TASHKENT (TCA) — Tashkent last week hosted the International Exhibition and Conference ‘Oil and Gas of Uzbekistan’, which brought together 178 companies from 28 countries. The event resulted in the signing of five bilateral documents on the establishment of a joint enterprise, study of opportunities of expanding hydrocarbon extraction, upgrade of production capacities, and other projects, the Jahon information agency reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Prosecutor-General’s Office in Kyrgyzstan said it has opened a criminal case against two members of the Kyrgyz parliament from Bir Bol faction — former Prime Minister Igor Chudinov and former Economy and Trade Minister Akylbek Japarov, on charges of corruption.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — As Russia and China increase their economic and military influence in Central Asia, the new US administration is planning a significant cut to US aid programs in the region — a move regarded as shortsighted for Washington. We are republishing this article by Joshua Kucera on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:

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BISHKEK (TCA) — This year the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), based in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat, marks its 10th anniversary. In his interview with Uzbekistan’s Jahon information agency, Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and UNRCCA head, said that the Center has provided a platform for Central Asian governments for dialogue on the most complex regional issues, including trans-boundary water use, countering security threats, strengthening stability, and developing regional cooperation.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — From September 2016 to May this year, Uzbekistan signed over 320 trade and investment agreements and contracts with foreign partners for a total amount exceeding US $44 billion, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov told the Senate of the Uzbek parliament on May 27, the Jahon Information Agency reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) – a single market that includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia – would conclude discussions with Iran over the country’s membership of the Union by the end of 2017, Iran’s PressTV news agency reports citing Timur Suleimenov, Kazakhstan’s minister of economy.

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