Sergey Kwan
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.
Sergey Kwan
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:
Sergey Kwan
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.
Sergey Kwan
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.
Sergey Kwan
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.
Sergey Kwan
BISHKEK (TCA) — The European Commission on May 29 said it will provide humanitarian assistance of over €44 million to help people in need in South-West and Central Asia who continue to face the consequences of years of conflicts and displacement, as well as recurrent natural disasters.
