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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court has upheld the convictions of three opposition politicians in a high-profile case but reduced their prison sentences, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced a temporary cease-fire with the Taliban for Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that caps off the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, though it was not immediately clear whether the militants had agreed, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Strengthening co-operation in the field of environmental and sustainable development in Central Asia was the focus of the 2018 OSCE International Business Forum on Green Technologies, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan in co-operation with the State Committee of Uzbekistan on Ecology and Environmental Protection and ITECA Exhibitions, on 5 and 6 June in Tashkent.
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ASTANA (TCA) — President of Russian oil company LUKOIL Vagit Alekperov and Chairman of the Management Board of Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company KazMunayGas Sauat Mynbayev signed a Principles Agreement on Zhenis license area, in Astana on June 5.
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ASTANA (TCA) — After nearly 16 months behind bars, trade union leaders Nurbek Kushakbaev and Amin Eleusinov are finally back home with their families in western Kazakhstan, Human Rights Watch reported on its website on June 6.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan and China on June 6 agreed to establish a comprehensive strategic partnership. The agreement was reached during the talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov in Beijing, Xinhua news agency reported.
