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BISHKEK (TCA) — Support of exporters is a priority for the Kyrgyz government, Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister Sooronbai Jeenbekov said on May 30 at the meeting of the Council for Development of Business and Investment under the Kyrgyz Government.
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ASTANA (TCA) — The Kazakhstan-Canadian Business Council has been established by the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan, the Chamber of Commerce of Kazakhstan, and the Canadian Business Association in Russia and Eurasia (CERBA), Atameken reported on May 30.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Some 90 participants, including government officials and civil society representatives, gathered in Dushanbe on May 30 for a meeting organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan to discuss human rights issues specific to the country, ahead of the annual OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Canadian corporation Cameco and Kazakhstan’s national atomic company Kazatomprom have signed an agreement on further development of joint projects for the next 30 years, extension of their contract for subsoil use, and increasing the share of Kazatomprom in their Inkai joint venture from 40 percent up to 60 percent, Kazatomprom said on May 27.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor-General’s Office on May 27 said that individuals recently arrested for taking part or calling for unsanctioned mass protests are facing charges of inciting ethnic discord and of attempting to seize power by force, RFE/RL reported.
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CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — The United States through USAID is working with 20 museums across Kyrgyzstan on management in practices to boost their appeal as tourist sites. Local and international experts in museum management will lead sessions for museum and tourism professionals on building networks and strengthening productive cooperation. The first of four training sessions took place in Cholpon-Ata at Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul last week, the US Embassy in Bishkek said.
