On September 11 the White House made public US President George Bush's determination regarding trafficking. It is pointed out in the determination that Georgia made notable progress in fighting trafficking in persons.

Georgian State Minister Avtandil Jorbenadze declared it after he had met with Tamaz Nadareishvili, the leader of the legitimate authorities of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia in exile, on September 11.

Answering a question on the forthcoming presidential election in Azerbaijan, he refused to make any forecasts, only noted that in the view of stability preservation "the minimum of status quo changes and shakes in Azerbaijan were desirable".

"It is inadmissible that the Russian leadership does not pay attention to the unconcealed breach of the neighboring country's sovereignty by Russia's subject," said Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Kakha Sikharulidze.

The OSCE Mission held a regular monitoring yesterday on the contact line of Nagorny Karabah's and Azerbaijan's armed forces in the direction of Agdam near the village of Bash Karvend.

A total of 4,720 servicemen of Russian security agencies were killed in Chechnya from October 1, 1999 to July of this year.

The people left their work places and stay with bedding in the direction's office. They demanded that the six-month arrears of wages be paid.

Chechen militants have killed a school teacher in the village of Dargo, the Vedeno district of Chechnya, sources at the press service of the Chechen Interior Ministry said on Friday.

"We want you to answer the question of vital importance: what bad things did Chechen refugees do to the United Nations so that we are not given proper aid and international status is not granted in order that those who wish, many ill people are among them, can leave for the third country?" reads the appeal.

The statement reads, "We ask you once again to interfere in the disastrous condition of Chechen refugees in Azerbaijan, which is obviously of discriminating nature."

According to analysts, the first worldwide index of press freedom published by the Reporters Without Borders has some surprises for Western democracies.

On September 8 the Progress Report of the Monitoring Group (Group Ago) on Armenia's and Azerbaijan's honoring of commitments to the Council of Europe was published. The Report was submitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

It was announced by Presidential Commission on Human Rights Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova.

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg will consider a complaint of 450 residents of the Baksan district's Dugulubey village.

Vagap Tutakov arrived in Russia with his personal security guaranteed by the PACE leaders and his visit agreed with high-ranked Kremlin officials.

"I suggest opening special columns and programs to cover the issues of human rights and freedoms observance and defense," Oleg Mironov says in his appeal to the mass media.

David Petrosian, the executive secretary of the network of NGOs and other representatives of civil society institutions of the Caucasus "Caucasian Forum", will be a reporter at the action.

Armed people in masks and camouflage uniform, who had driven up in cars without number plates, checked documents of Bislan Khayauri and then gunned him down.

"After giving it serious thought and having numerous conferences with my headquarters, I have made a decision, which was very hard for me, not to remain in the presidential race," said Aslakhanov.

In the opinion of Kaliningrad ecologists, the unique object of natural heritage is under threat due to LUKOIL Company's plans on starting oil production in the Baltic Sea at the D-6 oilfield situated in immediate proximity to the park.