Field Reports
OSCE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL PROVIDES NEW IMPETUS FOR NAGORNO-KARABAKH NEGOTIATIONS
By Haroutiun Khachatrian (12/10/2009 issue of the CACI Analyst)
On December 1-3, the seventeenth Ministerial Council of the OSCE was held in Athens, with the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh settlement as one of the principal points on the agenda. Despite many efforts by the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as international mediators in the form of the OSCE Minsk group, the problem still seems far from a solution. The conflicting parties have not displayed any visible progress in reconciling their views about the Basic Principles for a Peaceful Settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, proposed in Madrid in November, 2007.
SHARP RISE IN ELECTRICITY AND HEATING RATES CAUSE PUBLIC DISCONTENT IN KYRGYZSTAN
By Joldosh Osmonov (12/10/2009 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The dramatic rise of prices for public utilities as electricity, heating and hot water supply has been a cause of heated discussions in Kyrgyzstan. The new government seems firm on the decision to increase rates despite a decidedly negative reaction from the masses.
On November 12, the Kyrgyz government approved multiple price increases for electricity, heating and hot water supply.
GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION FAIL TO AGREE ON ELECTORAL CODE
By Maka Gurgenidze (12/10/2009 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Despite loud objections from several opposition parties over the threshold for the Tbilisi mayor elections, the Georgian parliament approved the amendments to the electoral code in a first hearing last week.
TOUGH INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS TO ARRESTED AZERBAIJANI BLOGGERS
By Mina Muradova (12/10/2009 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The recent charges against two youth leaders and bloggers provoked international concerns over the freedom of speech in oil-rich Azerbaijan. Observers considered the court decision to be politically motivated and aimed at censoring young activists critical of the government.
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