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RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Iran proposes creation of joint gas company
rbcnews.com - 13 Dec 2007 11:24:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 91%
Russia, Iran agree nuclear power station timetable
Reuters - 13 Dec 2007 11:16:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Foreign Securities on the Docket // Law drafted allowing them onto the Russian market
Kommersant - 13 Dec 2007 11:10:44 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia-Iran trade doubles to $2.2 bln in 9M07 - official
RIA Novosti - 13 Dec 2007 09:51:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kasparov says he was forced to end bid for Russian presidency
International Herald Tribune - 13 Dec 2007 07:56:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russian ban on British Council strains relations
The Independent - 13 Dec 2007 01:03:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
U.S. says Russian arms move is "wrong decision"
Reuters - 12 Dec 2007 21:56:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
On Medvedev and Russia
Russia Profile.org - 12 Dec 2007 20:00:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
MOL, Gazprom to mull joint pipeline company
rbcnews.com - 12 Dec 2007 16:57:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Putin, Lukashenko to discuss Union State constitutional act
RIA Novosti - 12 Dec 2007 14:33:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia orders British Council offices to stop operations
International Herald Tribune - 12 Dec 2007 13:53:39 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Vladimir Putin Up for a Vote Again
kommersant.com - 12 Dec 2007 11:51:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kremlin-friendly banker plans takeover of Izvestia daily
RIA Novosti - 12 Dec 2007 11:47:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Malaysia may buy more Su-30 fighters from Russia
RIA Novosti - 12 Dec 2007 11:47:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
RAO UES to Satisfy Holders at 99 Percent
kommersant.com - 12 Dec 2007 11:39:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia pulls out of arms treaty
FT.com - 12 Dec 2007 11:02:07 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Russia estimates 2007 foreign investment
rbcnews.com - 12 Dec 2007 10:31:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Oil, Gas Producers to Pay Higher Taxes
kommersant.com - 12 Dec 2007 08:30:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 78%
Evraz buys steel assets in Ukraine
FT.com - 12 Dec 2007 06:45:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Mapping Out Russia's Future
Russia Profile.org - 11 Dec 2007 21:47:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
With Putin as prime minister, a role recast
International Herald Tribune - 11 Dec 2007 19:50:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Congress could face Russia trade vote in 2008
Reuters - 11 Dec 2007 18:59:54 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Medvedev seen as friendly to business in Russia
International Herald Tribune - 11 Dec 2007 13:56:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Medvedev Booked PM Office for Putin
kommersant.com - 11 Dec 2007 13:49:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%


CAUCASUS

ARMENIA
Kazakhstan interested in Armenia's energy sector
ARKA News Agency - 11 Dec 2007 10:18:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Moody's: Armenia's low fiscal deficits and manageable government debt fundamental enhancements to its creditworthiness
ARKA News Agency - 10 Dec 2007 17:37:21 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Bank VTB to issue $257mln credit for development of Teghut deposit in Armenia
ARKA News Agency - 10 Dec 2007 09:16:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Nagorno-Karabakh: Mediators Strive to Keep Peace-Talk Participants "On the Same Page"
EurasiaNet.org - 08 Dec 2007 02:17:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 96%
Moscow to construct 250,000 sqaure meters of quarters in Yerevan
ARKA News Agency - 07 Dec 2007 18:31:53 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Decommissioning of Armenian NPP starts
ARKA News Agency - 06 Dec 2007 18:40:33 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

AZERBAIJAN
RFE/RL Journalist Freed But Faces New Charges In Azerbaijan
rferl.org - 11 Dec 2007 17:28:25 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Azerbaijan, Romania discuss Trans-Caspian pipeline
Budapest Business Journal - 11 Dec 2007 16:37:12 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey: Socar,Turcas,Injaz to invest up to USD20bn in refinery projects
Reporter.gr - 11 Dec 2007 13:08:46 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 98%
Azerbaijan-Karabakh /WRD/
Irna - 11 Dec 2007 07:09:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey: Petkim to be handed over to SOCAR by March 2008
Reporter.gr - 07 Dec 2007 11:18:31 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

