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Central Asia
New economic zone to open in Uzbekistan
Acting President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed creating a new free economic zone in Urgut district of Samarkand region, Akhborot news program of Uzbekistan TV channel reported, Gazeta.uz cites. Currently, 40 industrial enterprises, including 19 joint companies, operate in the industrial zone in Urgut, occupying almost 42 hectares and employing…
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Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan Discusses the Bill Banning Foreign Media Ownership
Akmaral SABATAR – Journalist at NTS Kyrgyzstan In Kyrgyzstan, a debated draft bill concerning the media came into agenda. The Kyrgyz Parliament has prepared an initial approval to a bill banning foreign individuals and organizations from owning and establishing media outlets in the country. The proposed legislation also bans domestic…
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East Asia
Xi’s Asia visit to boost ‘Belt and Road’ construction and promote BRICS cooperation
Zhongsheng (People’s Daily Online) Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Cambodia and Bangladesh, and attend the 8th BRICS summit to be held in Goa, India from Oct. 13 to 17. This trip is set to be a major diplomatic event, which has the potential to boost friendship,…
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Central Asia
Putin cancels Paris visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled his upcoming trip to Paris. The move comes after French President Francois Hollande accused the Kremlin of committing war crimes in Syria, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Speaking in an interview with French television channel TF1, Hollande said that he was unsure whether meeting Putin would…
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Central Asia
Russia, Turkey sign agreement on Turkish Stream gas pipeline project
Turkey and Russia signed the strategic Turkish Stream gas pipeline agreement on Oct. 10, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. The pipeline will carry Russian natural gas to Turkey and on to Europe under the Black Sea. During the signing ceremony with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said…
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East Asia
Post-Soviet military bloc to hold drills in three member states in 2017
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) plans to hold large-scale collective forces’ drills dubbed Combat Brotherhood on the territory of Armenia, Kazakhstan and Russia in October 2017, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Colonel-General Anatoly Sidorov said on October 7, TASS reports. “This year, four CSTO exercises have been held…
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan to open railway to Afghanistan in November
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting dedicated to the upcoming commissioning of the first phase of the transnational railway trunk – Asia international railway transportation corridor, the Turkmen government said in a message Oct. 8, Trend reports. This is the construction of the Atamyrat-Imamnazar (Turkmenistan) – Akina (Afghanistan) section.…
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Central Asia
Uzbekistan to establish another free economic zone
A new free economic zone will be established in Urgut district of Samarkand region in Uzbekistan, said the acting president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his trip to the region, Trend reports. Mirziyoyev visited Samarkand to review the progress in social and economic reforms in the region, the works carried…
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South East Asia
Iran and Vietnam cancel visa regime
Iran and Vietnam have signed two documents for bilateral cooperation in the presence of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. The first document was signed by the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Vietnamese counterpart Phạm Binh Minh. The agreement…
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Central Asia
Path to self-reliance for Afghanistan
Nematullah Bizhan – The Korea Times The Brussels Conference on Afghanistan this week marks an important opportunity to create a roadmap for the country’s future. While Afghanistan’s current path has led to some progress, it is far from the most direct route to prosperity – not least because of deep…
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