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TEHRAN (TCA) — A senior Iranian official says a major railway connecting Iran and neighboring Afghanistan will be ready in March 2020 as construction of a key cross-border line is nearing completion, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — The government of Uzbekistan has approved a resolution to open the Representative Office of the Uzbek Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade in China, Xinhua news agency reported with reference to the Uzbek Justice Ministry.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakh businessman Iskander Erimbetov has been released from prison “due to a health condition,” according to his sister, Bota Jardemalie, RFE/RL reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan on December 28 put into operation a new chemical plant built by Chinese companies in the Navoi region. The opening ceremony was attended by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Xinhua news agency reported.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov announced “Turkmenistan – Home of Neutrality” as the country’s slogan for 2020. The decision was made at a joint session of the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Security Council on December 27, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — Officials in Kabul say that recent US sanctions against Iran have affected Afghan investors’ trade through Iran’s Chabahar Port, which is considered a good alternative for Afghanistan-Pakistan trade routes, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported.
