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KABUL (TCA) — A co-founder of the Afghan Taliban who was released from detention by Pakistan last year has been appointed as the leader of the militant group’s political office in Qatar, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The faction Ak Zhol of the lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament has asked the country's prime minister to consider the possibility of calling the country in official circulation the Kazakh Republic, Xinhua news agency reports. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — In Tajikistan, a private airline with links to the family of the country’s president is now closer to ultimately swallowing up the country’s troubled national air carrier, which would not be good for Tajik air passengers as there will be no competition on this market. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by Eurasianet: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan, officials in both countries say. The Kremlin has confirmed that President Putin is due to visit Kyrgyzstan, but no clear date has been set. "The state visit to Bishkek is indeed on the [president's] agenda," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on January 23, adding that the visit was being coordinated via diplomatic channels, Russian media reported. Earlier on January 23, Daniyar Sydykov, head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Kyrgyz Presidential Administration, said that Kyrgyzstan’s President Sooronbai Jeenbekov had invited Putin to visit Kyrgyzstan, adding that the Russian leader could visit Bishkek in late March. Sydykov said that a bilateral meeting of the presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Russia took place on the sidelines of a regular meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS countries in September 2018 in Tajikistan, during which Jeenbekov officially invited Putin to pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan, 24.kg news agency reported. Sydykov also said that an official visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Kyrgyzstan is expected on February 3-4. The main issue on the agenda will be the discussion of the upcoming state visit of Vladimir Putin. A number of events are planned as part of the state visit. The 21st meeting of the Kyrgyz-Russian Intergovernmental Commission will be held, the 8th Kyrgyz-Russian Interregional Conference with the participation of the business communities of Kyrgyzstan and Russia will take place. Participation of 500 business representatives is expected, Sydykov said. “For the first time Kyrgyzstan will host the Forum of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions of Kyrgyzstan and Russia. Following the forum, a number of agreements will be signed,” Sydykov added. Following the results of the state visit, it is expected that 15 cooperation documents in the military, economic and law enforcement spheres, regional and foreign policy cooperation will be signed.
KABUL (TCA) — The chief executive of Afghanistan’s government, Abdullah Abdullah, at one of the world’s leading economic forums in Davos, Switzerland, attempted to persuade foreign investors to pour money into his war-torn country, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — On February 4-6, a government delegation of Uzbekistan including Deputy Prime Minister Tanzila Narbayeva and Minister of Employment and Labor Relations Sherzod Kudbiyev will visit the United States. The delegation, responsible for issues of eradicating forced labor, will take part in the annual meeting of Cotton Campaign global coalition, in Washington, DC, the Jahon information agency reports with reference to the Uzbek Embassy in the United States. Continue reading
