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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmon’s third daughter, Rukhshona Rakhmonova, has become a deputy department head at the country’s Foreign Ministry, the latest in a series of appointments of Rakhmon’s close relatives to government positions, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reports.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev says “there is no need” to change the name of the country’s capital city, Astana, after the Kazakh parliament proposed renaming the city after him.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Future Hydro Central Asia expo and conference will take place on December 15 and 16 in Bishkek, gathering hydro energy experts representing leading Central Asia and international hydro energy companies, government representatives, OEMs, numerous service providers and investors, Green World Conferences said.
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ASTANA (TCA) — On November 24, the Hague hosted the Kazakh-Dutch Business Forum within the framework of a joint Business Council meeting attended by officials and business communities of Kazakhstan and the Netherlands. The event was organized by the Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan, KAZNEX INVEST National Agency for Export and Investment, and the Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers VNO-NSW, the Ministry of Investment and Development reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Representatives of Italian company Zanotti have held talks with businessmen involved in harvesting and storing fruit and vegetables in Uzbekistan’s Namangan, the Jahon information agency reports.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Jailed Uzbek politician Samandar Kokonov has been released from prison after more than 23 years behind bars.
