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BISHKEK (TCA) — As Central Asia lies at the crossroads of trade and transit routes between China and Europe, and is the place of a power struggle between several global players, we are republishing this article, originally published by Stratfor:
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has recently signed a Decree “On creation and organization of activities of the Association of producers and exporters of walnuts”, the Jahon information agency reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The National Center of the Kyrgyz Republic for prevention of torture is holding a series of events dedicated to the International day in support of victims of torture from June 19 to June 28, within the framework of the awareness-rising campaign “Combining efforts against torture”.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — To improve legitimate flow of people and goods and enhance counter trafficking capacity, UNDP’s EU-BOMNAF Project recently completed construction of a new facility for passport control, registration, customs inspection, and vehicle search as part of an upgrade project of the Border Crossing Point (BCP) at Aqina, in Faryab Province, northwest Afghanistan, on the Afghanistan-Turkmenistan border, the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan said on June 19.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Ten years after the adoption of the first Central Asia strategy, the EU Foreign Affairs Council on June 19 adopted conclusions on the EU strategy for the region.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — On June 19, Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat hosted the International conference, “Role of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea in Developing Cooperation in the Central Asian Region”, Turkmenistan’s state Newspaper Golden Age reported.
