BISHKEK (TCA) — After an unidentified suicide car bomber attacked the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek on August 30, we are republishing this article by Joshua Kucera originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
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BISHKEK (TCA) — According to the Centre for Integration Studies of Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA, Austria), it is essential to step up efforts to normalise and develop relations between the European Union (EU) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) with the aim to reach a comprehensive integration agreement in the long run. This conclusion was presented in their report “European Union and Eurasian Economic Union: Long-Term Dialogue and Perspectives of Agreement” based on the results of the joint project “Challenges and Opportunities of Economic Integration within a wider European and Eurasian Space”, the EDB press office reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, who ruled the country for a quarter-century, has died at the age of 78.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The U.S. Embassy in Bishkek says that a U.S. delegation comprised of rodeo cowboys, Native American dancers, Peace Corps Volunteers, and an American Indian carpet weaver will participate in the Second World Nomad Games on September 3-8 in Cholpon Ata, Kyrgyzstan.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — While part of Kyrgyz society is against the proposed constitutional reform, leaders of the parliamentary factions remain silent in a wait-and-see position, former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Temir Sariyev said in a statement, KyrTAG information agency reported on September 1.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Speaking at a joint session of the Chambers of Parliament on September 1, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev ordered to intensify work on reduction of the national economy’s dependence on raw materials and prioritized state support to enterprises producing non-raw materials and working for export, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported.
