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Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
BY SHAHIN ABBASOV US Vice President Dick Cheney, a polarizing political figure at home, is traveling in the Caucasus, aiming to rally local support for the US energy and strategic agenda in the region. Cheney’s first stop September 3 was Azerbaijan, where he announced Washington’s intention to ensure a "free stream" of oil and natural gas from the Caspian Basin to the West. For Azerbaijan, the Cheney...
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Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Rasim Aghayev: Georgia has compromised the very strategic formula of Azerbaijan in the resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict based on international law.
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Second Life Herald (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Intlibber Brautigan, Woodbury helping keep W-Hat afloat? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk rent where Plastic duck got his first ban - and the first mega prim was created Metaverse urban renewal experts and history fans may want to look...
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Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
"Turkish President’s Visit to Armenia Unlikely to Entail Soon Opening of Borders: Experts 05.09.08 11:11 Azerbaijan, Baku, 4 September / Trend News corr. E.Tariverdiyeva, V.Zhavoronkova, R.Hafizoglu/ Experts believe visit of Turkish President Abdullah Gul to Armenia is unlikely to entail soon opening of borders between the two countries." More: Trend News : Turkish President’s Visit to Armenia Unlikely...
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Rock The Truth (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Three little letters: O-I-L!!!! "Underscoring the point, Cheney's first meetings here in Baku were with representatives of two international oil companies : William Schrader of BP Azerbaijan and Robert Satmalchi of Chevron, according to a spokeswoman, Megan M. Mitchell." "US plans $1b aid package for Georgia; Cheney arrives in region to signal support" by Steven Lee Myers, New York Times News Service...
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Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Three people were killed and 13 wounded in the bombing of Baku'??s Abu Bakr mosque during evening prayer on August 17. Witnesses claimed that a young man threw a grenade into the mosque where up to 200 people were praying. The assailant was able to run away despite attempts to capture him. The Ministers of National Security and Internal Affairs immediately visited the scene of attack, while the investigation...
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Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Elmar Mammadyarov: this is Turkish President's decision and Azerbaijan has no right to interfere.
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Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
"Turkey to ask Azerbaijan to double natural gas deliveries Posted by meb at September 4th, 2008 Turkey is planning to increase natural gas deliveries from Azerbaijan for winter and Turkey’s energy minister will visit Baku for this aim, Azerbaijani ABC.az reported citing state-run Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS) on Thursday." More: Turkey to ask Azerbaijan to double natural gas deliveries » Turkey...
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Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
"Azerbaijani MPs Protest against Turkish President’s Visit to Armenia 04.09.08 15:45 Azerbaijan, Baku, 4 September / Trend News corr. I.Alizade / The Azerbaijani MPs protest against the Turkish President Abdullah Gul’s Armenia visit. “ Turkey establishes relations with Armenia not for its own will, but for the will of the European Union (EU), the United States and other foreign countries,” MP Sabir...
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Blogian (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
According to the official White House website, America’s Vice President Dick Cheney has underlined Azerbaijan’s “territorial integrity” while discussing the Armenian-Azeri conflict during a meeting with Azerbaijan’s authoritarian president Ilham Aliyev in Baku: [...] America strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. We are committed to achieving a negotiated solution...
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Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
While waiting for transportation to the tournament site, Topalov told me (without reading my comments on this blog yet) that he felt strange that he and Radjabov were forced to play on in a drawn endgame based on the Sofia rules but not Anand and Ivanchuk. The arbiters are Faik Gasanov from Baku (who by the way was also the arbiter at my 1996 World Championship match against Xie Jun in Jaen) and Josu...
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News From Underground (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Yahoo! Alerts Yahoo! News - My Alerts - Edit Alert Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 11:19 PM PDT BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP): US Embassy says Vice Presiden Cheney in Azerbaijan as part of tour of ex-Soviet republics. . Breaking News Alerts may be sent before a story is available on Yahoo! News. A story should be published shortly. Search for related news on Yahoo! News Search.
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Moscow Times (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday that the United States would work with countries in the Caucasus to develop additional routes for energy exports to promote energy security, which is becoming an ""increasingly urgent"" issue.
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A Fistful of Euros (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Russia-Georgia is likely to be one of the main foreign policy issues “debated” at the Republican National Convention in Minnesota. Dick Cheney is in Baku this evening and here is a statement from George Bush announcing a package of aid measures. It includes the assertion – The people of Georgia withstood the assault from the Russian [...]
