Iran taboos Turkic names and New Year festivities

Iran taboos Turkic names and New Year festivities

December 24, 2008 - 14:23 AMT  22:21 GMT
Shops and restaurants with Turkic names in Tabriz were renamed in Persian.
Armenia should be democracy medium in South Caucasus

Armenia should be democracy medium in South Caucasus

December 24, 2008 - 13:50 AMT  22:21 GMT
"Europe knows that Armenia can become a better democracy," President of the European Movement Armenia said.
U.S. once promised Russia to block Georgia's way to NATO if it uses force against South Ossetia

U.S. once promised Russia to block Georgia's way to NATO if it uses force against South Ossetia

December 24, 2008 - 13:26 AMT  22:21 GMT
Sergei Larvov: however, now the U.S. supports Georgia's accession to the Alliance.

Local wars cannot drag on endlessly and may result in extensive military operations embracing entire regions

December 23, 2008 - 20:10 AMT  22:21 GMT
The current year marked the beginning of establishing new world principles and new geopolitical lines that used to seem quite unlikely till recently. Europe, as well as the rest of the world were in static position after the World War II, the result of which was the borders outlined in Potsdam and finally fixed at Helsinki summit in 1975.
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