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ASTANA (TCA) — The armed opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on May 3 that it was suspending its participation in peace talks in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, and calling for an end to government bombardments, RFE/RL reports.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay his first state visit to China in mid-May, the official Jahon information agency reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan is a leading manufacturer of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the region of Central Asia, the Jahon information agency reported. In 2016, a total of 88.2 thousand cars, 3,420 ISUZU buses and trucks, and a thousand of MAN trucks went from the production lines of Uzbekistan’s automobile manufacturer JSC Uzavtosanoat.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — On World Press Freedom Day 2017, May 2, the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) called on the Chinese government to substantiate claims it is facing an unprecedented security threat in East Turkestan (as the UHRP refers to China’s northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region). UHRP has challenged the authorities in Urumqi and Beijing to permit independent overseas journalists unfettered access to East Turkestan in order to assess Chinese government statements regarding unrest and counter-terror measures.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Foreign ministers and ambassadors of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Japan met in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, on May 1 and adopted a roadmap for cooperation in the field of transport and logistics, Xinhua reported.
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ALMATY (TCA) — A Forum of Entrepreneurs will take place on May 12 in the territory of the Khorgos International Center for Cross-Border Cooperation. The main organizer of the forum is the Khorgos International Center of Cross-Border Cooperation under the auspices of the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan and the Government of the city of Khorgos (China), Atameken reported.
