News Digest
Putin and Akayev singed Bishkek declaration and agreement on cooperation in security field
By empty (12/5/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev signed the Bishkek declaration and an agreement on cooperation between the countries in security field. A number of intergovernmental and interdepartmental agreements were signed in the presence of both Presidents, in particular, an agreement between the Russian and the Kyrgyz National Olympic Committees and a protocol on coordination of activities between the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry. An agreement was signed according to which Kyrgyzstan would pay off its debt on loans given by Russia.GEORGIA DENIES EXTRADITION OF TERRORIST SUSPECT
By empty (12/9/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Georgian authorities denies Russian news agencies reports on extradition of Yusuf Krymshamkhalov, one of the prime suspects believed to be behind the 1999 deadly blasts in Moscow and southern Russia. “We do not confirm the information. Krymshamkhalov has never been in Georgia, thus we could not handed over him to Russia,” Nika Laliashvili, Spokesman for the Georgian State Security Ministry told the Civil Georgia on December 9.Extremists planned acts of terrorism in Tbilisi – Shevardnadze
By empty (12/9/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Several extremist groups planned large-scale terrorist acts in Tbilisi, Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze said in an interview with national television on Monday. He admitted having made a great mistake in ignoring several warnings about plans to assassinate him. "This won't happen again and all signals and warnings will be double-checked," Shevardnadze said.FOUR MUSLIM TERRORISTS KILLED IN GEORGIA'S PANKISI GORGE
By empty (12/9/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Georgian special forces killed four and wounded one guerrilla during a Friday evening operation near the Pankisi gorge, an area reputed to be a shelter for Chechen rebels. One special forces member was seriously wounded during the operation, Security Minister Valery Khaburdzania told reporters on Saturday. He said that the guerrillas had taken a hostage and were trying to cross the border into Russia.Visit also
Staff Publications
Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, Greater Central Asia as A Component of U.S. Global Strategy, October 2024.
Analysis Laura Linderman, "Rising Stakes in Tbilisi as Elections Approach," Civil Georgia, September 7, 2024.
Analysis Mamuka Tsereteli, "U.S. Black Sea Strategy: The Georgian Connection", CEPA, February 9, 2024.
Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell, ed., Türkiye's Return to Central Asia and the Caucasus, July 2024.
Book Svante E. Cornell, ed., "The Changing Geopolitics of Central Asia and the Caucasus" AFPC Press/Armin LEar, 2023.
Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell and S. Frederick Starr, Stepping up to the “Agency Challenge”: Central Asian Diplomacy in a Time of Troubles, July 2023.
Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, U.S. Policy in Central Asia through Central Asian Eyes, May 2023.