Uzbekistan and Russia sign investment deals worth $12 billion
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan and Russia have signed investment agreements worth $12 billion during Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s visit to Moscow on April 4-5. Continue reading
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Tajikistan-Russia aviation dispute continues
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan has warned Russia that flights by two Russian airlines to Tajikistan will be barred as of April 6 unless Russia reverses a decision to bar flights to Moscow by Tajikistan's Somon Air, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports. Continue reading
Kyrgyzstan-born man the main suspect in St. Petersburg subway bombing
BISHKEK (TCA) — Observers say that increased document checks of thousands of migrant workers in St. Petersburg may lead to a wider clampdown on migrant workers, especially those from Central Asia, after Russian authorities have identified a Kyrgyzstan-born man as the main suspect in the April 3 blast in a subway train in Russia’s second-largest city. Continue reading
Making sense of the attack in St. Petersburg
BISHKEK (TCA) — Russian media reported that police suspect the bombing in a subway train in St. Petersburg on April 3 was carried out by a man from Central Asia with ties to radical Islamic groups. Here below we are republishing an article originally published by Stratfor, which looks into different theories to explain who staged the attack, and what it could mean for Central Asia should the media reports about the alleged involvement of natives from this region are confirmed by investigators: Continue reading
Russian Gazprom to sign 5-year contract for purchase of Uzbek gas
TASHKENT (TCA) — Russian gas giant Gazprom and Uzbekistan have agreed to sign a medium-term contract for five years for the purchase of Uzbek natural gas, Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller said after his meeting with Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Novosti Uzbekistana news agency reported. Continue reading
Syrian scenario may repeat in Central Asia — analyst
BISHKEK (TCA) — Dr. Mohammad Marandi, an Iranian academic and political analyst, told Russia’s Radio Sputnik that the United States and some of its allies, including Saudi Arabia, have provided assistance to radical groups in the Middle East and Syria, adding that Washington could employ a similar approach to Central Asia. Continue reading
