GRACHEV PRIVATIZED.

Publication: Monitor Volume: 2 Issue: 171

According to a Russian newspaper, former defense minister Pavel Grachev has taken a position with an unidentified commercial firm in Moscow. A car and chauffeur reportedly came with the new job. (BBC, September 13) Grachev was dismissed as defense minister in June amid allegations of incompetence and corruption.

Azerbaijan to Launch New International Oil Project.