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| Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
| Russians host Central Asia Sit-Down |
| 2010-08-18 |
| Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan agreed to step up joint fight against terrorism and narcotics at a quadripartite summit on Wednesday. I guess Uzbekistan is still suffering from the crazies. The four countries will intensify joint efforts in combating terrorism and narcotics in the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters after the summit. International Organizations = much talk about little action... The four leaders discussed undertaking joint economic projects in power generation, transport infrastructure and mining, said Mr. Lavrov. He singled out such projects as restoring the Salang tunnel in northern Afghanistan and rebuilding the country's hydropower plants. It's high time Russia got some skin in the game... Russia pledged to provide a free shipment of firearms and munitions for the Afghan police and reaffirmed readiness to sell 20 helicopters to Afghanistan. The two leaders also discussed “revitalisation of trade and economic links, and undertaking joint projects in fuel and energy sphere, metallurgy, railway transport, as well as facilitation of investment and development of business-to-business contacts,” said the Kremlin press service. Which they will want guarded by US troops for as long as possible. Note also that India wasn't invited. |
| Posted by:Free Radical |
| #1 See TOPIX > WHITHER CSTO, RUSSIAN POWER, ARMENIAN SOVEREIGNTY, + A REGION AT RISK [deeper/worsening instability + turmoil]. * SAME > ARMENIA MUST NOT COMPROMISE [give up] ITS SOVEREIGNTY FOR RUSSIA [Russia's internal problems], espec as facilit by MOSCOW'S = RUSSIA'S PROVISION TO GUARANTEE ARMENIA'S BORDER SECURITY [read, MUSLIM AZERBAIJAN + Nagorno-Karabakh]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-08-18 22:56 |