They have one aim: to destabilise Central Asia and cause panic among

“They have one aim: to destabilise Central Asia and cause panic among the people.”(Editing by Ralph Boulton) Russia Russia. * Proposes improving cantonal, cooperative banks’ capital * Consultation period to last until Aug 31 ZURICH, July 20 (Reuters) – Switzerland’s financialregulator FINMA is proposing measures to improve the capitalbase of cantonal and cooperative banks, it said on Monday. “But I also should not be too relaxed and say things are really good here either.”Military forces in Kyrgyzstan as well as in neighbouring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have engaged in gun battles in past months with unidentified assailants who have staged attacks on security posts in Central Asia.Officials remain at loss over who is behind these attacks and some critics have suggested Central Asia governments, concerned with growing public discontent due to a tough economic environment, are using it as an excuse to crack down on dissent.”There are still forces out there that we do not know about, who are here and who are ready to carry out illegal actions,” Bakiyev said. “People have come here to carry out acts of terror.”Some analysts say Taliban rebels of Central Asia origin, stirred by heavy fighting and more U.S. troops in the south, are now streaming back into their historic homeland — a safe heaven for many due to its remote alpine passes and lax security.A Kremlin sources said last week that Russia would hold a security summit in Kyrgyzstan late this month with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Armenia.Bakiyev said the situation in Kyrgyzstan was under control “I would not say it is getting worse,” he said. He added the facility could be located near Osh or Batken in south Kyrgyzstan.”But so far it’s just talks, discussions,” he said. Both Russian and Kyrgyz forces could be trained there, he added.Russian President Dmitry Medvedev declined to comment on the matter when asked about a possible new Kyrgyz base last week.MILITANTSBakiyev said groups of militants operated in Central Asia aiming to control the vast potentially conflict prone region sitting on a key conduit for Afghan heroin smuggling.”The Afghanistan situation is affecting not only Kyrgyzstan but Central Asia as a whole and, frankly, the entire world,” he said.

“It will definitely not be considered a base, it will have a slightly different status,” Bakiyev said. It has become important due to its proximity to Afghanistan and both Moscow and Washington now operate military bases on its mountainous territory.Bakiyev denied earlier statements by Kyrgyz sources that he could allow Russia to open another base on Kyrgyz soil to counter growing U.S military clout. a new training centre,” he said at his Ala-Archa residence in the rocky hills near the capital Bishkek.”Southern Kyrgyzstan poses the biggest threat, and that involves our neighbours there, Tajikistan and Afghanistan … This training centre is where forces will be trained everything they might need in case of a terrorist insurgency.”Kyrgyzstan is a small impoverished nation at the heart of Russian-U.S rivalry in Central Asia. Washington has tried to discourage him from returning due to fears it would trigger violence.(Writing by David Cutler, London Editorial Reference Unit and Mica Rosenberg in Mexico City; Editing by Doina Chiacu) World Mexico. It said an additional $180 million in aid could also be at risk.July 9 – Micheletti and Zelaya travel to Costa Rica to discuss the crisis with Arias but never meet face-to-face. Delegations from rival sides remain to continue talk.July 19 – Talks are reconvened with neither leader attending but break down after two days of closed door talks between rival delegations in Arias’ home in Costa Rica– Arias requests more time to come to a resolution and says he will not give up hope for a negotiated settlement.– Zelaya pledges to return to Honduras on the weekend of July 25-26, despite the interim government’s standing threat to arrest him.

government suspends $16.5 million in military assistance programs to Honduras. Zelaya lands in Managua instead.July 6 – The United States condemns violence against protesters in Honduras and calls for Zelaya’s reinstatement.July 7 – Micheletti and Zelaya accept Costa Rican President Oscar Arias as a mediator to try to resolve the crisis.July 8 – The U.S. Zelaya says he has vowed to return to Honduras.July 4 – The Organization of American States meets in Washington and suspends Honduras after the interim authorities ignore an ultimatum to reinstate Zelaya.July 5 – At least one pro-Zelaya protester is killed and two wounded in clashes at Tegucigalpa’s airport as Honduran troops block an attempt by Zelaya to return home in a plane provided by Chavez. President Barack Obama says the coup is illegal and will set a “terrible precedent” of transition by military force unless it is reversed.– At a meeting in the Nicaraguan capital Managua, leftist Latin American countries say they will withdraw their ambassadors from Honduras.June 30 – The United Nations General Assembly calls on member states to recognize only the Zelaya government and no other. Supreme Court says it ordered the army to remove Zelaya.– The European Union condemns the “coup d’etat.”– Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a Zelaya ally, puts his troops on alert and vows to respond militarily if his ambassador to Honduras is kidnapped or killed.June 29 – U.S. Zelaya leads a group of rowdy supporters to storm a military base to take the ballots by force and vows to move ahead with the vote.June 28 – On the day of the referendum vote, soldiers arrest Zelaya in an early morning raid on his house and expel him in his pajamas on a flight to Costa Rica.– Honduran Congress names Micheletti interim president.

The Supreme Court had already ruled the vote illegal.June 25 – The Supreme Court rejects Zelaya’s firing of the head of the army and orders Vasquez reinstated. Romeo Vasquez after the army refused to help distribute ballots for an unofficial referendum on overhauling constitution in part to allow for presidential re-election. Congress appointed its leader, Roberto Micheletti, to replace Zelaya.Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is mediating negotiations between the two rival sides in Central America’s worst crisis since the end of the Cold War.Here is a timeline of events in the crisis:June 24 – President Manuel Zelaya fires military chief of staff Gen. World  |  MexicoHonduras’ military expelled Zelaya from the country in a June 28 coup after the Congress and Supreme Court accused him of violating the constitution by trying to lift limits on presidential terms. (Reuters) – Honduras’ political rivals were on a collision course after negotiations collapsed and deposed President Manuel Zelaya vowed to return home despite warnings from the de facto government. Customers span a range of industries and includeThe Boeing Company, Celestica, Cisco, Dell, Hitachi, IBM, LSICorporation, Panasonic, Philips, Motorola, Seagate Technology, Spansion,Vodafone, and Wistron.Further information can be found at CarvalhoGlobalFluency650-433-4170Email ContactCopyright 2009, Market Wire, All rights reserved.-0-.

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