New prime minister appointed in Kazakhstan
ASTANA (TCA) — Today, September 9, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed Bakytzhan Sagintayev the prime minister of Kazakhstan, the presidential press service said. Continue reading
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Kazakhstan’s prime minister dismissed, appointed national security chief
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev on September 8 relieved Prime Minister Karim Masimov of his duties and appointed him chairman of the National Security Committee, the presidential press service said. Continue reading
Prime Minister Mirziyoyev appointed interim president of Uzbekistan
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbek news agencies report that Uzbekistan's parliament has appointed Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev as the country’s interim president after the death of longtime President Islam Karimov. Continue reading
Uzbekistan after Karimov: a scenario of discord?
BISHKEK (TCA) — The death of President Karimov is watched by International media and all Central Asia republics, as well as such powers as Russia, China and the United States, due to the fact that what will happen next in Uzbekistan may outline a future scenario and alliance of the entire Central Asia. The following article is an excerpt from what has been written by Rene Cagnat, an expert in Central Asia, who for many years served as the military attache at the French Embassy in Tashkent. Now Mr. Cagnat is living between Paris and Bishkek, and the following excerpt was translated from French into English by The Times of Central Asia. The full article in French can be read here Continue reading
Uzbekistan after Karimov
LONDON (TCA) — Will the death of Uzbekistan’s longstanding ruler cause an “Uzbek Spring” with room for more public input and a less oppressive state apparatus, without hollowing out the state itself? As things look, the disappearance of one of the last remaining “Soviet heirs” and his replacement is an affair to be settled within a very narrow circle of men-behind-the-throne. That does not mean, however, that things on a slightly longer term could not change for the better. Continue reading
OSCE supports project to improve municipal services delivery in Balykchy, Kyrgyzstan
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Mayor’s Office of Balykchy and the International Republican Institute on August 23 signed a memorandum of understanding to support a pilot project on improving municipal services delivery in the town of Balykchy, northern Kyrgyzstan, through a so-called “single window model”, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek said. Continue reading
