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Country News DigestWednesday, Azerbaijansstate energy consortium,SOCAR, bought Georgian
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Russiagas supplier Itera-Georgia. Te new arrangement willallow SOCAR to sell gas directly in Georgia and makesthe Azerbaijani company the sole distributor everywherebut in bilisi.
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Te Federation Councilpassed a new bill expandingthe denition o treason on
Wednesday, ater the Duma approved the same proposallast week. reason now includes giving inormationto international organizations which threaten Russiassecurity, including NGOs. President Putin is expected tosign the bill into law next week.
Armenia
Moldova
Belarus
Ukraine
Turkey
Ater the Ukrainianelection, Ukrainians arebecoming more concernedabout their currency. Ocial data showed that dollarpurchases by Ukrainians were the highest in a year inSeptember, in anticipation o a weaker currency ater theballot. Teir concern ollows Yanukovichs party victory.
Te authoritarian presidento Belarus AlexanderLukashenko publicly wenton a rant against the Sports Minister Oleg Kachan andSports Deputy Igor Zaichkov beore ring them thisweek. He blamed them or Belarus poor perormance inthe 2012 Summer Olympics. Belarus won only 12 medalsin London this summer, compared to 19 in Beijing.
Moldovan Prime Minis-ter Vlad Filat and urkishPresident Abdullah Gulheld a meeting Tursday in Ankara. urkey ranked sixthin terms o trade volume and ninth among Moldovas ex-port partners. urkish ocials stated they are interested ininvesting in the Moldovan energy market. Currently thereare 232 urkish companies operating in various Moldovanmarkets.
Economic and culturalexchange between Russiansand Georgians are being
planned, including British backing o student and activistexchanges and tours o Georgian artists in Russia.However, steps are expected to remain on the grass-roots level or now, as Georgias new Foreign MinisterMaia Panjikidze stated this week that ormal diplomaticrelations are still out o the question.
Nato week was launchedin Gyumri, Armenia onTursday and will run
through the 8th o November. Te goal is to inormArmenian society about the NAO-Armenianrelationship. Armenia and NAO signed an IndividualPartnership Action Plan (IPAP) in December 2005and Armenian troops have participated in peacekeepingmissions in Aghanistan and Kosovo.
Ater rumors circulatedthat President AbdullahGul told Ankaras governor
to allow the celebration o Republic Day to precede,Prime Minister Erdogan stated that the double-headedrule would not benet the country, possibly signaling agrowing rit between the two men. Recent polls suggestPresident Gul is the more popular o the two.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/azerbaijan-gas-georgia-idUSL5E8M18P020121101http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-01/azeri-state-oil-company-buys-georgian-gas-distributor-apa-says.htmlhttp://en.trend.az/regions/scaucasus/georgia/2081339.htmlhttp://www.rferl.org/content/georgia-foreign-minister-russia-occupies-territory-no-diplomatic-relations/24752066.htmlhttp://arka.am/en/news/politics/nato_week_to_start_in_armenia_thursday/http://armenpress.am/eng/news/698159/usa-ambassador-to-armenia-stressed-the-interest-of-nato-in-the-peaceful-settlement-of-nkr-conflict.htmlhttp://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/confusion-on-ban-sheds-light-on-gul-erdogan-rift.aspx?pageID=238&nID=33618&NewsCatID=338http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/us-turkey-erdogan-gul-idUSBRE89U15U20121031http://www.allmoldova.com/en/moldova-news/1249054574.htmlhttp://tribuna.md/en/2012/11/01/turkey-will-invest-in-energy-projects-in-moldova/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2012/10/29/sports/2012-10-28T155127Z_1_BRE89R0BK_RTROPTT_0_UK-OLYMPICS-BELARUS&sec=sportshttp://www.globaltimes.cn/content/740698.shtmlhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/02/us-ukraine-election-economy-idUSBRE8A10BE20121102http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-01/ukraine-devaluation-angst-mounts-after-yanukovych-claims-victoryhttp://www.rferl.org/content/russia-upper-house-approves-treason-bill-expansion/24756543.htmlhttp://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/10/31/russias-upper-house-passes-treason-bill-2/http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/10/31/russias-upper-house-passes-treason-bill-2/http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-upper-house-approves-treason-bill-expansion/24756543.htmlhttp://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-01/ukraine-devaluation-angst-mounts-after-yanukovych-claims-victoryhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/02/us-ukraine-election-economy-idUSBRE8A10BE20121102http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/740698.shtmlhttp://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2012/10/29/sports/2012-10-28T155127Z_1_BRE89R0BK_RTROPTT_0_UK-OLYMPICS-BELARUS&sec=sportshttp://tribuna.md/en/2012/11/01/turkey-will-invest-in-energy-projects-in-moldova/http://www.allmoldova.com/en/moldova-news/1249054574.htmlhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/31/us-turkey-erdogan-gul-idUSBRE89U15U20121031http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/confusion-on-ban-sheds-light-on-gul-erdogan-rift.aspx?pageID=238&nID=33618&NewsCatID=338http://armenpress.am/eng/news/698159/usa-ambassador-to-armenia-stressed-the-interest-of-nato-in-the-peaceful-settlement-of-nkr-conflict.htmlhttp://arka.am/en/news/politics/nato_week_to_start_in_armenia_thursday/http://www.rferl.org/content/georgia-foreign-minister-russia-occupies-territory-no-diplomatic-relations/24752066.htmlhttp://en.trend.az/regions/scaucasus/georgia/2081339.htmlhttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-01/azeri-state-oil-company-buys-georgian-gas-distributor-apa-says.htmlhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/01/azerbaijan-gas-georgia-idUSL5E8M18P020121101 -
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Country News DigestRussia will write of nearly$500 million o Kyrgyzdebt by 2026 under a new
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan
agreement signed by both states. As part o the agreementRusHydro, Russias state-controlled hydroelectric powerproducer, will build our hydroelectric power stations inthe Central Asian republic.
