Central Asia

14:51, november 14, 2017

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A prayer room for Muslims opened at Tashkent airport

A prayer room for Muslims has been opened at Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan Airways’ press center told Russia’s RIA Novosti on November 13.

16:07, november 13, 2017

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EU Foreign Affairs Council calls for development of a new EU Central Asia Strategy by the end of 2019

The European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Council has called for development of a new EU’s Strategy for Central Asia by the end of 2019 The “EU and Central Asia: Working for a Safer and

11:21, november 9, 2017

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy travels to Central Asia

On Friday November 10, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, and the European Commissioner for

10:57, november 8, 2017

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Tajik delegation to participate in international conference on Central Asia in Samarqand

Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov heading a Tajik delegation will take part in an international conference on Central Asia that will take place in the Uzbek city of Samarqand under the auspices of

14:06, november 7, 2017

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Russian president orders to conduct negotiations with Uzbekistan regarding armament control

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to conduct negotiations with Uzbekistan regarding signing of an agreement on control of targeted use of military products, according to

13:58, november 2, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

Why are Uzbek names more associated with terrorism attacks of late?

An article Why Are Uzbeks So Often Linked To Terrorist Attacks?

15:02, october 27, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakh president signs decree on switching to Latin-based alphabet

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed an executive order on Friday telling his government to prepare the Kazakh alphabet for a transition to Latin letters from Cyrillic ones by

09:35, october 11, 2017

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Russia does not consider it necessary to open the second military base in Kyrgyzstan, says Russian official

Russia does not consider it necessary to open the second military base in Kyrgyzstan close to its border with Tajikistan.

14:41, october 9, 2017

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South Korea looking for ways to boost Central Asian trade

South Korean officials have established an agency to deepen the country’s trade ties with Central Asian states, according to EurasiaNet.org .

15:19, october 3, 2017

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Turkmen athletes present the country’s president with golden bike

Turkmen President Qurbanguly Berdimuhamedow has awarded Turkmen coaches and athletes – members of the national team who made a personal contribution to the victory of Turkmenistan in the 2017

14:22, october 2, 2017

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Solution to some Central Asian problems will take years, says Uzbek foreign minister

Although interests of Central Asia’s nations on many issues are aligned, there are regional problems solution to which will take years, Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov said while

10:01, september 22, 2017

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Kyrgyzstan accuses Kazakhstan of political meddling

Kyrgyzstan is brimming with indignation at what it perceives as the meddling of neighboring Kazakhstan in its upcoming presidential election, according to EurasiaNet.org .

11:21, september 21, 2017

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Uzbek president proposes to make consultation meetings of Central Asian leaders regular

Addressing the session of the UN General Assembly, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has proposed to make meetings of leaders of Central Asia’s nations regular.

15:14, september 20, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz prime minister visits UCA campus in Naryn

“UCA is an example others should emulate”, said the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Sapar Isakov, during his visit to the University of Central Asia’s (UCA) campus in Naryn on

09:35, september 15, 2017

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Kazakhstan takes decisive step toward adopting the Latin alphabet

Kazakhstan’s long-awaited transition from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet may be on the verge of happening, according to EurasiaNet.org .

15:03, september 12, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

Human rights activists call for pressure on Uzbekistan to end forced cotton labor

International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) calls for pressure on Uzbekistan to end forced cotton labor.

12:00, september 6, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

No one hydropower plant will be built in Kyrgyzstan without Uzbekistan participation

Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday signed in Bishkek a pact on the demarcation of 85 percent of the countries' border, Kaktus Meduza

10:16, september 6, 2017

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Uzbek President Mirziyoyev makes first presidential visit to Kyrgyzstan since 2000

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, on a two-day official visit on September 5.

10:33, september 5, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan’s defense and interior ministers replaced

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reshuffled senior security officials on Monday, replacing defense and interior ministers, according to Gazeta.uz .

12:02, september 4, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan to lift more forex restrictions starting September 5

Uzbekistan says it will liberalize its currency regulations, no longer fixing the sum to the U.S.

16:18, august 31, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

A monument to Islam Karimov was erected in Tashkent

The opening ceremony of the monument to Islam Karimov was attended by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the First President's wife Tatyana Karimova, gazeta.uz reports.

17:10, august 7, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan evaluates the chances for a convertible currency

Uzbek monetary authorities recently announced an intention to make the country’s national currency, the som, freely exchangeable, EurqasiaNet.

16:00, august 4, 2017

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Islam Karimov’s economic model comes under attack

EurasiaNet.org reports that criticizing the policies of the late president of Uzbekistan is very much in vogue these days.

11:14, july 28, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan expected to fully switch from Cyrillic to Latin script by 2025

Kazakhstan has announced it will outline a new Latin-based alphabet by the end of the year, departing from its Cyrillic-based script that has been in use since 1940.

15:52, july 18, 2017

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Kyrgyzstan sentences Askar Akayev's former son-in-law to 20 years in prison in absentia

A court in Kyrgyzstan has sentenced ex-President Askar Akayev's former son-in-law to 20 years in prison in absentia, according to Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service , locally known as Azzatyk

15:37, july 13, 2017

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Turkmenistan’s national TV and radio to be shifted to self-financing

Turkmenistan’s national TV and radio as well as cinematography will be gradually shifted to self-financing.

10:51, july 6, 2017

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan says it has no plans to rejoin post-Soviet bloc led by Russia

Uzbekistan has no plans to rejoin the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov said on Wednesday, indicating the country's policy would remain the

15:36, july 4, 2017

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Uzbek authorities make attempts to rejuvenate the nation’s leadership

Uzbek authorities are making attempts to rejuvenate the nation’s leadership. These attempts are reportedly a clear reflection of the demographic youth bulge. EurasiaNet.

15:04, july 3, 2017

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22-year-old graduate MDIST appointed deputy education minister of Uzbekistan

As experiment, a 22-year-old graduate of Management Development Institute of Singapore in Tashkent (MDIST), Alishet Saydullayev, has been appointed Deputy Minister of Public Education of Uzbekistan.

11:14, july 3, 2017

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Uzbekistan creates its own ‘Silicon Valley’

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has issued a decree to create the Mirzo Ulughbek Innovation Center in Tashkent to support development and introduction of information technologies, according to