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South Asia
Iran to build wind farm in Kazakhstan
Iran will construct a wind park in Kazakhstan to generate electricity. The agreement was signed between Iran’s Power and Water Equipment & Services Export Company (SUNIR) and Eurasia Invest Group in Tehran on May 14, PressTV reports. According to the agreement, Iran will establish a 50-megawatt wind power plant in…
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West Asia
Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia to hold military drills
The trilateral meeting of Defense Ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey was held in the city of Gabala, Azerbaijan on May 15. Azerbaijani minister Zakir Hasanov, Georgian minister Tinatin Khidasheli and the National Defence Minister of Turkey Ismet Yilmaz held one-on-one and trilateral negotiations. Three sides also discussed the multilateral…
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Central Asia
Patriarch Kirill visits North Caucasus
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia visited North Caucasus and arrived in Kabardino-Balkaria. Patriarch arrived in Nalchik airport and was met with bread and salt and traditional folk group. Vestnik Kavkaza reports that Patriarch Kirill accepts this visit as important since this is his first visit to Kabardino-Balkaria and…
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East Asia
Russian export to ASEAN market will rise to 10% by 2020
Pyotr Fradkov, Chief Executive Officer of the Russian Export Center said that the center forecasts Russian export to ASEAN countries will grow from 1.5% to 10% by 2020. “Now we have 1.5% on the market but I believe 10% will be a decent share. It’s fairly achievable by 2020,” he…
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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
Russia and Kazakhstan to continue space cooperation
Russia plans to continue cooperating with Kazakhstan in the space area, Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko said at the meeting with Senate Chairman of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday, TASS reports. Matviyenko said that Russia and Kazakhstan marked two anniversaries that have major importance for the common history…
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Central Asia
Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan worst places to be gay
Armenia, Russia, and Azerbaijan are ranked the worst places to live in Europe for LGBTI people, meeting only 5 percent of the rights community’s criteria for legal equality. The ILGA-Rainbow Europe Organization ranked up to 50 European countries basing marks on various points that affect the daily life of LGBTI…
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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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