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BISHKEK (TCA) — From February 26 to March 3, sixteen business and technology leaders from the United States are visiting Kyrgyzstan as a delegation of the TechWoman program, the US Embassy in Bishkek said.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — On February 27, U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen, along with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia Dan Rosenblum, presented manuals on counter trafficking for labor migrants to the National Human Rights Centre (NHRC) of Uzbekistan at a ceremony in Tashkent. The manual was developed through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supported Counter Trafficking project, implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The manual was written in coordination with the NHRC and the Office of the Prosecutor General, which chairs the National Inter-Agency Commission on Counter Trafficking.
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ALMATY (TCA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin began a three-nation tour of Central Asia on February 27 with a visit to Kazakhstan. Putin heads to Tajikistan later on February 27 and visits Kyrgyzstan on February 28.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — On February 25, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov congratulated a Bishkek secondary school teacher, Saiqal Sadirova, who is a participant of the Government’s Affordable Housing 2015-2020 program.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — The United States and Uzbekistan have taken great strides in building a wide and multi-faceted relationship built upon mutual interests and respect, U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen said in an interview with the Jahon information agency on the occasion of 25 years of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Uzbekistan, the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent said.
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TEHRAN (TCA) — Iran’s nuclear chief says the Islamic Republic has requested to buy 950 tons of concentrated uranium, also known as yellowcake, from Kazakhstan during the next three years, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported.
