Sergey Kwan
TASHKENT (TCA) — The Washington-based rights watchdog Freedom House said in a report released on August 28 that the international community should “acknowledge positive changes” in Uzbekistan since President Shavkat Mirziyoev took power almost a year ago and encouraged further “full-scale reform” in the country, RFE/RL reported.
Sergey Kwan
TASHKENT (TCA) — Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, the late former Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov’s younger daughter, says she is stepping down after nine years as Uzbekistan’s envoy to UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, RFE/RL reports.
Sergey Kwan
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s President Almazbek Atambayev has expressed hope that his allies will hold power and adhere to his policies after he leaves office following an October 15 presidential election, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported.
Sergey Kwan
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan is working on the project of construction of a new gas chemical complex near Kiyanly settlement in Balkan province. It was said at the meeting of the Turkmen Cabinet of Ministers late last week, chaired by President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported.
Sergey Kwan
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan has a real opportunity to enter the top ten countries exporting agricultural and food products to China and Russia. It was said at the International Agro-Industrial Investment Forum held in Astana last week. The forum aimed at assisting Kazakhstani business in finding partners for joint implementation of projects in agriculture and food production, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported.
Sergey Kwan
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on August 29 will host inauguration ceremony of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) Bank’s building with participation of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
