A breakthrough has been reached with the agreement signed yesterday, August 12, in Aktau, Kazakhstan. New perspectives for #Kazakhstan, #Iran, #Azerbaijan, #Turkmenistan, and also #Russia, and Central Asia as a region. States around the Caspian Region, which is rich with…
Greetings to all my friends in Georgia! Exactly ten years ago Georgia was invaded by Russia, involved in a conflict that has an international background: A war about energy! New pipelines running through Georgia, bringing Caspian energy to Turkey and…
Just imagine….you wake up in the morning, in a strange surrounding, people around you speak an unknown language, and you do not have a clue what it is all about. But you are a part of what is happening, and…
Congratulations, GEORGIA! In April 2004 a most amazing event took place: The EU flag was risen on Rustavelli street, in front of a big state building.“What a dream!” and “crazy idea” was my reaction, walking along Rustavelli Street with a friend,…
Strafgefangene schickte man an diesen Ort. Im Sommer sollte die enorme Hitze von über 40 Grad sie quälen, im Winter die extreme Kälte von minus 40 Grad sie erfrieren lassen. Wer hier überlebte, hatte schieres Glück. Heute erinnert nur noch…
Die EU braucht heute eine Glücksminute, so wie beim Fussball -in letzter Minute einer das Spiel für das deutsche Team. Wer wird die EU retten? Wer schafft es, endlich eine Einigung im Streit um die Migrationen herbeizuführen? Wird Kanzlerin Merkel…
Das Telefon funktioniert, 24 Stunden! Strom und Wasser fließen rund um die Uhr, und meine Lampen leuchten die ganze Nacht, wenn ich es will. Zu jeder Tageszeit kann ich das Internet nutzen und sogar die Tagesschau lässt sich in wenigen…
The streets are wide, and sometimes very long, and empty. But they offer great opportunities. That is the reason for a delegation of 70 businessmen to discover new horizons in Central Asia. They are travelling to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Astana,…
A lot has been said these days about this topic, too much. A lot of speculating. Why? Why now? The decision in the US may be driven more by the strategic interest in energy sales, following the matrix of energy,…
Recently I had the idea to write a post cards. Yes, a real card, solid paper and a picture on one side. It was an adventure. It lead me into the depth of Kyrgyz culture. A friend was visiting and…
