News Digest
CHECHEN BUDGET NOT ENOUGH FOR REBUILDING – LEADERSHIP
By empty (3/17/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The funds earmarked for Chechnya in the Russian budget for 2006 are insufficient and they fail to take into account the current situation and do not allow for a solution of even the most trivial tasks, said First Deputy Chairman of the Chechen government Odes Baisultanov. The Chechen leadership is preparing an official address to the federal government asking for a considerable increase in allocations, Baisultanov told Interfax on Friday. On Thursday, the Chechen Popular Assembly refused to pass the republic\'s 2006 budget, which would rely on 19 billion rubles from the federal budget, he said.AZERI MILITARY BUDGET TO EQUAL TOTAL ARMENIAN STATE BUDGET – ALIYEV
By empty (3/16/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Azerbaijan\'s military budget will soon equal Armenia\'s entire state budget, said Azeri President Ilham Aliyev. \"Our military budget is currently about $600 million. I have set the goal that our military expenditure be increased to the size of Armenia\'s entire state budget in the near future,\" Aliyev told the second world congress of Azeris in Baku on Thursday.BAKU MAY REVIEW PARTICIPATION IN KARABAKH TALKS – ALIYEV
By empty (3/16/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Azerbaijan could review its participation in the Karabakh talks if Armenian occupation of Azeri territories continues, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said. Although a ceasefire has been observed for 12 years, talks on Armenia\'s position have been ineffective, Aliyev told the 2nd world congress of Azeris in Baku on Thursday. \"What is to be done? Consultations are underway in Azerbaijan.NO NEW LOANS TO UZBEKISTAN - WORLD BANK
By empty (3/16/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The World Bank will not issue any new loans to Uzbekistan, but will continue its financing of global projects and offering of consultative and technical assistance to the Uzbek government, the World Bank\'s Tashkent office said. The World Bank will develop cooperation with Uzbekistan within the framework of an amended strategy, which is aimed at intensive technical assistance, consultations and research, but excludes new loans, the office said. (Interfax).Visit also
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Silk Road Paper Svante E. Cornell, ed., Türkiye's Return to Central Asia and the Caucasus, July 2024.
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Silk Road Paper S. Frederick Starr, U.S. Policy in Central Asia through Central Asian Eyes, May 2023.