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  • Iran seeks to gain influence in Central Asia

    07/26/2006 7:16:00 PM PDT · by Tailgunner Joe · 5 replies · 242+ views
    Reuters ^ | Jul 26, 2006 | Maria Golovnina
    DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, seeking to boost Tehran's weight in Central Asia, met the leaders of Tajikistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday to forge closer ties among the Persian-speaking states. But his talks with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai and Tajik President Imomali Rakhmonov, hailed by the three as a new era in their alliance, produced little substance apart from acknowledging each others' cultural proximity. "We are united by a common language, culture and religion. It's impossible to divide us by borders or talk about our differences," he told reporters in the Tajik capital Dushanbe after talks with Karzai...
  • Russia comes on strong in Central Asia

    11/18/2004 8:26:21 PM PST · by Destro · 6 replies · 387+ views
    atimes.com ^ | Nov 19, 2004 | Bruce Pannier
    Nov 19, 2004 Russia comes on strong in Central Asia By Bruce Pannier PRAGUE - Visiting the Tajik capital Dushanbe last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin surprised his audience by pledging substantial financial investment in the Central Asian republic. "The Russian side - both its state structures and private companies - intends to invest some [US]$2 billion in the Tajik economy within the next five years. I do not think any other country has, in the past 12 or 13 years, ever invested such an amount of money, or even announced plans to invest such an amount of money in...