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West Asia
No MAP to Georgia at Warsaw summit – James Appathurai
No Membership Action Plan (MAP) will be granted to Georgia at Warsaw summit, stated by the special representative of NATO Secretary-General in Caucasus and Central Asia, James Appathurai during the interview with Georgian Public Broadcaster. He underlined that membership of NATO is a political decision and it does not depend…
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West Asia
Armenia downs own drone
Armenia has shot down its own drone, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said on May 19, Trend reports. An Armenian X-55 UAV, which was carrying out a reconnaissance flight in the direction of Aghdam District along the frontline, was mistakenly shot down by the Armenian armed forces on May 19 at around…
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East Asia
Chinese FM to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on May 21-24, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on May 18. At the invitation of Foreign Minister Idrissov of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Foreign Minister Abdyldaev of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and Foreign Minister Kamilov of the Republic…
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East Asia
The ticking Korean bomb
The ISIS and terrorist attacks in Europe grab regular headlines while a quiet bomb ticks in northeast Asia. The threat is not misplaced, considering nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles are at the command of a 33-year old authoritarian leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un. Korea is the last divided nation…
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West Asia
Deputy PM: Dependence on Russian gas is a big risk for Turkey
Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said that dependence on Russian gas supply is a big risk for Turkey, Trend News Agency reports. He made the remarks during a meeting on “Changing dynamics of energy supply security, resource diversification and regional integration” held as part of the General Assembly of…
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East Asia
South Korea to construct terminal at Tashkent airport
South Korea will construct a new terminal of Tashkent International Airport (Tashkent-4) by the end of 2019. Representatives of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have presented official results of a feasibility study for the terminal’s construction in Tashkent, said the press service of the Uzbek Embassy in Kyrgyzstan. Preparation…
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South Asia
Turkmen leader pardons hundreds of prisoners
President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on “Amnesty of sentenced persons on the occasion of Day of Constitution and Magtymguly’s poetry,” Turkmenistan The Golden Age Newspaper reports. In line with this decree, the convicted 853 persons will be released from further serving their prison sentences and also from…
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West Asia
Azerbaijan’s first lady presents amnesty act to parliament
Azerbaijan`s first lady, MP Mehriban Aliyeva has submitted a bill on “Amnesty Act” to the Parliament on the occasion of 28 May Republic Day, first vice-speaker Ziyafat Asgarov told the Parliament’s plenary meeting, APA reports. Asgarov said the Amnesty Act is intended to apply to as many as 10,000 people,…
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Central Asia
Turkey wants to normalize relations with Russia
Turkey stands for normalization of relations with Russia, Vural Altay, the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s representative for Eastern Europe, told Trend agency on May 17. He told the current crisis between the two countries is in favor of neither Russia nor Turkey. “Turkey has not closed diplomatic channels in order to restore…
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Central Asia
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway to open this year
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway will be ready this year, stated by Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade, Azerbaijani media reports. Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway is being constructed on the basis of an agreement between Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey. Its total length is 826 kilometers. After the railway will start functioning, it is expected that…
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