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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Belarus and Tajikistan will be expanding their agricultural cooperation. The issue was discussed at a meeting of the Belarus-Tajikistan intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation in Minsk on May 18, BelTA news agency reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — As long as the US and NATO retain their military presence in Afghanistan, the war and violence in that country will only continue. Such an opinion was expressed by Afghan political analyst Vahid Mozhadah in an interview with Sputnik Dari, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — The key areas of activity of Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry include the attraction of foreign investments to Kazakhstan, assistance to domestic exporters in promoting finished products in world markets, and assistance in implementation of industrial and innovative projects, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov said at a press conference on May 18, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The World Bank has launched a consultation process with key stakeholders in Tajikistan on the Country Partnership Framework for 2019-2022. In this context, the World Bank’s Regional Director for Central Asia, Lilia Burunciuc, and the newly appointed World Bank Country Manager for Tajikistan, Jan-Peter Olters, on May 17 met with the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, to discuss medium-term development opportunities, constraints, and priorities for the country, the World Bank said.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a working visit to Turkmenistan on May 19 and 20 at the invitation of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, the press service of the Uzbek president said. It will be Mirziyoyev’s second visit to Turkmenistan since his election as the Uzbek president late last year.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The pro-presidential Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) has recommended Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov as the party’s candidate for the presidential election due to be held this autumn, 24.kg news agency reported.
