DUSHANBE (TCA) — The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Governments of Tajikistan and Japan on September 7 signed a new, four year project that is expected to benefit people in Tajikistan and Afghanistan (Badakhshan, Takhar and Kunduz Provinces) through strengthening the two countries’ disaster risk reduction and response capacities and the promotion of cross-border cooperation with Afghanistan to improve disaster response in line with the call under the latest “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue, UNDP Tajikistan reported.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry, with the support of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, on September 6 hosted the fourth meeting of the regional technical working groups on confidence-building measures in the framework of the Istanbul Process on Afghanistan, the OSCE said.

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ASTANA (TCA) — Major world companies have sponsored 125 million euros for the organization of Astana EXPO-2017, Chairman of the Board of National Company Astana EXPO-2017 Akhmetzhan Yessimov said on September 6 at a meeting of the Public Council on the organization and holding of the international specialized exhibition Astana EXPO-2017, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.

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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy, national oil and gas company KazMunaiGas, gas transportation company KazTransGas and Shell Kazakhstan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) which aims at joint assessment and possible implementation of a number of strategic initiatives in the country’s energy sector, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan said on September 6.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 6 placed flowers at the grave of late Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov in his home city of Samarkand.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyz authorities have identified a man they say carried out the bombing attack against the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek on August 30, RFE/RL reports.

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