Section: Kyrgyzstan
USAID’s 10th annual Central Asia Trade Forum kicks off virtually
BISHKEK (TCA) — On November 16, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the tenth annual Central Asia Trade Forum, an international event promoting regional trade and connectivity across Central Asia and beyond. This year’s five-day virtual event includes 100 speakers and 4,000 registered participants representing 39...
OSCE supports conference in Uzbekistan on contemporary military conflicts and ways to prevent them
TASHKENT (TCA) — The OSCE-supported international conference “Contemporary military conflicts and ways to prevent them” was held on November 4 and 5 in a blended format at the Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan. The conference provided a platform for exchanging views and experiences on international and regional security...
Uzbekistan, Ukraine intend to increase trade turnover up to USD 1 bln per year
Tashkent, Nov. 4, 2020. /Kabar/. Uzbekistan and Ukraine intend to strengthen joint efforts to expand and diversify mutual trade and ensure its growth to USD 1 billion a year in the near future. This… …read more Source:: Kabar News...
Uzbekistan and Ukraine vow to boost bilateral trade to $1 billion in near time
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Kazakhstan: Opposition activist convicted on extremism charges
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — A court in Kazakhstan’s northern city of Petropavl has found an opposition activist guilty of participating in the activities of “an extremist group” and sentenced him to one year of freedom limitation — a sentence with parole-like restrictions, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported. The Petropavl City Court...
Kazakhstan to reduce international flights from October 26
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan will reduce the number of international flights from next Monday, October 26, to reduce imported COVID-19 cases, the press service of Kazakhstan’s prime minister said in a statement late on October 19. Besides inbound passengers by air and land borders, international transport drivers are required to provide a...
Uzbekistan among rights abusers elected to UN Human Rights Council
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan, as well as Russia and China, was among 15 countries elected to the UN Human Rights Council on October 13, drawing sharp criticism from rights groups over their abysmal human rights records, RFE/RL reported. The 193-member UN General Assembly also elected Ivory Coast, Gabon, Malawi, Cuba, Bolivia, France, and Great...
Turkmenistan takes back citizens from Ukraine due to pandemic
Turkmenistan has brought back more than 200 of its citizens on another charter flight from Ukraine, Trend reports with reference to the Turkmenportal information portal. The charter flight was arrang… …read more Source:: Kabar News...
Weekly Digest of Central Asia
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Central Asia was the scene of intense geopolitical struggle and the Great Game between the British and Russian Empires, and later between the Soviet Union and the West, over Afghanistan and neighboring territories. Into the 21st century, Central Asia has become...
Kazakh opposition leader charged in France with embezzlement after complaint filed by Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakh opposition leader Mukhtar Ablyazov has been charged in Paris with embezzling $7.5 billion in a case brought by Kazakhstan, according to one of his lawyers, RFE/RL reported. Gerard Cholakian said Ablyazov, who was recently granted political asylum in France, was charged with “aggravated abuse of trust” and...
