• Central Asia

    Turkmenistan keen to diversify electricity export

    Turkmenistan intends to diversify the directions of electricity supplies, said the country’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. He made the remarks during the ceremony of commissioning of a control center in Ashgabat, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported Oct. 19, Trend reports. Measures, taken in this direction, allow fully meeting the country’s electricity…

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  • Central Asia

    Turkic Culture Festival to be organized in Korea

    Turkic Culture Festival will be organized in South Korea between November 8-13th. Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will participate in the events. The countries will perform for sharing their historical and contemporary arts, cultural values, and traditional lifestyle. The program which is hosted by Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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  • Central Asia

    Over 5,000 Russian troops to take part in Arctic drills

    Over 5,000 troops will take part in the military exercises of the Russian Northern Fleet’s coastal defense and ground forces that have kicked off in the Polar Region, the fleet’s press office reported on October 18, TASS reports. “Over 5,000 servicemen and more than 500 pieces of the armor and…

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  • Central Asia

    Azerbaijan invites Uzbekistan to benefit from Baku-Tbilisi-Kars

    Azerbaijan has invited Uzbekistan to benefit from the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project. Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov in Tashkent, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry told Trend on October 17. During the meeting, Mammadyarov informed his counterpart about the restoration of the historical ‘Silk Road’…

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  • East Asia

    BRICS should help lead world economy out of woods in time of uncertainty

    At a time when a strong and sustainable global recovery remains elusive, the BRICS nations should come even closer together and help lead the world economy out of the woods, just as they had done in the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. Later this week, leaders of the…

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  • Central Asia

    Turkmenistan Opened $2.3 Billion Airport Terminal in Ashgabat

    Turkmenistan has opened a new $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport as the former Soviet republic’s tries to become an international transport hub in Central Asia and reduce its dependence on revenues from natural gas exports, RFERL/RL reports. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said during the opening ceremony on September…

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  • Central Asia

    CSTO Leaders Agree to Set Up Crisis Response Center

    The leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member-states have decided to set up a joint crisis response center to exchange information on common threats, including terrorism, and make decisions in real time, RFERL/RL reports. Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian, who is hosting a meeting of the CSTO summit on…

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  • East Asia

    Xi Jinping’s visit to Bangladesh of historic significance

    Liu Hui (People’s Daily) Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Bangladesh, the first tour to this South Asian country by a Chinese President in 30 years, will serve as a milestone in China-Bangladesh ties, experts said ahead of Xi’s trip. Ye Hailin, director of the Center of South Asia…

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  • Central Asia

    Kazakhstan and China create road transport permits system

    Kazakhstan’s Investment and Development Ministry and the Chinese Ministry of Transport signed a protocol on creation of a permits system for international road transport, the Kazakh ministry announced on Oct. 13, Trend reports. The protocol envisages full regulation of passenger and freight traffic between the two countries on a reciprocal…

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  • Central Asia

    Russia completes delivery of S-300 to Iran

    Russia has completed the delivery of S-300 air defence missile systems to Iran, Russia’s state arms export agency said, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Russia’s agreement to provide Iran with S-300 has sparked concern in Israel. Moscow cancelled the contract to deliver S-300s to Iran in 2010 under pressure from the West.…

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