Te Aghan ElectionCommission has setthe presidential electiondate as April 5, 2014. Te announcement has assuagedconcerns that President Karzai, constitutionally barredrom running or a third term, would seek to delay theelections. Provisional elections will be held on the samedate, and parliamentary elections will be held in 2015.
Mongolia
IranIsraeli Deense MInisterEhud Barak told theBritish Daily elegraphnewspaper that a crisis was avoided earlier this year whenIran diverted three quarters o its enriched uranium tocivilian purposes. Barak was quoted as saying the decisionallows contemplating delaying the moment o truth byeight to ten months.
urkmenistan is planningto launch its rst nationalsatellite in 2014, to be builtby the Franco-Italian space technology company TalesAlenia and launched rom a Chinese site. PresidentBerdimukhamedov met with VP Michel Ricard onWednesday to discuss the projects progress.
Mongolian Central Bank istrying to raise $1.5 billionby selling governmentbonds in order to nance the development o thecountrys inrastructure. Tis move comes as Mongolia,which is a resource-rich country, is trying to encouragemore oreign investment.
Kazakhstan has enlistedthe help o ranchers romNorth Dakota in an attempt
to revive its cattle industry. North Dakota cattle hasbeen shipped to the ormer Soviet republic and Kazakhcowboys have been receiving instruction on raising cattlerom North Dakota ranchers.
Te WO has said that itwill likely accept ajikistansapplication to join the
group later this year. ajikistan has been trying to jointhe WO since 2001. Te ajik government has vowedto undertake a series o reorms to tarifs and legislationlimiting the import o goods.
Te government controlledenergy rm Uzbekenegrohas hit the deadline
or repaying its nearly $20 million power bill to theKazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company.Uzbekenegro was to pay of hal o the debt by the endo September, which did not occur, and complete thepayment by October 30.
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http://eng.24.kg/politic/2012/11/01/26322.htmlhttp://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-10-31/north-dakota-cattle-taking-hold-in-kazakhstanhttp://en.ca-news.org/news:517710http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/mongolian-resource-grab-turns-off-investors/story-e6frg9df-1226509485307http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204712904578090282738517610.htmlhttp://www.spacenews.com/contracts/111121-thales-build-turkmenistan-sat.htmlhttp://en.trend.az/capital/it/2082344.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/world/asia/afghan-election-date-is-set-for-2014.htmlhttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/1031/Afghan-presidential-election-set-for-April-2014-easing-international-concernshttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/27/kyrgyzstan-rushydro-idUSL5E8LR0NP20121027http://www.universalnewswires.com/centralasia/energy/viewstory.aspx?id=13072http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9643647/Israel-says-Iran-has-pulled-back-from-the-brink-of-nuclear-weapon-for-now.htmlhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-iran-israel-idUSBRE89T1GT20121030http://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/10/30/newsbrief-05http://bismarcktribune.com/news/opinion/editorial/nd-kazakhstan-connection-growing/article_c76ea336-2361-11e2-881a-001a4bcf887a.html?comment_form=truehttp://www.rferl.org/content/wto-ready-to-approve-tajik-entry/24754685.htmlhttp://www.rferl.org/content/wto-ready-to-approve-tajik-entry/24754685.htmlhttp://bismarcktribune.com/news/opinion/editorial/nd-kazakhstan-connection-growing/article_c76ea336-2361-11e2-881a-001a4bcf887a.html?comment_form=truehttp://centralasiaonline.com/en_GB/articles/caii/newsbriefs/2012/10/30/newsbrief-05http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/us-iran-israel-idUSBRE89T1GT20121030http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9643647/Israel-says-Iran-has-pulled-back-from-the-brink-of-nuclear-weapon-for-now.htmlhttp://www.universalnewswires.com/centralasia/energy/viewstory.aspx?id=13072http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/27/kyrgyzstan-rushydro-idUSL5E8LR0NP20121027http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/1031/Afghan-presidential-election-set-for-April-2014-easing-international-concernshttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/world/asia/afghan-election-date-is-set-for-2014.htmlhttp://en.trend.az/capital/it/2082344.htmlhttp://www.spacenews.com/contracts/111121-thales-build-turkmenistan-sat.htmlhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204712904578090282738517610.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/mongolian-resource-grab-turns-off-investors/story-e6frg9df-1226509485307http://en.ca-news.org/news:517710http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-10-31/north-dakota-cattle-taking-hold-in-kazakhstanhttp://eng.24.kg/politic/2012/11/01/26322.html -
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Country News DigestEstonias unemploymentlevel is slightly belowthat o the EU. Te
Estonia
Lithuania
Czech RepublicEUs unemployment rate is 10.6%, while Estoniasunemployment rate is 10%, coming drastically downrom 11.4%.
