DUSHANBE (TCA) — The first production unit of an oil refinery in the Dangara Free Economic Zone (FEZ) in southern Tajikistan is to be commissioned at the end of August, Avesta news agency reported with reference to the Dangara FEZ administration.
ASTANA (TCA) — The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana has been closed. An ambassador based in Oslo will be responsible for Norway’s relations to all the Central-Asian countries. The appointment should be clear soon, the Embassy said on its website.
The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan in Astana on July 13 (Russian Foreign Ministry photo)
ASTANA (TCA) — A regular meeting of foreign ministers of the five Caspian Sea littoral states took place in the Kazakh capital Astana on July 13.
BISHKEK (TCA) — In January-May 2016 Kyrgyzstan’s foreign trade amounted to around $2 billion and decreased by almost 14 percent compared to the same period last year, Deputy Chairperson of the country’s National Statistical Committee, Lyuksina Tekeyeva, told a news conference on July 12.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The families of migrants who have left Tajikistan in search of work abroad will be an important focus of a new Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) project set to get under way here soon, FAO in Tajikistan said on July 12.
BISHKEK (TCA) — Representatives of 25 tourism businesses and museums from across Kyrgyzstan gathered in Bishkek on July 12 to highlight the rich heritage of museums throughout the country and to discuss the important role these museums can play in the tourist industry. The Center for Museum Initiatives organized the event in partnership with the United States through USAID’s Business Growth Initiative (BGI), the US Embassy in Bishkek said.
