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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) has published a report, “Belt and Road: A Game Changer”. The report was published on the occasion of the China Watcher – Seventh Maria Weber Annual Conference, held in Milan on May 10.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — United States Ambassador to Tajikistan Elisabeth Millard, Chairman of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Tajikistan General-Lieutenant Saymumin Yatimov, and 1st Deputy SCNS Chairman and Commander of the Border Force of Tajikistan General-Lieutenant Rajabali Rahmonali on May 11 attended the handover ceremony of $6 million in vehicles, communications equipment, and thermal cameras to the Main Border Guard Department under the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan. This assistance will be used to increase the ability of Tajikistan’s Border Guards to identify and interdict narcotics crossing along Tajikistan’s borders, the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe said.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Under its framework to support water and wastewater modernization in Kyrgyzstan, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing financing for projects in four more Kyrgyz cities, with a total population of over 141,000 people. The European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) will jointly co-finance these projects, building on existing successful cooperation on EBRD-led projects, the EBRD said.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The 7th meeting of the Joint Turkmen-German Working Group was held in Ashgabat on May 11 to discuss issues of increasing bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Belarus and Turkmenistan plans to increase bilateral trade up to $500 million, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Kalinin said after the session of the Belarusian-Turkmen commission on economic cooperation in Minsk on May 10, BelTA news agency reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s President Almazbek Atambayev took an important step toward curbing violence against women when he signed a new domestic violence law and accompanying legislation on April 27, Human Rights Watch said on May 10. The law, which replaces a 2003 version, includes measures to improve protections for victims of domestic abuse and strengthen police and judicial response.
