TASHKENT (TCA) — With the dismissal of Uzbekistan’s powerful national security chief, Uzbek President Mirziyoyev has apparently removed the last obstacle to his economic and political reforms in the country. We are republishing this article on the issue by Umida Hashimova, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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ASTANA (TCA) — In 2017, production of Kazakhstan’s manufacturing industry increased by 5.1 percent compared to 2016, as a result of the implementation of the State Program of Industrial and Innovative Development (SPIID) of Kazakhstan for 2015-2019, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — On February 8, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over the 2,200 copies of a new textbook about tuberculosis (TB) to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan. This is the first student oriented textbook with TB data and analysis relevant to the Kyrgyz Republic and Central Asia. The textbook is aligned with international best practices and contains the most up-to-date information on this deadly disease, the US Embassy in Bishkek reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Russian President’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov says there are indications that the US military is allowing members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, who have suffered serious defeats in Syria and Iraq, to infiltrate Afghanistan, Iran’s PressTV reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — China Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov on February 7 in Beijing. The two sides exchanged in-depth views on the Afghan issue and the preparation work for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Qingdao Summit scheduled for this June, the Chinese Foreign Ministry reported.
ALMATY (TCA) — The use of water of transboundary rivers is a sensitive economic, environmental, and political issue in Central Asia. In Kazakhstan, the government is now shifting focus to domestic water saving measures to reduce reliance on river water flowing from China. We are republishing this article on the issue by Lei Xie and Shaofeng Jia*, originally published by The Third Pole, a multilingual platform dedicated to promoting information and discussion about the Himalayan watershed and the rivers that originate there:
