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Best Western Opens First Hotel in Russia
Best Western International continues its global expansion with the addition of the company’s first hotel in Russia, the BEST WESTERN Vega Hotel & Convention Centre, in the country’s capital city of Moscow. With 970 guest rooms, the BEST...
Armenia, Russia Map Out New Cooperation Plans
A joint statement has been adopted upon completion of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to Armenia.
Uzbekistan Digital TV Project to Complete By 2015
Uzbekistan was one of the first countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States to start introducing digital TV broadcasting. The transfer to digital started in 2007 and should complete by 2015, according to the plan.
‘Russian Movement Against Illegal Immigration’ Ready to ‘protect’ Citizens From Migrants
Activists from the Russian Movement Against Illegal Immigration (MAII) are ready to take measures against labor migrants from the CIS countries who may be ‘tempted’ to become criminals after they lose their jobs due to the financial crisis.
Turkmenistan Elections Judged Free And Fair
Sergei Lebedev, CIS Executive Secretary (Executive Committee Chairman) and head of the CIS monitoring mission in Turkmenistan, has proclaimed the election of the Majlis or parliament in Turkmenistan “free and fair.”
Uzbekistan has the Second Highest Industrial Growth Rate in CIS
Uzbekistan’s industrial growth rate for the January-September 2008 period became the second highest among the CIS countries. It rose by 12.4% compared to the same period last year.
Kyrgyz Rights Activists Support Georgia’s Withdrawal From CIS
Kyrgyz human rights activists and some opposition figures support Georgia’s decision to withdraw from the union of former Soviet states, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
CIS Helpless in Mitigating Georgia-Russia Conflict Says Kyrgyz Political Expert
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is not capable of successfully mediating between conflicting Russia and Georgia, Murat Suyunbaev, Kyrgyz political expert told 24.kg news agency. He thinks that the less politically polarized and more militarized...
