Section: The Times of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan)
Weekly Digest of Central Asia
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Central Asia is an important geopolitical area between Europe, Russia and China. It is in Central Asia that world powers have confronted each other for centuries; it is here that China needs to succeed with its new Silk Road Belt for direct access to the Western markets; and it is here that a large...
Kazakhstan to continue prosecuting Ablyazov after French extradition refusal
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan authorities say they will continue their efforts to prosecute fugitive banker Mukhtar Ablyazov and his associates despite his release from custody in France, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reports. In a statement issued on December 14, Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor-General’s Office said that Ablyazov had been...
French court cancels extradition of Kazakh tycoon to Russia
ASTANA (TCA) — France’s highest administrative court has canceled an extradition order to send fugitive Kazakh tycoon Mukhtar Ablyazov to Russia, RFE/RL reports. In a statement on December 9, the Council of State court said it canceled the extradition on the grounds that the request was made for political reasons.The French government...
Turkmenistan holding international oil and gas forum
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The 21st International Forum “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2016” is taking place in Ashgabat from December 7-9. The event was organized by the State Concern Turkmenneft (Turkmen Oil) and the Trade and Industrial Chamber of Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan: the Golden Age online newspaper reports.Some 60 companies from more than 20...
Russia promises Tajikistan ‘large quantity’ of military aircraft
DUSHANBE (TCA) — As China’s military influence in Tajikistan grows, we are republishing this article by Joshua Kucera, originally published by EurasiaNet.org: Russia has promised a “large quantity” of military aircraft to Tajikistan over the next year. The aid is part of a deal that the two countries signed in 2012, but which...
Chinese company to modernize chemical plant in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmon on November 18 launched Phase 2 of reconstruction and modernization of Azot (Nitrogen) plant in the city of Sarband in Khatlon province, the press service of the Tajik president reported. Azot is a large chemical plant operating since 1967. The plant had two production lines for 110 thousand...
Trans-Caspian railway route presented in Rotterdam
ASTANA (TCA) — A presentation of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) was held at the international container and intermodal shipment exhibition “Intermodal Europe – 2016” in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the press service of Kazakhstan’s national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) said on November 18. The...
EU holding conference on fighting corruption in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK (TCA) — On November 17 and 18 in Bishkek the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic is holding an annual Seminar for Civil Society Organisations on fighting corruption in Kyrgyzstan. The seminar gathered more than 200 participants from all over Kyrgyzstan in representation of civil society organisations, professional...
Uzbekistan starts exporting home electronics to Ukraine
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan has started the export of home electronics of the Artel trademark to Ukraine, Uzbekistan’s Jahon information agency reported. According to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Ukraine, a first batch of Artel products has been delivered to Ukraine.Uzbek Ambassador to Ukraine Alisher Abdualiev said that production of home...
Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Oct. 24, 2016
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. The Week That Was The Mosul Offensive BeginsThe long-awaited Mosul...
