ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, is hosting the Central Asian international ecological forum “Initiative for cooperation in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development in Central Asia”. The three-day forum is devoted to climate change and rational use of water and has a value in the context of sustainable development of Central Asia, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported on June 5.

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ASTANA (TCA) — More than 1.2 million tickets have been sold for the Expo 2017 to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from June 10th to September 10th, which is 20% more than the planned figures, Daulet Yerkimbaev, the director of commercialization department of JSC NC Astana EXPO-2017 told a press conference on June 5, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — Russian gas giant Gazprom and Uzbekistan’s national oil and gas company Uzbekneftegaz have signed an Agreement of Strategic Cooperation.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — The issue of water resources and their use by Central Asian countries is very sensitive in the region, and is fraught with potential conflicts. The longstanding dispute between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan over the construction of the Tajik Roghun dam is one such issue. We are republishing this article on the problem, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:

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TASHKENT (TCA) — Small industrial zones have been created and are successfully operating on the basis of previously idle enterprises in the Yunusabad, Sergeli and Yakkasaroy districts of Uzbekistan’s capital city Tashkent. The small industrial zones have 513 small enterprises engaged in the production of textile, chemical, food, and electrical products, furniture, modern building materials and other finished products demanded on the domestic and foreign markets, the Jahon information agency reports.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — The project of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan and UNDP ‘Business Forum of Uzbekistan (Phase-III)’ has launched a new component to expand legal and economic opportunities for the development of women’s entrepreneurships in Uzbekistan, UNDP in Uzbekistan reported.

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