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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan is ready to buy up to 500 thousand tons of Russian crude by the end of this year for its new oil refinery being built in the Jizzakh province, Russia’s Izvestiya newspaper reported with reference to a letter from Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov to Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — A new logistics center for processing fruit and vegetables, founded by the Uzbekistan-Latvian joint venture Olchazor Impex, will soon be commissioned in Shahrisabz in Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan, the Jahon information agency reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — As Kazakhstan and the US have recently renewed an agreement on military cooperation, Russian experts consider the impact it will have on Russian-Kazakh ties, specifically with regard to prospects of a US naval base in the Caspian Sea, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reports.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Social institutes in Orlovka, Kadzhi-Sai and Ak-Tyuz in Kyrgyzstan are gradually shifting towards using alternative sources of energy as solar systems for water heating have been installed in 4 kindergartens, 2 secondary schools and 2 health facilities of these settlements, UNDP in the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Czech company Liglass Trading is to pay $37 million to Russia’s RusHydro within a month to buy out its stake in Kyrgyzstan’s Upper Naryn cascade of hydro power plants project, Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev said at his annual press conference on July 24.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Central Asia is an important geopolitical area between Europe, Russia and China. It is in Central Asia that world powers have confronted each other for centuries; it is here that China needs to succeed with its new Silk Road Belt for direct access to the Western markets; and it is here that a large wealth of raw materials has its origin. Every week thousands of news appears all over the world in printed and online media and it is quite understandable that many of them may escape the attention of busy readers. At The Times of Central Asia, we strongly believe that more information can better contribute to peaceful development and better knowledge of the region, and for this reason we are presenting this Weekly Digest of Central Asia which compiles what other media have reported during the past week.
