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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan aim to launch a program dubbed Silk Visa, which will allow foreigners with visas issued by either of the two countries to travel in both Central Asian republics, RFE/RL reported citing an Uzbek official. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan prepares to host the UNESCO International Conference “The Silk Road: Present and Future Development” in Ashgabat on December 6–7, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Ambassador of the United States to Turkmenistan Allan Mustard on November 1 led an excursion to the Dayahatyn Caravanserai for members of the local diplomatic corps. The purpose of the visit was to examine progress of a cultural preservation project funded through the U.S. Department of State Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). Members of the diplomatic corps enjoyed a guided excursion through the ancient complex and learned more about the government of Turkmenistan’s efforts to restore and preserve numerous sites along the Great Silk Road. The excursion was organized with the support of the government of Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat said. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The 24th meeting of the Berlin Eurasian Club held in Brussels late in October discussed the development of the new Silk Road and prospects for cooperation between the countries of the Eurasian region on transport corridors passing through Kazakhstan, the press office of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) said. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) has the potential to become an essential pillar on the new Silk Road and a financial bridge between China and Europe. We are republishing this article on the issue, written by Rafis Abazov*: Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The third New Silk Road Forum focused on the potential to create new infrastructure, energy and trade links through the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) was organized in Zurich, Switzerland last week in partnership with the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Kazakh Invest National Company for Investment Support and Promotion reported on its website. Continue reading
