BISHKEK (TCA) — Former Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has issued a “public apology” for bringing incumbent President Sooronbai Jeenbekov to power and vowed “to try to rectify my mistake.” Atambayev’s March 17 statement in Bishkek comes amid persistent tensions between him and Jeenbekov — two politicians who used to be close allies, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Government of Kyrgyzstan and USAID announced major advancements in the fight against the ongoing tuberculosis epidemic in the country, as new life-saving treatments are showing promising results only two years following the introduction of new drugs and treatment courses for patients with severe forms of tuberculosis, the US Embassy in Bishkek reported on March 15.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — The First Central Asian Economic Forum was held on March 15 in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent with the participation of the region’s Government representatives. The forum’s topic was “Central Asian Cooperation: Prospects for Mutually Beneficial Development”. Kazakhstan’s delegation was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Zhenis Kassymbek, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.

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KABUL (TCA) — Officials from the Afghan government, private sector and Embassy of China at a ceremony in Kabul last week said that problems around the “Sino-Afghan Special Railway Transportation” had been resolved and exports along the trade route will start in the near future, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The American mother of one of four foreign cyclists killed in a terrorist attack in Tajikistan last year has said she will seek financial compensation from the Central Asian country, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reported.

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