I have already read an article “Hope Amid Turmoil in Latin America?” at the Atlas Foundation web-site, written by Alejandro A. Chafuen. It was in a PDF format, thus I cannot make an active link for that. My first impression from reading it was about the courage of free-market oriented people in Latin American anti-capitalist, anti-american countries, such as Venezuela, Argentina, and Bolivia.

He says that:

“During the 1970s, and almost until the crumbling of the Soviet Union, the enemies of freedom had a much more positive outlook for their cause. The ideas of liberty seemed doomed; national central planning, inevitable. Private property had to be strongly curtailed; Marxism was being blessed at the pulpit. Although left-wing movements had different flavors in different countries, they had a unifying philosophy that told them that they were the wave of the future”.

Then he adds the ideas that are fueling the attacks on liberty today are less optimistic, less appealing. So, freedom is becoming a winner gradually. The amount of Free-Market champions is growing, and at this time, Universities do not afraid to invite market-oriented intellectuals to have a speech for students. Instituto de Estudos Empresariais, free-market oriented young professional’s union, organizes the largest in the world conference on Free-Market, inviting people around the world for it. So, let me congratulate you guys, we are, even if slowly, but winning!

Ben Maritz, who is travelling in Central Asia now, has written another post about the Water Policy of Kyrgyzstan and aggrevated relations of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on this issue:

Kyrgyzstan’s greatest natural resource is its water, which flows down from its Tian Shan and Pamir mountains into the Syr Darya and Amu Darya (also known as the Oxus) rivers that lead to its neighbors. During the soviet era, this water was used mainly for the thirsty production of cotton in the valleys of Uzbekistan. Since independance in 1991, as the various central asian countries struggled to make the transition to market-based economies, each has been trying to monetize whatever assets the Stalin era gerrymandering left them with. For most countries, this is mostly natural gas. Kyrgyzstan, however, has no gas, and so has taken to trying to sell their water to their neighbors: threatening to dam up the rivers for power production if Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan do not provide cut-rate shipments of natural gas.

The predictable result of this has been a very tense relationship between the two countries, which has led to occasional border skirmishes and vastly restricted regioal commerce, hobbling Kyrgyztans economy, and making border crossings very difficult. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the regional politicial club, has made resolving water disputes a top priority, and some progress has been made, but still the main borders between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are closed — the two countries’ capitals are can be passed only thorugh Khazakstan.

I was telling you about the idea of pro-western vector of Kyrgyzstan’s development. Nargiza Yuldasheva, 24.KG reporter who also came to our meeting on creating a Liberal Club in Bishkek, wrote an interesting article “Where to go, whom to join”. You can read it below: Read the rest of this entry »

Time for analyzing the results of the held Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Summit in Bishkek has already come. Most of the people believe that the Summit was organized well and Kyrgyzstan has attained a lot of positive results. Other experts articulate the country, after the SCO summit, has got a negative image for the Western World.

Reading the Western Newspapers I have realized that people there think about the SCO as a strong alternative to the NATO. I also thought and still think so. And today I have been giving an interview for RFE/RL radio in Bishkek on this issue.

There were three persons came to the roundtable [interview with three people]: Adil Turdukulov, Young Politicians Forum’s member, someone from the pro-Government Party of Labor and Unity and the third one was me.

That guy from the party was telling that Kyrgyzstan attracted the attention of a lot of people abroad. And one of the main achievements from the Summit is the publicly announced, by PRC Chairman Hu Jintao, information about building a new road for Train which would unite Kyrgyzstan and China.

Adil’s ideas about the Summit were not clear for me. For instance he commented that It’s held very well and we need closely to colloborate with neighboring countries in the framework of SCO. “We have to refuse from Great Liberal Ideas and give a priority to short-term economic interests”, he added. In fact, that means, i think, the country could turn over the way of Democracy if either China or Russia would suggest any help.

I was telling that SCO reminds me the Warsaw Treaty Group wxisted during the time of Cold War opposed to NATO. So, it seems much more as a Military Block than a real economic cooperation union. Everything, in fact, including the Charter accepted in Bishkek was saying this organization is Anti-Nato, Anti-American.

