In his wide ranging speech to the Russian State Duma Vladimir Putin outlined his policies for the future, including his vision for the post-Soviet space.
Anastasia Taylor-Lind, photographer from London, has won the Project Award 2012, organized by CENTER, a non-profit photographic organization in Santa Fe.
A similar law adopted by Georgia after 2008 created controversy and Azerbaijan needs to ensure that the legislation will not create harmful and unexpected side effects.
Analysts say that the 2012 Parliamentary Elections will define Armenia’s future in a way that none of the others have, and the stakes are high for all concerned.
A meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of the armed forces of the CIS member states and a meeting of chiefs of the General Staffs of the armed forces of member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) was held at the Defence Ministry of the Kazakh Republic in Astana on April 5.
Errors in the voters list were highlighted as a possible problem, with 2.5 million voters registered. Eight political parties and 1 political block are contesting the election and the registration process was considered inclusive.