TASHKENT (TCA) — As the new Uzbek president pursues his policy of improving political and economic relations with Uzbekistan’s neighbors in Central Asia, we are republishing this article by Fozil Mashrab, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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TASHKENT (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed an agreement with the government of Uzbekistan to explore ways of increasing its investment activity in the country. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti and the authorities in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, the EBRD press office said.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — A one-week course on diplomacy for teaching staff and students of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the International University for Humanities and Development, supported by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, concluded on March 17 in Ashgabat.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Earlier this month the media reported that the former Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Afghanistan and ex-governor of Herat province, Ismail Khan, accused the Turkmen government of supporting the Taliban by supplying ammunition to Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Herat province. Turkmen authorities have denied the allegation.
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KABUL (TCA) — China and Afghanistan have agreed to enhance cooperation in the field of urbanization and city development in Afghanistan, Xinhua news agency reports.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The United States has welcomed India’s plan to expand Iran’s Chabahar port as a project that a top US military official says will help the long-term stability of Afghanistan, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported on March 16.
