--- Peter Lavelle <untimely_thoughts at yahoo.com> wrote:
> What the Hindu article fails to point out is the
> following:
>
> Russia is not reaching out to Uzbekistan as some
> kind of favor or slap against the West. Russia is
> not protecting Uzbekistan in the wake of Andijan.
> What is in play is Russia (and China being a member
> of the CSTO) protecting the neighborhood. Russia's
> engagement of Uzbekistan is of an economic nature -
> not political. Sadly there is a myth that the
> Kremlin continues to pulling strings in Central Asia
> as during the Soviet times. No true. Central Asia
> has a lot of energy resourses and is a security
> headache. Better to have Uzbekistan under some big
> tent than isolated.
>
> uvj at vsnl.com wrote: The Hindu
> http://www.hinduonnet.com/
>
> Monday, Jun 26, 2006
>
> International
>
> Uzbekistan rejoins defence pact
>
http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/26/stories/2006062604491400.htm
>
> Vladimir Radyuhin
>
>
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