Chechnya Figures Large In The Georgian Media
In stark contrast to 1994-1996, even the state media in Georgia is heaping criticism on Russia for the campaign in Chechnya.
In stark contrast to 1994-1996, even the state media in Georgia is heaping criticism on Russia for the campaign in Chechnya.
By Artem Yerkanian in Yerevan (CRS No. 9, 3-Dec-99)
By Maria Eismont, recently in Samashki, Chechnya (CRS No. 9, 3-Dec-99)
With international attention focused on Chechnya, it would be easy to overlook some key pronouncements concerning Armenia which took place in Istanbul.
Is the Commonwealth of Independent States at an end? With Russia's recent introduction of visa requirements for travellers to and from Georgia and Azerbaijan, the future for the CIS looks bleak.
Russian accusations that Georgia is aiding and abetting Chechen militants through its frontier with the breakaway republic have pushed this local "cold war" dangerously close to boiling point.
Between the tub thumping from Chirac and the soft glove approach from Clinton, Vaclav Havel points the best way forward for the OSCE.
Confronted with renewed Russian aggression in Chechnya, the states of
'Caucasus-1' is the sole checkpoint on the Chechen border and the traffic is increasing. The small neighbouring republic of Ingushetia is struggling to cope.
Coinciding with the killings in the Armenian Parliament, the election of the 132nd Supreme Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church has been an acrimonious and unhappy affair.