM AZERBAIJAN

December 23, 2002 - 04:00 AMT  02:23 GMT
A branch of an organization, which is a part of the “Al Qaida” international terrorist network, operates in Baku up to now. The matter concerns the so called “Benevolence International Foundation”. Interesting details about the activity of this organization in Azerbaijan were revealed recently.
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