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Political leaders say membership plan should be agreed this year if NATO is serious about inviting Georgia to join.
Armenian Students to Pay "Conscription Bond"
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Georgia Launches Programme to Curb Hepatitis
Cut-price medication for many patients, and free treatment for the prison population.
Azerbaijan Urged to Act Faster on Domestic Violence
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Armenian Expat Workers Face Tougher Russian Rules
Foreign nationals without extended residence rights restricted to staying three months out of six in Russia.
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Highlights from IWPR’s Central Asia network of analysis and investigations.
The construction of the Qosh Tepa canal in Afghanistan is causing water shortages in southern Uzbekistan, while in Kyrgyzstan the government is considering the construction of a nuclear power plant. In Kazakstan, conservation activists are working to save the Central Asian tortoise from extinction.
Elsewhere, CABAR delves into the efforts by Central Asian authorities to detect, reduce and prevent statelessness across the region.
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