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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Russia has reinforced its military base in Tajikistan with a battery of Uragan multiple rocket launcher systems — the move which is due to the instability in neighboring Afghanistan, according to Dmitry Aleksandrov, a senior analyst at the Russia Institute for Strategic Studies, Sputnik news agency reported.
BISHKEK (TCA) — As Central Asian countries badly need foreign investment for their economic growth, and this investment could mainly come from China, we are republishing this article by George Voloshin, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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ASTANA (TCA) — The USA Pavilion on May 25 said it held its official ‘send-off’ to Expo 2017 Astana, Kazakhstan at an event in Washington, D.C., featuring U.S. and Kazakhstani representatives previewing the world’s most prominent energy, innovation and person-to-person global event of 2017.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Commission on May 26 said it is making available close to € 165,000 (over 12 million KGS) to provide emergency assistance to families most affected by two powerful earthquakes which struck Kyrgyzstan in early May. The aid will directly benefit 2 750 people in one of the heavily-hit districts of Chon Alai in the southern Osh region.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing loan and grant financing to Manas Airport, the main air gateway in Kyrgyzstan located 25 km of the capital Bishkek, for the modernization of the terminal building, the Bank said.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Russia has sent Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile systems to Tajikistan for military drills, the first time this type of missile has been moved to the Central Asian country.
