6 ex-Soviet neighbors back Russia over Georgia

Source: AP

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia scored an important diplomatic victory Friday when it secured support from six other former Soviet nations for its war in Georgia.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that he and other leaders of nations that are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization signed a declaration Friday condemning Georgia's attack aimed at regaining control of its breakaway province of South Ossetia.

The declaration said members of the group are «deeply concerned about an attempt by Georgia to solve the conflict in South Ossetia by force which has led to numerous casualties among civilian population and peacekeepers and entailed grave humanitarian consequences.

The declaration also supported an «active role of Russia in helping peace and security in the region» and spoke about the need to «ensure firm security for South Ossetia and Abkhazia,» the two breakaway Georgian provinces whose independence Moscow has recognized.

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The Russian-led security group links Russia with Armenia, Belarus and four Central Asian nations: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The support from resource-rich Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, which have been courted by the West, is particularly important for Russia.



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Kommersant

Cheney fails to unite South Caucasus states against alleged Russian threat

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has finished his tour of the South Caucasus undertaken to strengthen Washington's positions in the fight for Caspian energy.

Talks in Baku failed, when President Ilkham Aliyev did not give Cheney a warm welcome. Moreover, he hinted that Azerbaijan would not support the idea of rerouting energy resources to bypass Russia. His decision was prompted by the developments in Georgia.

Sources in Aliyev's administration said the talks, which focused on the war in Georgia and the Nabucco gas pipeline project, were difficult. Aliyev hinted that he appreciated good relations with Washington but would not quarrel with Moscow.

In fact, Baku has decided to wait and see what happens next.
The sources say Cheney was heavily disappointed with the talks and even refused to attend a party in his honor.

http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20080905/116583221.html

and sulk in one of his undisclosed bunkers.

I wish he would have stayed a lot longer.

are on your side then you have nothing to fear :sarcasm:.

but the US government has been frantically courting Belarus. So what does that say about us when our government desired to be BFF with Belarus.

those high-level State talks or do you want to supply some supporting links?

http://www.sectsco.org/news_detail.asp?id=2374&LanguageID=2

http://www.sectsco.org/

so no real ( economic )following for Putin from the big players in the area which leaves Russia with five former states signing on while
former satellites refuse to lockstep;

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/013/178ehxfz.asp


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States