The Times: Putin’s Promise
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posted by FerrasB on April, 2005 as Imperialism
13.04.2005 Putin’s promise The world must hold the Russian leader to his pledge to quit in 2008 Even in 2000, there was a hint of menace in Vladimir Putin’s promise to establish a «dictatorship of the law» in Russia. It was hard to conceive of any acceptable sort of dictatorship in the heartland of the former Soviet Union,especially if it was to be run by an unknown former Soviet spy. But so flagrant had been the general contempt for all laws under Boris Yeltsin, his predecessor, that Mr Putin was given the benefit of the doubt. He was elected President and went on to enjoy one of the longest political honeymoons in recent memory. Five years on, the honeymoon is over and Mr Putin is preoccupied with how his time in power might end. Yesterday he assured an audience in Hannover that he would honour the Russian Constitution and step down in 2008, whether ... >> full
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RFE/RL: Tbilisi Lobbies EU For Border Monitors, Harder Stance On Russia
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13.04.2005 Tbilisi Lobbies EU For Border Monitors, Harder Stance On Russia Georgian parliament speaker Nino Burdjanadze is visiting Brussels to meet with the EU External Affairs Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and the bloc’s foreign-policy chief, Javier Solana. Burdjanadze is lobbying for an EU-led border observation mission to replace an OSCE mission that has been vetoed by Russia. In an interview with RFE/RL, Burdjanadze said that Tbilisi also wants the EU to put pressure on Russia to withdraw its bases from Georgia and to play a constructive role in resolving the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Georgia is asking for greater EU support in its fraught relations with Russia. This time, the message is being carried by Georgian parliament speaker Nino Burdjanadze, who arrived in Brussels yesterday. She is one of the most senior politicians in the country, having briefly assumed presidential powers during the ousting of Eduard Shevardnadze in late 2003. Burdjanadze told RFE/RL in ... >> full
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Itar-Tass: Lithuania May Take Part In Int’l Monitoring Of Georgia-RF Border
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Lithuania may take part in int’l monitoring of Georgia-RF border 09.04.2005, 20.49 TBILISI, April 9 (Itar-Tass) -- Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili said Lithuania was ready to participate in the international monitoring of the Georgian-Russia border if such a decision were adopted. “Next week a group of Lithuanian experts will arrive in Georgia to study the situation and the possibility for Lithuania’s participation in the monitoring of the Georgian-Russian border”, the minister said, referring to the Chechen, Ingush and Dagestan sections of the border. She told journalists on Saturday, “The form of international monitoring on the Georgian-Russian border – whether it will be under the auspices of the European Union or by individual EU countries – has not been determined yet.” Zurabishviil met with her Lithuanian counterpart Antanas Valionis to discuss “cooperation between Georgia and Lithuanian on questions of Georgia’s integration into the EU and NATO”. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ... >> full
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RFE/RL: Pope John Paul Reached Out To Muslims In Former Soviet World
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World: Pope John Paul Reached Out To Muslims In Former Soviet World By Gulnoza Saidazimova Vatican -- Pope speaking Pope John Paul II (file photo) John Paul II was the first pope to kiss the Koran and the first ever to enter a mosque. He was also the only pope to have met Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat and Jordan's King Abdullah, despite criticism from Israel and Jewish groups. John Paul encouraged dialogue between faiths, in particular with visits to Muslim-dominated Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. His successor has a tough act to follow, especially as much of John Paul’s popularity in the former Soviet Union came from his anti-communist stance. Prague, 5 April 2005 (RFE/RL) -- With trips to Kazakhstan in September 2001 and Azerbaijan in May 2002, Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit Muslim-dominated former Soviet republics. Pope John Paul cited Kazakh poet and scholar Abay Qunanbay during his visit to Kazakhstan. Quoting ... >> full
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Itar-Tass: Lithuania May Take Part In Int’l Monitoring Of Georgia-RF Border
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
Lithuania may take part in int’l monitoring of Georgia-RF border 09.04.2005, 20.49 TBILISI, April 9 (Itar-Tass) -- Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili said Lithuania was ready to participate in the international monitoring of the Georgian-Russia border if such a decision were adopted. “Next week a group of Lithuanian experts will arrive in Georgia to study the situation and the possibility for Lithuania’s participation in the monitoring of the Georgian-Russian border”, the minister said, referring to the Chechen, Ingush and Dagestan sections of the border. She told journalists on Saturday, “The form of international monitoring on the Georgian-Russian border – whether it will be under the auspices of the European Union or by individual EU countries – has not been determined yet.” Zurabishviil met with her Lithuanian counterpart Antanas Valionis to discuss “cooperation between Georgia and Lithuanian on questions of Georgia’s integration into the EU and NATO”. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ... >> full
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