TASHKENT (TCA) — High level representatives of all five Central Asian countries, the European Union, International Financial Institutions (IFIs), international and regional organizations, and NGOs gathered for the 8th meeting of the EU-CA Working Group on Environment and Climate Change (WGECC) on 7-8 June in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to discuss the progress in cooperation on environment, climate change and water. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Mr Massimo Cozzone from Italy, the coordinating EU country for the process, the Delegation of the European Union to Uzbekistan reported.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe on 7 and 8 June hosted a delegation from the Japanese Permanent Mission to the OSCE in Vienna. The main purpose of the visit was to assess the effectiveness of projects funded by Japan and implemented in Tajikistan by the Office in the past several years.

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ALMATY (TCA) — To support the development of a modern cold chain in Kazakhstan, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia co-organized an inaugural networking event last week in cooperation with the KAZLOGISTICS Union of Transport Workers of Kazakhstan and the DAMU Logistics Group of companies.

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ASTANA (TCA) — During the meeting of the Kazakh-Chinese Business Council on June 8 in Beijing, with the assistance of Kazakh Invest National Company for Investment Support and Promotion, an agreement on cooperation was signed to implement projects in the field of renewable energy (solar and hydro) in Kazakhstan using domestic solar cells (KazPV), Kazakh Invest reported.

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ASTANA (TCA) — On June 8 in Beijing, during the meeting of the Kazakh-Chinese Business Council, 40 economic documents were signed for a total of about 13 billion US dollars, 15 of them with the assistance of Kazakh Invest National Company for Investment Support and Promotion. According to these agreements, new high-tech production in the sector of engineering, biotechnology, and other spheres are planned to be launched in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Invest said.

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KABUL (TCA) — On June 10, the Government of Afghanistan launched a new policy strategy aimed at spurring growth and job creation by boosting the export capacities of the country’s private sector and stepping up trade with regional and global markets. The National Export Strategy (NES), titled ‘Peace through Prosperity, Prosperity through Trade’ is the product of multiple rounds of consultations with businesses and other stakeholders across the country led by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce together with the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries, the Delegation of the European Union to Afghanistan reported.

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