• Central Asia

    Embracing Cultural Approaches to the Integration of Central Asia

    Many things have been said by local and foreign experts about the importance or necessity of integration in Central Asia. One should underline several factors could be used in national or inter-regional politics, aimed at new rapprochement in the region. First, we would like to point out common cultural and…

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  • East Asia

    Deputy IT and Communications Minister of Uzbekistan from South Korea completes his mission

    It was something very unusual for Uzbekistan when in 2013 a group of South Korean scholars headed by the consultant on ICT Kim Nam Seok began its activity at the Uzbek State Committee for Communication, Information and Telecommunication Technologies. Unusual was not the fact of attracting foreign specialists but the…

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  • East Asia

    Georgia strengthens Silk Road economic links

    On 16 January 2017 Georgian Economy Minister Giorgi Gakharia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on “Strengthening the New Silk Road Initiative” with Zhang Yuzhou, CEO of CEFC China Energy Company Limited. The corporation has a business interest in energy and financial services and intends to purchase 75 percent of…

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  • Central Asia

    Uzbek president’s visit to Russia scheduled for April

    Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Russia in early April, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov said at the 18th meeting of the Uzbekistan-Russia intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation. The commission requested the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries together with the concerned ministries and agencies until…

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  • Central Asia

    93% of Russians watch television

    Absolute majority (93%) of Russians are watching television, 67% of them do it almost every day, Public Opinion Fund’s poll says. 62% believe TV is better than other types of entertainment. Slightly less than half of respondents watch TV to find out about events in the country (47%) and understand relevant issues…

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  • Central Asia

    Presidential election kicks off in Turkmenistan

    On Feb. 12, polling stations opened at 07:00 (UTC/GMT+5) for voting in the presidential election in Turkmenistan. In total, 2,548 polling stations, including 39 at the Turkmen diplomatic missions in foreign countries, opened for voting. The polling stations will be closed at 19:00 (UTC/GMT+5), Trend reports. Turkmen citizens, who are…

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  • Central Asia

    Kyrgyzstan and EU plan to sign new co-op agreement

    Kyrgyzstan may sign a new agreement on cooperation with the European Union next week, head of the EU Delegation to Kyrgyzstan, Cesare de Montis said at the press-conference Feb. 9, TASS reported. The agreement is expected to be signed within Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev’s official visit to Brussels on February…

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  • Central Asia

    Snowfall, freezing weather claim over 100 lives in Afghanistan

    An Afghan vendor waits for costumers after a heavy snow in eastern Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2017. At least 100 people have lost their lives and more than 50 others sustained injuries due to snowfall and freezing weather over the past few days across Afghanistan, local media reported. (Xinhua/Sayed…

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  • Central Asia

    Putin ratifies Turkish Stream deal

    Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified deal with Turkey on Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline project on Tuesday, Daily Sabah reports. The upper house of Russian Parliament, the Federation Council of Russia, previously approved the bill on ratification of TurkStream gas pipeline project on Feb. 01, whereas it was approved by…

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  • Central Asia

    Russian army will receive 5th-generation T-50 fighter jets in 2018

    The deliveries of the fifth-generation T-50 (PAK FA) fighter jet to the Russian Armed Forces may start after 2018, Deputy Defense Minister of Russia Yuri Borisov said on Thursday. “Most likely, this will be already the next state armament program, i.e. 2018-2025,” he said in response to a question about…

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