Itar-Tass: Lithuania May Take Part In Int’l Monitoring Of Georgia-RF Border
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posted by FerrasB on April, 2005 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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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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RFE/RL: Pope John Paul Reached Out To Muslims In Former Soviet World
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
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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RFE/RL: Kremlin Chief Of Staff Warns Of Potential Disintegration
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posted by FerrasB on as Imperialism
Russia: Kremlin Chief Of Staff Warns Of Potential Disintegration By Jeremy Bransten Russia -- map The Kremlin's chief of staff, Dmitry Medvedev, is warning that Russia risks disintegration as a state unless the country's elites rally around the government. Medvedev's dramatic comments, which he made in an interview to a Russian magazine, are eliciting much speculation about why the Kremlim is feeling so anxious. Prague, 5 April 2005 (RFE/RL) -- Russia's presidential chief of staff is the ultimate "eminence grise," as the French would say -- the man behind the scenes who sits at the center of power but is rarely seen or heard by ordinary people. That is why Dmitry Medvedev's extensive interview, published today in the Russian magazine "Ekspert," is drawing such attention. It is the first time since his appointment in 2003 that Medvedev has aired his views so publicly. In Medvedev's words: "If we do not manage to consolidate the elites, Russia ... >> full
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