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KABUL (TCA) — Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has said that his country is coordinating efforts with Russia to expedite the peace process in Afghanistan, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported.
ASTANA (TCA) — The presidential succession is a topical issue in Kazakhstan and recent developments credibly point to the probability of an orchestrated power succession within the next 12 months or so. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by George Voloshin:
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ASTANA (TCA) — According to preliminary data for 2018, more than 8.4 million foreigners visited Kazakhstan, which is 10.2% more compared to 2017 and an increase of 32% compared to 2015. In 2018 the inbound tourism grew by 10% and domestic tourism — by 5%, Chairman of the Board of Kazakh Tourism JSC Rashid Kuzembayev said in an exclusive interview with PrimeMinister.kz.
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KABUL (TCA) — A Taliban negotiating team and US delegates, who continue their talks in Doha, have not yet reached any common understanding or agreed on a joint document, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on March 3, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reports.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — A prominent Tajik opposition activist, who resurfaced in Dushanbe last month from self-imposed exile in the Netherlands, has returned to Europe, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Conflicts between investors and the local population are the result of poor interaction between the relevant state bodies and local authorities, as well as the lack of outreach with the population. “This significantly reduces the opportunities for attracting foreign investors,” President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov said at the conference “National Dialogue on Regional Development” held on February 27-28 in Bishkek.