GEORGIA
UNOMIG Fails to Confirm Military Build-Up in Abkhazia
Civil Georgia - 13 Dec 2007 08:44:19 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Supporters want immunity guarantees for Georgian billionaire
RIA Novosti - 13 Dec 2007 08:09:45 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Imedi Resumes Broadcasts
Civil Georgia - 12 Dec 2007 17:12:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Natelashvili Pledges Free Gas, Electricity for Three Years
Civil Georgia - 12 Dec 2007 13:41:58 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Seven candidates to run for presidency in Georgia
Reuters - 11 Dec 2007 17:58:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Germany could grant political asylum to Okruashvili - lawyer
Interfax - 11 Dec 2007 09:11:59 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Fugitive Georgian tycoon registered as presidential candidate
RIA Novosti - 09 Dec 2007 13:12:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Campaign Finance a "Shadowy" Issue in Georgia's Presidential Race
EurasiaNet.org - 06 Dec 2007 22:47:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 59%


CENTRAL ASIA

KAZAKHSTAN
Kazakhstan Aluminum Plant Opens
TheMoscowTimes.com - 12 Dec 2007 21:18:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Armenian-kazakh relations enhancing
ARKA News Agency - 11 Dec 2007 08:13:16 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan, Russia to increase bilateral trade by 25% in 2007
RIA Novosti - 10 Dec 2007 12:18:22 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan to begin feasibility study for NPP construction
Interfax - 08 Dec 2007 11:02:35 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakh president upbeat on Kashagan settlement
FT.com - 07 Dec 2007 20:30:02 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakh metals group makes IPO on LSE
rbcnews.com - 07 Dec 2007 12:36:04 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EBRD to invest about $1 bln in Kazakh economy next year
RIA Novosti - 07 Dec 2007 11:29:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kazakhstan bids to host Earth Summit in 2012 - Nursultan Nazarbayev
ITAR-TASS - 07 Dec 2007 10:11:24 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

KYRGYZSTAN
600 international observers to monitor Kyrgyz parliamentary polls
RIA Novosti - 13 Dec 2007 10:10:29 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
CEC calls citizens of Kyrgyzstan to participate in elections
kabar.kg - 13 Dec 2007 09:02:42 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyzstan records export/import growth
24.kg - 12 Dec 2007 13:12:55 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
EBRD steps up microlending in Kyrgyz Republic
ebrd.com - 12 Dec 2007 02:34:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Kyrgyz poll to tighten president's grip on power
Reuters - 11 Dec 2007 11:24:40 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

MONGOLIA
Gazprombank plans to open representation in Mongolia.
www.akm.ru - 10 Dec 2007 09:38:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

TAJIKISTAN
Strengthening the grassroots of Tajikistan's economy
ebrd.com - 13 Dec 2007 02:34:14 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmenistan to boost supply of electricity, gas to Tajikistan
ITAR-TASS - 12 Dec 2007 06:15:09 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
FM arrives in Turkmenistan
Irna - 10 Dec 2007 06:15:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 45%

TURKMENISTAN
SCO, ECO seek to boost economic cooperation
ITAR-TASS - 12 Dec 2007 08:02:52 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmen president, Iran's FM discuss issues of mutual interest
Irna - 11 Dec 2007 00:28:41 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
U.S. urges Turkmenistan to allow more liberties
Reuters - 10 Dec 2007 09:50:10 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmenistan: Voters Hoping Elections Will Bring Long-Awaited Change
rferl.org - 08 Dec 2007 13:55:26 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkey: Gul talks with Turkmen President on natural gas pipeline
Reporter.gr - 07 Dec 2007 18:44:47 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Turkmenistan Subscribes to Democracy
kommersant.com - 07 Dec 2007 02:23:37 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%

UZBEKISTAN
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan fail to agree on gas export prices for 2008
ITAR-TASS - 12 Dec 2007 08:02:48 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Malaysia's Petronas inks key agreements with Uzbekistan
uzreport.com - 12 Dec 2007 06:41:15 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Karimov Mends Ties With West
TheMoscowTimes.com - 10 Dec 2007 20:59:18 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
Iran, Uzbekistan favor all-out expansion of ties
Irna - 10 Dec 2007 14:14:01 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 100%
Karimov's Constitutional Dilemma
Russia Profile.org - 07 Dec 2007 13:13:03 GMT -  [cached] : Relevance 99%
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