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[SIZE=3]Azerbaijan[/SIZE]

October 4
The First Turkology Congress voted 101-7 to make the Latin alphabet the chosen alphabet of all Turkic-speaking peoples (in Azerbaijan).

October 19
The expansion of the Azerbaijani Air Force continues with Atlantean and Turkish help. Twelve Ripon-Bloch 132 "Renegade" fighters have been purchased from Atlantis in exchange for Azeri oil.

November 31
The Navy's new gunboats, Arablinski and Shikhlinski left their dockyards for the first time today under their own power. Both sisterships are part of a new class of gunboats being built for the Azeri Navy. They were joined in their initial trial run by the Bazarduzu Dagi, the current Azeri flagship.

December 10
Four prize-winning stallions of the Karabakh breed, named the "Caspian Princes", have been gifted to four foreign leaders by the Azeri Society for Preservation of the Karabakh Horse, in order to raise awareness of the danger of the breed's possible extinction. "By showing these horses to the outside world we hope to gather interest from those who see the horse not merely as a tool of work and war, but as a true work of art. And art deserves to be preserved," ASPKH's spokesman said.

The Caspian Princes will be sent to the Queen of the Netherlands, the King of Great Britain, the President of the Russian Federation, and the King of Atlantis.

ASPKH is supported by the Azeri Government's Office of Culture.

The Queen would like to thank the Azeri Society for Preservation of the Karabakh horse, and the people of Azerbaijan for their precious gift. The Karabakh stallions are wonderfully built, and an understandable source of pride. I confess to be troubled by the news that this cultural icon is threatened.

My daughter, Princess Juliana was particularly taken by the fine horse, her late husband, Prince Karel (1), was a great horseman and heightened her admiration. The Princess is sure her late husband would have been concerned if there was something that could be done on behalf of these horses.


Wilhelmina


(1) To clarify for those not present when I wrote it, Crown Prince Karel of Belgium was an avid horseman, a 1932 Olympic medalist in the Steeplechase, and later died in a jumping accident.

President Chernov thanks Azeri Society for Preservation of the Karabakh Horse for their gift of this fine equine specimen, and expresses confidence that even Russia's best bloodlines will benefit from him.

President Chernov is interested in cooperating with Azeri Society for Preservation of the Karabakh Horse to avoid extinction of this famed breed.

[SIZE=3]Armenia[/SIZE]
10 November

Armenia is advising any and all Armenian citizens to leave Persia by the most expedient means, for their own safety. The Armenian government has declined to discuss the reasons.

[SIZE=3]Azerbaijan[/SIZE]
18 November

Azerbaijan's president, Mammed Amin Rasulzade, sends a confidential appeal to the Persian shah, asking how his rumored dismissal of the national army will affect Persia's security, and by extension the security of its neighbors. "Although Azerbaijan and Persia do not always see eye to eye, we feel alarmed at the possibility of chaos and revolt in which our strong southern neighbor may find herself."

All Azeri officers serving within the Persian Army for training have been asked to return home. No public comments have yet been made by