Astana hosts 6th consultative meeting of Central Asian leaders
The presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan convened in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on August 9 to hold the sixth consultative
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Tajik official confirms arrests of almost 30 residents of volatile Gorno-Badakhshan region
Tajikistan’s First Deputy Interior Minister Abdurahmon Alamshozoda has confirmed reports by RFE/RL’s Tajik Service that 27 residents of the Yazgulom community in the
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Late Kyrgyz criminal kingpin’s mother gets suspended sentence
A Bishkek court on August 8 handed a seven-year prison term with a one-year suspension to Maya Alieva, who is the mother of
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Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan sign projects and trade contracts for $7 billion
At the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan business forum in Astana on August 7, the two countries agreed on joint implementation of 34 investment projects worth $4.4
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‘Kazakhstan through the Eyes of Foreign Media’ contest highlights growing interest in Kazakhstan
Over 80 media representatives and bloggers from approximately 30 countries have applied to participate in the 9th annual contest “Kazakhstan through the Eyes
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Kazakhstan deepening Caspian ports to further develop Trans-Caspian Transport Route
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport says works have begun on dredging the port of Kuryk on the Caspian Sea coast. The bottom at the
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Tajikistan-Iran visa-free travel deal to begin on August 10
A deal allowing Tajik and Iranian citizens to travel between the two nations without visas for up to 90 days per year —
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17,000 Tajik migrant workers deported from Russia in past 6 months
Tajik Labor Minister Gulnora Hasanzoda said on August 6 that Russia had deported 17,000 Tajik citizens over the past six months, RFE/RL’s Tajik
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$21 million ADB grant to expand clean energy supply in Tajikistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 6 August said it has approved a $21 million grant as additional financing to expand the supply of renewable
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French cargo airline starts flights between China and France through Uzbekistan
On August 5, the French transport and logistics airline CMA CGM Air Cargo made its first flight on the Zhengzhou (China)-Navoi (Uzbekistan)-Paris (France)
