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KABUL (TCA) — The Embassy of Japan in Kabul on March 12 signed agreements with two Afghan companies to start demining areas in Panjshir and Parwan provinces of Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah on March 12 expressed his disappointment over the Taliban’s lack of response to the Kabul peace offer, TOLOnews reports.
BISHKEK (TCA) — China’s interest in Afghanistan is shifting from the economic to the military sphere, but this interest is explained by Beijing’s efforts to secure its Xinjiang province from extremist and terrorist activities that may be based across the border in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan region. We are republishing this article on the issue by John C. K. Daly, originally published by the CACI Analyst:
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The European Union and Tajikistan held their sixth Cooperation Committee meeting on 9 March in Brussels. The meeting reaffirmed the joint commitment of the EU and Tajikistan to strengthen relations in the framework of the EU-Tajikistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA), the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan said.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the State Enterprise for the Caspian Sea under the President of Turkmenistan jointly with the International Ocean Institute (IOI) are holding an international seminar “The Caspian Sea — Sustainable Development and Management”, in the Avaza national tourism zone at the Turkmen coast of the Caspian Sea. Government experts from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan, as well as international experts — IOI scientific consultants in the field of maritime economy, politics, management, ecology, law of the sea and other disciplines, are taking part in the event, which will last until March 16, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The economy of Turkmenistan continues to adjust to a challenging—although improving—external environment, with officially-reported growth of 6.5 percent last year, supported by rising natural gas exports, import substitution, and expansionary credit policies, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Martin Sommer said in a statement issued at the end of the visit to Ashgabat during February 19–March 6. The mission assessed Turkmenistan’s macroeconomic and financial developments and discussed economic challenges and policy priorities with senior government officials, representatives of real and financial sectors, and the diplomatic community.
