ASHGABAT (TCA) — U.S. Ambassador to Turkmenistan Matthew Klimow on October 21 awarded a $150,000 grant through the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to the National Administration for the Preservation, Study, and Restoration of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Turkmenistan. Ambassador Klimow presented the award at an official ceremony held at the Museum of Fine Arts, the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat said.

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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Turkish investors from Kayseri Seker Fabrikasi are planning to build a sugar refinery in Kazakhstan’s Pavlodar region. The Turkish businessmen announced their intentions during a visit to Kazakhstan, organized by Kazakh Invest national investment promotion company jointly with the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Turkey. The Turkish investors also discussed the upcoming project with Akim (Governor) of Pavlodar region Bulat Bakauov, Kazakh Invest reported.

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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The European Union renewed the project “European Union – Central Asia Water, Environment and Climate Change Cooperation” (WECOOP) in October 2019. It is the third phase of the project and the new phase is intended to run for three years, the Delegation of the European Union to Kazakhstan said on October 22.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — On October 22, the Charge d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the donation of radiation detection equipment to the Dushanbe International Airport. This equipment was donated by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD) in partnership with the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency of Tajikistan.

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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged Kazakhstan to quash a prison sentence handed to journalist Amangeldy Batyrbekov on criminal libel charges last month, calling the ruling the latest example of how the country “persecutes” journalists, RFE/RL reported.

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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Askar Mamin chaired a meeting of the Coordinating Council on Attracting Investments at the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) on October 21, his press service reported.

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