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17 August: The Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan has said that it will put forward a number of new initiatives on security issues in Central Asia and the Caspian Basin to the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly which opens in New York next
17 August: The Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan has said that it will put forward a number of new initiatives on security issues in Central Asia and the Caspian Basin to the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly which opens in New York next

17 August: The Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan has said that it will put forward a number of new initiatives on security issues in Central Asia and the Caspian Basin to the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly which opens in New York next

This year's session of the UN General Assembly starts on 13 September
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Turkey prepares for war.... just in case. As tension rises in the Kurdish areas and on the border with Syria reserve officers are called back to active duty.

Turkey prepares for war.... just in case. As tension rises in the Kurdish areas and on the border with Syria reserve officers are called back to active duty.

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan met his military chiefs yesterday as tension rises with Kurdish rebels in the South east of the country and problems in neighboring Syria threaten to spill over. The Turkish military is thought to be on high alert and reservist officers have been called back for duty.
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16 August: Russian National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev, currently on a visit to Tehran, is meeting the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Sa'ied Jalili today (RT)
16 August: Russian National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev, currently on a visit to Tehran, is meeting the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Sa'ied Jalili today (RT)

16 August: Russian National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev, currently on a visit to Tehran, is meeting the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Sa'ied Jalili today (RT)

Jalili and Patrushev held their first meeting yesterday. They discussed the expansion of bilateral relations between Tehran and Moscow in various fields as well international and regional developments
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16 August: Azerbaijan Presidential Administration has confirmed that President Ilham Aliev will not participate in the forthcoming summit of the CIS in Dushanbe (AzerTaj)
16 August: Azerbaijan Presidential Administration has confirmed that President Ilham Aliev will not participate in the forthcoming summit of the CIS in Dushanbe (AzerTaj)

16 August: Azerbaijan Presidential Administration has confirmed that President Ilham Aliev will not participate in the forthcoming summit of the CIS in Dushanbe (AzerTaj)

The news was given by the Head of the Foreign Relations Department Novruz Mammedov
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OPINION: Richard Giragosian discusses Russia's intentions in pursuing its diplomatic offensive on Karabakh.
OPINION: Richard Giragosian discusses Russia's intentions in pursuing its diplomatic offensive on Karabakh.

OPINION: Richard Giragosian discusses Russia's intentions in pursuing its diplomatic offensive on Karabakh.

Richard Giragosian argues that in the event of any shift in Russian policy, away from its more traditionally overt pro-Armenian stance to a more balanced “neutral” position over Karabakh, Armenia will have little response and even less recourse.
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15 August: Six people were killed in Daghestan over the weekend in attacks by Islamist insurgents targeting persons with connections with the security services (agencies)
15 August: Six people were killed in Daghestan over the weekend in attacks by Islamist insurgents targeting persons with connections with the security services (agencies)

15 August: Six people were killed in Daghestan over the weekend in attacks by Islamist insurgents targeting persons with connections with the security services (agencies)

Four were found with shots in the head, in execution style murders, in an area bordering Chechnya.