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Afghanistan and Tajikistan to intensify cross-border trade opportunities

KABUL (TCA) — Only economic development may help people get out of poverty and through employment acquire the dignity every person deserves. Afghanistan’s chronic situation matched by the never-ending war and endemic corruption driven by unstable governance and lack of security can be resolved not only with the support of the International community but first and above all by cooperation between Afghanistan and neighboring countries of Central Asia. Here below we are republishing an article from Khaama Press, related to a study conducted by Samuel Hall at the request of the IOM on the potential and opportunities of cross-border trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

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Switzerland supports rural municipalities in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK (TCA) — The Government of Switzerland is donating 17 million Kyrgyz soms to 17 rural municipalities in Kyrgyzstan’s northern Chui province to solve their local priority issues, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic said on April 19.

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Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan have common view on region’s trans-boundary rivers

TASHKENT (TCA) — Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Tashkent and held talks with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov on April 15. The two leaders stated that water resources of trans-boundary rivers in Central Asia are a common heritage and good of the region’s nations and that stability and wellbeing of the entire region is largely dependent on their rational and fair use, the press service of the Uzbek President said.

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