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TASHKENT (TCA) — The State Committee of Uzbekistan for Privatization, Demonopolization and Competition Development jointly with the Tashkent Region administration late in December held a series of meetings with entrepreneurs in order to attract them to purchase state assets, including at zero cost, against investment commitments, the Jahon information agency reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — The national flag of Kazakhstan was raised in a special ceremony in front of the hall of the UN Security Council at the United Nations in New York on December 31, 2016 as the country has become a non-permanent Security Council member starting from January 1, 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan said.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan has “suddenly” halted natural gas supplies to Iran in a dispute between the two countries over unpaid arrears, RFE/RL reports with reference to the Iranian National Gas Company.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — In a EurasiaNet commentary, originally published by EurasiaNet.org, Gary Sands analyzes the situation of the Uighur minority in China’s western Xinjiang autonomous region:
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Central Asia is an important geopolitical area between Europe, Russia and China. It is in Central Asia that world powers have confronted each other for centuries; it is here that China needs to succeed with its new Silk Road Belt for direct access to the Western markets; and it is here that a large wealth of raw materials has its origin. Every week thousands of news appears all over the world in printed and online media and it is quite understandable that many of them may escape the attention of busy readers. At The Times of Central Asia, we strongly believe that more information can better contribute to peaceful development and better knowledge of the region, and for this reason we are presenting this Weekly Digest of Central Asia which compiles what other media have reported during the past week.
LONDON (TCA) — For people in the heart of Central Asia, and especially those bearing state responsibilities, determining one’s fears means looking south and determining one’s hopes means looking north and east. Governments now pin their hope on regional economic integration, but that remains easier to profess than to make it happen.
