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US and Turkmenistan hold book fair

The Dashoguz Velayat (Region) Library on May 11 hosted the U.S.-Turkmen Book Fair. Jointly organized by the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan, the Government

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International Affairs TKM

Turkmenistan and EU mark 30 years of cooperation

On May 14, the Joint Conference of Turkmenistan and the European Union, entitled “30 years of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union:

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Geo Politics KG

Kyrgyzstan: Government critic handed 5-year prison term

A Kyrgyz court on May 14 sentenced government critic and journalist Oljobai Shakir (aka Egemberdiev) to five years in prison on a charge

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Eurasia Geo Politics KZ World

16th Senior Officials Meeting of Central Asia + Japan Dialogue held in Astana

The 16th Senior Officials Meeting of the Central Asia + Japan Dialogue took place on May 14 in Astana under the chairmanship of

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International Affairs KG

High-level delegation from Switzerland to visit Kyrgyzstan

On May 14, a high-level delegation from the Government of Switzerland will arrive in Bishkek to strengthen cooperation ties with the Kyrgyz Republic

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Business & Economy KZ

Scania to expand investment activities in Kazakhstan

Yerzhan Yelekeyev, Chairman of the Management Board of National Company Kazakh Invest, on May 13 met with Pascal Zappone, Vice President of the Swedish company Scania

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Geo Politics KZ

Kazakhstan: Former minister gets 24 years in prison for wife’s murder

A court in Astana on May 13 sentenced former Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev to 24 years in prison for the “violent beating” to

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International Affairs KZ

Kazakhstan and Brazil seek to expand cooperation

The First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kairat Umarov visited Brazil last week for political consultations. At the meeting with the

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Eurasia International Affairs UZB

Uzbekistan to help Afghanistan become regional connectivity hub

The Special Representative of Uzbekistan’s President, Ismatullah Irgashev, and the Minister of Transport of Uzbekistan, Ilkhom Makhkamov, arrived in Kabul on May 12,

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Art & Culture KZ

‘Women’s compartment cars’ increasingly popular on Kazakhstan trains

Since the beginning of this year, about 70 thousand women have used the service of traveling in “women’s carriages” in trains of Kazakhstan’s

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Business & Economy Eurasia KZ

USAID to host Central Asia Trade Forum in Kazakhstan

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will host the 13th Central Asia Trade Forum, entitled “Trade Connections: Bridging Globally,” on May 14 and

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Eurasia International Affairs KZ World

Deepfakes about existence of US biological labs in Kazakhstan created by AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) was behind deepfakes, originated in China, about the existence of US laboratories allegedly developing biological weapons in Kazakhstan. Reuters reported

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Eurasia Geo Politics KZ

Kazakhstan president speaks at EEU meeting

On May 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol

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Eurasia Geo Politics RU World

Armenia stops financial contributions to Russian-led military alliance

Armenia said on May 8 that it has stopped making financial contributions to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) after effectively suspending its

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International Affairs UZB

European Union celebrates 30 years of partnership with Uzbekistan

In 2024, the Delegation of the European Union to Uzbekistan commemorates Europe Day and 30 years of partnership between the European Union and

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Eurasia Geo Politics RU World

All 5 Central Asian leaders to attend Victory Day parade in Moscow

All five Central Asian presidents are scheduled to attend a parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9 to commemorate the victory in the

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Geo Politics UZB

Uzbekistan posthumously exonerates 198 people repressed during Soviet era

The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan has exonerated posthumously 198 individuals convicted by the Soviet regime in the 1920s-1930s for “counter-revolutionary actions, armed uprisings, terrorism,

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International Affairs TKM

Turkmenistan and UNDP collaborate to strengthen country’s healthcare system

The Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on May 3 signed a landmark agreement

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Business & Economy KZ World

Kazakhstan billionaire buys English soccer club

Kazakhstan-based billionaire Mikheil Lomtadze has bought England’s Wycombe Wanderers soccer club, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported. Lomtadze’s Blue Ocean Partners Ltd. paid an undisclosed

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Business & Economy KG

UNDP strengthens natural honey value chain in Kyrgyzstan

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Kyrgyzstan, in collaboration with the PF “Training and Consulting Center” (TES-Center), is launching an initiative to

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