Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon
DUSHANBE (TCA) — As Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon has taken a number of steps to consolidate his power in the country in recent months, and years, we are republishing this article originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
ASTANA (TCA) — Nazarbayev University in Astana on November 21 hosted a round-table meeting which explored the theme “Policy and Research for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Kazakhstan”. The meeting was part of a series of other events that raise awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), enabling countries to tailor the Goals to their needs. The meeting was organized by Nazarbayev University, United Nations Development Programme, National Analytical Centre and Regional Hub of Civil Service in Astana.
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan has almost completely abandoned chemical treatment of cotton fields in the fight against diseases and pests, the country’s official Jahon information agency reports.
ASTANA (TCA) — The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan has officially confirmed the start of commercial oil production at huge Kashagan oil field located in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea. This indicates the transition of the North-Caspian oil and gas project from the pilot development phase to production phase, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reports.
ASTANA (TCA) — Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Lubomir Zaoralek, who arrived in Kazakhstan on an official visit on November 21. The foreign ministers discussed prospects of bilateral cooperation in the fields of mechanical engineering, energy, green economy, agriculture, the military-industrial complex, education, health and tourism, as well as the interaction between Kazakhstan and the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union and European Union, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reports.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — As China’s economic, and military, influence on Tajikistan is growing, we are republishing this article by Umed Partov, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor:
