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BISHKEK (TCA) — The parliament of Kyrgyzstan on September 29 approved a draft law on holding a nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments, in its first reading.
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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and notorious Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar signed a peace accord during a ceremony broadcast live on television on September 29, RFE/RL reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — More than two thousand licenses for the right to explore and develop mineral deposits have been issued in Kyrgyzstan but no more than 10% of them are active. Each year, about 200 companies coordinate their mining development programs and plans, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Mining and Metallurgical Union of Kyrgyzstan Eldar Tajibaev said.
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ASTANA (TCA) — On September 28, Astana hosted the Kazakh-Chinese tourism forum.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on September 27-29 is hosting an OSCE-supported regional discussion on trade facilitation through enhancing regional transit for public and private sector representatives from Central Asia and the South Caucasus as well as specialized trade and transport organizations, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana said.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — In the framework of the Rule of Law Initiative of the European Union for Central Asia, a seminar on international investment will take place in Bishkek on 30 September, with support from the European Union, France, Germany and the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic.
