CIA DIRECTOR THINKS STABILITY IN THE CAUCASUS IS CRITICAL FOR THE FUTURE OF EURASIAFebruary 8, 2001 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 08.02.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. CIA Director George J. Tenet said the Caucasus and Central Asia are parts of the world that "have the potential to become more volatile as they become more important to the United States". Speaking on Worldwide Threat 2001 before the US Senate Intelligence Committee on February 7, Tenet said that the strategic location of the Caucasus and Central Asia - squeezed between Russia, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and China -make the stability of these countries critical to the future of Eurasia. Here corruption, poverty, and other social ills are providing fertile ground for Islamic extremism, terrorist networking, and drug and weapons trafficking that will have impact in Russia, Europe, and beyond, George Tenet noted. --0-- Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Azerbaijan proposes Armenia to jointly seek cancelation of Minak Group The Azerbaijani President maintained that the move will show “how sincere Armenia is.” Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. |