Flight Out Of Baku Azerbaijan
US and Coalition 2001
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US Department Of State Post Report
Getaways outside of Georgia. Nearby getaways from Georgia are Istanbul, Baku, Moscow, and Yerevan. Baku is a 75-minute flight, an 8–9 hour drive, or an overnight train ride aboard first-class American Express cars. Yerevan is a 4–5 hour drive from Tbilisi. British Airways flies out of Tbilisi 3 times a week (a restricted ticket to London is $700). Austrian, Turkish and Georgian Airlines also fly in and out several times a week to several European destinations. Official FunctionsLast Updated: 3/23/2004 3:29 PM ... [Read More]
Europe and Central Asia
Corruption. Corruption has been the most significant problem within Georgia's law enforcement agencies. Georgia's anti- corruption efforts continue to be hampered by the widespread tolerance of corruption within Georgian society. During 2001 the Government of Georgia formed a commission to reform the law enforcement agencies (so-called "power ministries"). The commission developed a strategy for reorganization that was forwarded to the Georgian National Security Council; however, no significant changes were made. In any case, none of these proposed measures can truly ameliorate the situation given the low wages of officials and poor standard of behavior from those in charge that nourish wide-scale, low level corruption. The new hope of eradicating corruption within the system emerged with the appointment of a new Minister of Internal Affairs, who has publicly and repeatedly announced his commitment to combating corruption and the trafficking ... [Read More]
Europe and Central Asia
AlbaniaI. Summary Drug trafficking is a significant problem in Albania, which is a major transit country for heroin from Afghanistan and Turkey destined for markets throughout Europe. Organized crime groups use Albania as a transit point for drug and other types of smuggling due to the country’s strategic location, weak police and judicial systems, and porous borders. The most common illegal drugs are heroin, marijuana, and to a lesser extent, cocaine. Heroin is typically transported through the "Balkans Route" of Turkey-Bulgaria-Macedonia-Albania, and on to Italy, Greece and the Netherlands. Cocaine is smuggled from South America, via the United States, Italy, Spain, Greece or the Netherlands, and ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: State Department Noon Briefing, February 8, 2001
MR. BOUCHER: Any schedule of announcement comes out of the White House; any predictions of announcements comes out of the White House; any expectations regarding announcements, any desires and hopes regarding announcements, comes out of the White House. Sorry. ... MR. BOUCHER: We just talked about it for ten minutes, and I think that's about the length of the conversation, so I think that's about as much as I can do. ... MR. BOUCHER: I can't talk to you about instructions for a visit without somebody else talking about the visit, so I'm afraid I just can't go there. ... [Read More]
Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control and Nonproliferation Agreements and Commitments
IRANIran became a State Party to the BWC in March 1975. Iran’s biological warfare program began during the Iran-Iraq war. Hashemi-Rafsanjani—then Acting Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and Speaker of the Majlis – was reported to have announced during an October 1988 speech: “We should fully equip ourselves both in the offensive and defensive use of chemical, bacteriological, and radiological weapons. From now on, you should make use of the opportunity and perform this task.” The United States believes Iran has endeavored to follow through on Rafsanjani’s direction. Iran has a growing biotechnology industry, significant pharmaceutical experience and the overall infrastructure to support its biological warfare program. Iran has expanded its efforts to seek considerable dual-use biotechnical materia ... [Read More]
Eurasia Overview
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Azerbaijan
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