Turkish aid agency helps establish science laboratory in Tajikistan
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has provided support in establishing Tajikistan’s first international science laboratory, which was inaugurated on Monday at
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At informal meeting of CIS heads of state, Putin speaks about economic cooperation, role of Russian language
An informal meeting of the leaders of the CIS member countries took place on December 26 in St Petersburg, Russia. The meeting was attended by President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President
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Eurasian Economic Union signs Free Trade Agreement with Iran
On December 25, on the margins of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in St. Petersburg, a free trade agreement was signed between
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‘One Village – One Product’ project being implemented in Kazakhstan
The “One Village – One Product” project (OVOP) is being implemented within the framework of “Men Kasipker” instrument, developed in accordance with the
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Uzbekistan to start 24 large projects worth $12.7 billion in electrical, chemical and pharmaceutical industries
On December 25, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a government meeting on the development of the electrical, chemical and pharmaceutical industries in Uzbekistan. It
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Kazakhstan and Pakistan to expand economic cooperation
The 12th meeting of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Pakistan was held in
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Uzbekistan summons Russian ambassador over statement by ultranationalist writer
The Uzbek Foreign Ministry summoned Russian Ambassador Oleg Malginov on December 22 and told him that statements by ultranationalist pro-Kremlin writer Zakhar Prilepin
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Kyrgyzstan: President signs bill amending national flag
Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov signed a bill amending the national flag on December 22, two days after lawmakers approved it in a final
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Rozhkovskoye gas field put into operation in Kazakhstan
On December 21, the large Rozhkovskoye gas condensate field was put into commercial operation in the West Kazakhstan region. Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia to open direct flights
Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to open direct flights on the route Almaty-Riyadh. The agreement was reached on December 20 during the
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Kazakhstan a priority destination for Qatari investors
In order to discuss the progress of trade, economic and investment projects between Kazakhstan and Qatar, the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Doha on
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Group of Uzbeks who illegally entered US sent back to Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s Labor Migration Agency said on December 21 that 119 Uzbek nationals who had illegally entered the United States, mostly via Mexico, had
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Chinese company to install charging stations for electric vehicles in Uzbekistan
An agreement on joint production of charging stations for electric vehicles was reached between Uzbekistan and China, the Uzbek Ministry of Energy said. A delegation
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Kazakhstan starts building new railroad to China
Construction of a new railway line Bakhty-Ayagoz with a length of 272 km has started in Abay region in southern Kazakhstan. Alikhan Smailov,
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Russian company to build a solar power plant in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region
On December 19, Akylbek Japarov, the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and Head of the Administration of the
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EU and Turkmenistan discuss human rights situation
The European Union and Turkmenistan held the fifteenth round of their annual Human Rights Dialogue on December 18 in Brussels. Both sides discussed
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Kyrgyz border-deal activists on trial reject accusation of collusion with foreign diplomat
Two dozen Kyrgyz politicians, journalists, and activists on trial over protests against a Kyrgyz-Uzbek border deal have rejected President Sadyr Japarov’s allegation that
