September, 2007

• 30 September

  Kashagan Oil Project on Shaky Ground

     Even if the Kazak government succeeds in winning greater control of Kashagan, the country’s largest oilfield, NBCentralAsia analysts say it remains unclear when commercial extraction might get under way as the economics of this giant project are uncertain.

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• 30 September

  New Constitution and Kyrgyzstan

  At last, after two years of argument about the constitution, President Bakiev is pushing through a quick solution – although not everyone is happy with his vision of how Kyrgyzstan should be governed.

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• 30 September

  Anti-Terror Agreement Signed between Turkey and Iraq

  After days of negotiations, on Friday Ankara and Baghdad eventually signed a counterterrorism agreement targeting members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

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• 30 September

  Kurdish rebels kill 12 in Turkey

  Kurdish rebels ambushed a minibus carrying pro-government village guards and civilians in southeastern Turkey and killed 12 people on Saturday, a local official said.

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• 30 September

  Taliban rebuffs Karzai’s offer

  KABUL, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai offered to meet with the Taliban leader and give militants a government position, but a spokesman for the militant group on Sunday said it will “never” negotiate with Afghan authorities until U.S. and NATO forces leave the country.

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• 30 September

  Red Cross workers freed in Afghanistan

  KABUL (AFP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban have released four Red Cross workers, including two foreign nationals, captured near the capital four days ago, officials said Saturday.

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• 29 September

  Iran Dismisses US Senate Plan as Intervention in Iraq’s Domestic Affairs

  Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini here on Saturday voiced Tehran’s opposition to the US Senate approval for creating three federal regions in Iraq, and described the measure as a blatant intervention in Iraq’s domestic affairs.

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• 29 September

  VP Underlines Expansion of Ties with Kyrgyzstan

  Iran’s first Vice-President Parviz Davoudi noted Iran’s efforts to develop relations with Kyrgyzstan, and expressed the hope that the two countries’ friendly ties would further expand in all the different areas in future.

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• 29 September

  Encountering Internal Threats IRGC’s Main Mission

  Confronting internal threats is the main mission of the IRGC today, commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said here on Saturday, adding that his troops will, of course, rush to help the army in case of military threats to Iran by foreign counties.

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• 29 September

  Zimbabwe Demands Iran’s Investment

  Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi called on Iran to make investments in his country’s industrial and agricultural sectors and transfer the know-how for the manufacture of agricultural machineries and pesticides.

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