Another thing I mentioned was about the Taiwan Issue, what about I was telling you last time. I had informed you that Kyrgyzstan has recognized Taiwan as inseparable part of China. It has happened after Uzbekistan has done the same supporting Beijing centred One-China Policy of the PRC. I think this is one of the signals Kyrgyzstan did to West, saying “we give more priority to China and Russia than you…”.

I also commented the argument of some guys about positive results of holding the Summit. I was opposing to this thesis as I see the country couldn’t even lobby it’s own ideas, as Hydro-Energy Cooperation. There is supported another idea of creating Energy Club under the SCO, which covers just oil and gas what Kyrgyzstan does not have. This means that Kyrgyzstan and tajikistan, both are rich of hyrdo-energy potential, are too week to lobby their own visions at the Great Shanghai Organization.

Just sitting in the computer-room of the Kyrgyz Service of the Radio of Liberty in Bishkek, as I was invited for their round-table on SCO summit results. So, everyone, who is in Bishkek can listen my speech at this the radio. I cannot remember what the FM is this. But you can also listen the podcasting through their web-site: www.azattyk.kg

Another news, yesterday Ben has suggested to write round-ups from Kyrgyz blogosphere for the Global Voices Online. As my english is not well to be more professional my stuff, he suggested his help on reediting them. So, I’ll write to them as soon as possible, if there is any interesting stuff from the KG Blogosphere :).

Another one is we are in a process of writing a new appeal on SCO summit held in Bishkek. I mean that Youth liberal Platform I take part at. That appeal will not be as support of the summit results or just critics. We’ll say we would not like to turn off the way forward to West and the United States. i think it is relevant for today’s situation as every western authoritative media has called the summit as “anti-western”. I also think it is built to stand against the west and USA, therefore I don’t support the idea of beeing with China, Russia and other Central Asian countirs in a one military block!!!

Yes, one more news. That is I will attend American Courses in Bishkek to improve my English forehead. So, see my English after three months to be more professional. And i hope I can begin writing for Neweurasia too…

The last three days Kyrgyz bloggers were active on issue of SCO summit. Some of them provided their readers with beautiful photoes of summit participants, others were discussing these theme quoting to Mainstream Media sources. So, I’ll make round-up for the last three days. i hope it’ll be interesting and useful for you, if yes, just let me know.

morrire has just published photoes from today’s meeting of the Central Asian Countries presidents, and their counterparts from Russia, Cina, Iran and Afghanistan. She has over 25 photoes, which include just everything from today’s event.

azzzik also took part at SCO summit as a reporter. He publishes a photo, where all presidents are sitting, and he’s shot from behind. He says, that before he had the same photo, but with Condolise Rise.

Another Bishkek-based photo-blogger, antipodean_wor, posts a small article with photoes, which says about the “extraordinary security measures in Bishkek”. He writes “Because of the summit our provincial Bishkek has been a subject of extraordinary security measures it has never seen in his 150 -year history. The streets are closed along the routes of the presidential cars… each one is accompanied by two helicopters…”.

zigeunerin_kgz and azzzik, photobloggers and journalists of AkiPRESS News agency, presented a photoreport of Aircrafts, came for participation at SCO summit in Bishkek. There are aircrafts of Presidents of China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongoly, Iran, Afghanistan, Ministers from India and Pakistan.

zigeunerin_kgz and azzzik also presented photoreport of August 14-15 meetings of SCO summit participants. There are photos of delegations from China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Mongoly, Iran, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Today, zigeunerin_kgz was making news from her office from russian TV RTR. At the another post zigeunerin_kgz says about the problem of translation of the China Leader’s speech. She says because of it noone has quoted him among the Kyrgyz News agencies.

markgrigorian made a report for central_asia LJ community about the preparation of Bishkek to the SCO Summit 2007. In his post he says that Kyrgyzstan has never seen so many Presidents in it’s own territory, and because of it the main International Airport in Bishkek was closed.

