ISSUE #44
11/12/2012
On 8 November 2012, the Ukrainian Central Electoral Commission (CEC) concluded the processing of 100 percent of official vote count reports in the national multipleseat constituency in the 28 October parliamentary election. According to the obtained results, the pro-presidential Party of Regions garnered 30 percent of the popular vote, United Opposition Fatherland - 25.54 percent, boxing champion Vitaliy Klitschko's party UDAR – 13.96 percent , the Communist Party of Ukraine – 13.18 percent and the far-right all-Ukrainian Freedom association – 10.44 percent. READ MORE

• November 14, 2012

Iran will build four oil tankers and invest in a number of oil refining projects in Venezuela, the Fars News Agency reported on Monday.

• November 13, 2012

US hopes to develop cooperation with Azerbaijan in education sphere, U.S.Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Richard Morningstar told journalists on Tuesday.

• November 13, 2012

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will pay a working visit to Brussels on Nov.13-14.

• November 13, 2012

Iran has put in a request for increasing imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan up to 40 million cubic meters per day, ISNA reported on Sunday.

• November 12, 2012

Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will discuss prospects of cooperation, Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) official website reported.

• November 12, 2012

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili met with U.S. congressmen during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Prague.

• November 12, 2012

Insights into Turkish Domestic and International Politics during October 16-31th 2012
By John VanPool, EGF Turkey and Black Sea Regional Analyst

• The Syrian civil war continues with Turkish public opinion largely opposed to an intervention. The Republican People’s Party (CHP) has seized on the mood in an attempt to win back political ground from the AKP.
• A high-ranking U.S. military official tells Turkish academics that Washington will likely maintain its passive stance on Syria unless authorized by the UN Security Council or NATO.
• Turkey views Kurdish fighters in Syria as a threat amidst ongoing PKK-TSK violence. But a high-profile court case and international focus on Kurdish hunger strikers may provide an opportunity for new discourse between the government and the country’s largest minority.
• Another oil export dispute between the Kurdish Regional Government and Baghdad threatens to further undermine the Turkey-Iraq relationship.
• South Stream continues to motor forward but the European Commission is not yet ready to offer special exemptions to the Moscow-led project. This may lead to further delays in its realization.

• November 12, 2012