Sergey Kwan
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.
Sergey Kwan
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.
Sergey Kwan
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.
Sergey Kwan
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s efforts to tap into its offshore oil and gas wealth has taken a hit with the withdrawal of major foreign investors from two Caspian Sea projects, RFE/RL reported.
Sergey Kwan
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has handed his predecessor, Nursultan Nazarbayev, more sweeping powers, according to a presidential decree published on October 21, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported.
