BRZEZINSKI IN BAKU AHEAD OF ALIEV’S U.S. VISIT.

Azerbaijani president Haidar Aliev conferred yesterday in Baku with Zbigniew Brzezinski on regional security, Caspian oil issues, and Aliev’s impending visit to Washington. Aliev told Brzezinski that "the access of U.S. companies and investments to the energy-rich Caspian region has become possible through Azerbaijan… Your experience and knowledge of international relations have helped me very much." (Turan, July 22)

Lukashenka’s Road to Damascus.