A day before the summit, abellans was thinking over a new surprizes.

antipodean_wor reported about the “Traffic deadlock on the streets of Bishkek: the main roads had been periodically closed for both traffic and pedestrians. The reason - there is a summit of 6 presidents (Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tadjikistan)”. He had included some photoes of the street.

The another issue bloggers were interested at was the travel within Kyrgyzstan. For instance, talve went to Naryn and after coming made a beautiful photoreport of the place. antipodean_wor reports about the salty lake near issyk-Kul. somurzakov posts pictures of summer Issyk-Kul. nurba, another Kyrgyzstani blogger, who is currently working in Singapore, is going to the Philippines soon and trying to get a visa for it. he publishes photoes of his pilipino counterparts.
That is all. I’m to have met you once again.

As we know, one of the main reasons of beginning a Cold War after the WWII was the Divided China problem. The USA has been recognized Taiwan as a legal Authority of whole China, the USSR recognized China as. So, today Kyrgyzstan supports China in its “One China” policy, centred in Beijing.

Kyrgyz News agencies, and not only, began publishing the information about the recognizing Taiwan as a part of China. It is after Kurmanbek Bakiev and Hu Jintao signed the declaration on further neighborliness, friendship and cooperation, during the official visit of Chiese President. There is written “Taiwan is the integral part of Chinese
territory. Kyrgyz side is against any attempts to create “two Chinas”
and against the participation of Taiwan in any international and
regional organizations in which only sovereign states can participate,” says the document, signed by two Presidents.

I think President Bakiev even haven’t understood what he signed, as probably he doesn’t know the history of China-Taiwan Conflict.

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit will be held after 3 days. There are different expectations from this summit. People, who believe in democratic ideas here, are fear lest that this event will be historical, as mentioned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in his speech.

We also notice there will be a lot of “big” guests, most of them represent authoritative countries, such as Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Iran and etc.

Most of the people are looking for the raising of the issue of the U.S. airbase at the SCO summit. Actually SCO summit imagines the meeting of the anti-american ”big” people. 

The list of participants at SCO Bishkek Summit was published for public several days ago:

President of the Kazakh Republic Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbaev;

President of the People’s Republic of China Hu Jintao;

President of Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin;

President of the Tajik Republic Emomali Rahmon;

President of the Uzbek Republic Islam Abduganievich Karimov;

 

The SCO observing countries are represented by:

President of Mongolia Nambaryn Enkhbayar;

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadi Nejad;

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mr. Khurshid M. Kasuri;

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of India Pranab Mukherjee;

 

The honorable guests of SCO summit in Bishkek are:

President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai;

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Myalikgulyevich Berdymuhammedov;

Deputy U.N. Secretary General Lynn Pascoe;

About agenda of the summit: The 1st point of the SCO summit agenda is strengthening of further cooperation between the member countries of the Shanhai Cooperation Organization.  The 2nd is opinion exchange on actual world and regional problems. The 3rd point is discussing the present SCO’s chair-country and possible time and place of the Organization’s summit next year. The 4th point is signing the papers.

Probably someone knows that our young (liberals) group is trying to create new: Youth liberal Club and Liberal Platform of Action.

So, last thing which we are discussing at our GoogleGroup is about pro-european vector of the Kyrgyz International Policy. This discussion began after the speech of FRG embassador in Bishkek Klaus Grevlih. He said, “why not to initiate the idea of beeing the 28th member-country of the European Union”.

Actually, I am not sure and this idea seems as impossible for us to join this union. The reason is not only based at our socio-economic condition, there is another key, that is we are not Europe.

I have had some talk to the represantative of EU in Central Asia, who also said, that this seems very unrealistic, as if we can join EU then even the name they had to change: Eurasian Union?.

But the main case of our discussion is based just at “aiming” to become more close to EU countries. We have another alternatives, as Russia, Islamic World, but, both do not warrant me any “happy life”, as if we take Russia then we can move towards of Authoritarianism, if the Islamic World then our society will be far from democratic ideas, as in my view of point, Islam does not respect ideas of Liberty and Choice. There is another big alternative, which one I would support, is United States of America. But this idea is unrealistic as Kyrgyz Society does not support this country so much, and they have more antipathy to them. So, Europe is closer to our ideas…