Kyrgyzstan attracts international donors and investors at energy forum
The Government of the Kyrgyz Republic, with the support of the World Bank Group, and co-hosted by the Government of Austria, on June
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Tajikistan president chairs National Development Council meeting
On June 10, a meeting of the National Development Council was held under the chairmanship of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. The
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Kyrgyzstan: Prosecutors seek 20-year prison terms for border-deal protesters
Kyrgyz prosecutors on June 10 asked a Bishkek court to convict and hand down lengthy sentences to 27 members of a Kyrgyz group
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Gazprom to supply natural gas to Kyrgyzstan until 2040
Long-term contracts for Russian natural gas supplies to Kyrgyzstan have been signed between Gazprom Export and Gazprom Kyrgyzstan. Long-term contracts for gas supplies have
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EDB developing Eurasian Transport Network concept
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) says it is preparing a concept for the Eurasian Transport Network aimed at enhancing connectivity across Eurasia and
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Uzbekistan and Türkiye strengthen full-scale cooperation
The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held talks on June 6 in Ankara. The talks
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Agreement on China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project signed
An intergovernmental agreement on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project was signed on June 6 in Beijing. The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is a strategic infrastructure project
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Goodwill Ambassadors project launched at Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry on June 6 hosted a ceremony to launch the “Goodwill Ambassadors of Kazakhstan” project, with the participation of Deputy Prime
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VI ECG Film Festival: a fusion of culture and art
The VI Eurasian Creative Guild (ECG) Film Festival took place in London from 24 to 28 May. The festival was held in conjunction
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UNDP launches mentoring program to support women and youth entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kyrgyzstan, in collaboration with the JIA Business Association, is launching a mentoring programme for women entrepreneurs
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Przewalski’s horses return to Kazakhstan
On June 5, a ceremony was held to reintroduce Przewalski’s horses into the Altyn Dala Nature Reserve in the Kostanay region of Kazakhstan.
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EU and Central Asia hold political and security dialogue
The eleventh round of the annual High-Level Political and Security Dialogue between the European Union and the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, the
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Kremlin spokesman’s daughter reportedly registered in Kazakhstan amid Western sanctions
Systema, RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit, said on June 4 that it had discovered the name and details of a person who it believes is Yelizaveta
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Central Asian countries and Korea strengthen cooperation in education
On June 3, a symposium dedicated to cooperation in higher education between Korea and Central Asian countries was held in South Korea. The
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Central Asian countries and China establish emergency management cooperation mechanism
China and five Central Asian nations have officially established a China-Central Asia emergency management cooperation mechanism, Xinhua reported. China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
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Companies from Singapore interested in cooperation with Kazakhstan
On June 3 in Astana, Chairman of the Board of the national company Kazakh Invest Yerzhan Yelekeyev held a meeting with executives of Singaporean companies.
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Agreement for construction of $1.5 billion copper smelter signed in Kazakhstan
On June 3, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and Chairman of the Board of Directors of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Co. Ltd.
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OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group meeting focuses on Afghan women’s rights
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Asian Partners for Co-operation Group and OSCE participating States met in Vienna on 3
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Kazakhstan takes Taliban off of its terrorist list
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on June 3 that his country has taken the Taliban off of its terrorist list, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service
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Kyrgyzstan: Unique forum theatre performance raises gender issues
Through a unique theatre experience, university students, faculty, and administrators of several Bishkek-based universities as well as representatives of government agencies, civil society,
