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“Nazarbayev made Kazakhstan one of the safest countries”
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan made Kazakhstan one of the safest countries in the world, Aqel Biltaji, Mayor of Amman told in the interview to Kazinform. Mayor Biltaji said that Nazarbayev always works for a stable of the peaceful region and the world, “The address of the President of Kazakhstan…
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South Asia
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan inaugurated CASA-1000 project
The $1.7 billion CASA-1000 project was inaugurated among Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Dushanbe on May 12. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov attended the inauguration. RFERL reports that the CASA-1000 provides a 1,222-kilometer power-transmission…
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Central Asia
Russia plans to ban all Turkish vegetables and fruits
Rosselkhoznadzor – Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance plans to ban vegetables and fruit imports from Turkey after May 16. Deputy head of Rosselkhoznadzor, Yulia Shvabauskene, said that agency works on this issue seriously, “they continue to find Turkish food products that need to be quarantined,” Interfax reported.…
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan to use green sources for electric by 2050
Kazakhstan will generate 50 percent of the country’s electricity needs from non-fossil fuel sources by 2050, Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrissov said. “Although our country is rightly known for its abundance of conventional energy resources, we are absolutely committed to developing green economy. We have set ourselves ambitious goals, for example,…
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Central Asia
Half a Million Foreigners Deported from Russia since 2013
A new report has been published about deported foreigners from Russia. Civic Assistance Committee published a research about migration issues in Russia. According to the research, 513,000 deportation cases were counted since the year of 2013. The Moscow Times published the speech of Civic Assistance Committee spokesman Konstantin Troitsky, “Deportation…
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West Asia
“Saakashvili can return to his country”
Mikheil Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia and current governor of Odessa, believes that United National Movement will win the next elections and he will go back to Georgia. An important piece appeared on the website of Vestnik Kavkaza on Saakashvili’s recent commentaries. “There are two forces: one is related…
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West Asia
Stalin’s statue dismantled in Georgia
Stalin’s bust has been bashed in by the local administration in Ateni village of Gori, Georgia. Local residents, who celebrated the Victory Day on May 9, erected the bust without permission from officials. The statue was paint bombed by some anti-Stalin people ad after it was dismantled by the local…
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South East Asia
Russia and India to hold war games
The joint Russian-Indian war games Indra’2016 will be held in the second half of 2016. Far-Eastern Primorsky (Maritime) territory of Russia, Alexander Gordeyev, the chief press officer of the Eastern Military District told TASS agency after a conference on preparations for the exercise. He said, “Representatives of the Eastern Military…
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East Asia
Russia Celebrates the Victory Day
Russia has marked the Victory Day on May 9 which is the anniversary of victory against Nazi Germany in 1945. Moscow and other regions of Russia celebrated the day with military parades. 10,000 military personnel, 135 armored vehicles, and 71 aircraft took part in the events. Russian leader Vladimir Putin…
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Politics
Georgian Communists Gathered in Stalin’s House
Georgia Communist Party members gathered near to Stalin’s house in the city of Gori. The group meeting was held on the May 9, Victory Day. People shared communist party symbols, pictures of Stalin and red flags to media members. Group members wanted Georgia to create good relations with Russia and…
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