Te ruling party o theCzech Republic, the CivicDemocrats, has splinteredover a bill that proposes raising taxes in order to reducethe budget decit. Prime Minister Necas has delayed thevote, which he has linked with a vote o condence, intonext week in an efort to better his chances o winning.
Latvia
Romania
Hungary
Poland
A regional court inSlovakia has ruled thatthe segregation o Romachildren in elementary schools constitutes discrimination,and the practice must be done away with. School ocialsargued that the separation o students was based not onethnic background but was due to the childrens sociallydisadvantaged origins.
Hungarys governmentannounced a new plan tolower its debt and encourageinvestment in the country this week. Foreigners mayacquire Hungarian citizenship i they agree to invest atleast 250,000 euros in its economy by buying governmentbonds with ve-year maturities.
Romania will conduct a1.5 billion sale o 7-yearEurobonds. Romania lastconducted a bond sale 16 months ago, and despite therecent commendation o the IMF the bonds are set tocost Romania roughly the equivalent o what Spain ispaying or similarly matured bonds.
Chevron has enteredLithuania by acquiringa 50% stake in local
company LL Investicijos. Te US-London companylooks to invest in shale gas exploration. Te Lithuaniangovernment has set a goal or energy independencerom Russia.
Te Latvian SupremeCourt has convictedbusinesswoman Inara
Vilkaste o complicity in bribing Riga City Councilocials and has sentenced her to two years in prison.Vilkastes attorney said they would be appealing thecase. Te sentence or Raimonds Janita was reduced tothe amount o time he has already spent in jail and wasreleased in the courtroom.
Polish authorities havereuted reports that residuerom explosives was ound
on the wreckage o the plane that crashed in 2010, killingthe Polish President Lech Kaczynski and many otherimportant ocials. Conspiracy theories have aboundedater the tragedy, especially since Kaczynskis twin brotherJaroslaw, has insisted that it was an assassination.
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Country News DigestPresident Rosen Plevnelievhas threatened to veto thenew Water Supply Act i
Bulgaria
Albania
Croatiamunicipalities do not move to consolidate water utilities.Bulgaria aces the potential o a serious water shortageand the current network supply system is estimated towaste 60-65%.
Serbian president omislavNikolic says he is willingto meet his Croatiancounterpart Ivo Josipovic. He then added: I am readyto meet Josipovic once Croatia shows interest in twopresidents to meeting.
Serbia
Macedonia
Montenegro has madeLonely Planets list othe top ten destinationcountries o 2013. Te Balkan country ranks second aterSri Lanka. Te article cites beautiul beaches as well asgreat hiking country as reasons to visit Montenegro.
Secretary o State HillaryClinton visited Kosovoscapital city o Pristina thisweek. She declared that Kosovos independence wasnot up or discussion and urged Kosovo and Serbiato improve relations, an act that she believes is possiblewithout Serbias ormal recognition o Kosovo.
Slovenian PresidentDanilo rk called on thegovernment to withdrawor delay the enactment o the bad bank and sovereignholding acts ater opposition party MPs submitted arequest to hold a reerendum on the two acts. Slovenianswill likely vote down the bad bank acts, as it is estimated56 percent o the population opposes them.
A ormer political prisonerin Albania who was seekingspeedier government
compensation has died three weeks ater he set himselon re during a hunger strike, activists say.
Secretary o State HillaryClinton urged Serbs toaccept that they cannot
change Kosovos borders, and pressed both countriesto normalize relations. Ater meeting with Kosovosprime minister, Hashim Taci, and Kosovos president,Atiete Jahjaga, she stated, We oppose any discussiono territorial changes or reopening Kosovos independentstatus.
A large protest againstNikola Gruevski and hisVRMO DPMNE Party
took place in Skopje this week. Opposition leaders haveaccused his party o reducing reedom o speech andpress, while also pursuing costly policies such as buildinghundreds o monuments throughout the capital thatmany have derided as kitsch.
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Bosnia &Herzegovina
U.S. Secretary o StateHillary Clinton visitedthe country this week andurged the countrys leaders to work together or riskalling behind their neighbors. Secretary Clinton hadharsh remarks or the Bosnian Serb nationalist leadersas they continue to entertain the idea o dissolving thecountry.
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