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ASTANA (TCA) — A forum aimed at attracting Chinese investors in the development of the Khorgos-Eastern Gates Free Economic Zone located on the Kazakh-Chinese border was held late last week in Nanjing, the main city of China’s Jiangsu province, said the press service of Kazakhstan’s national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ). Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov paid an official visit to Pakistan on March 16 and 17 and held talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on bilateral cooperation in energy, transportation and communication spheres. Continue reading
TEHRAN (TCA) — Oman's top port Salalah has signed a basic agreement with two key Iranian southern trade terminals in what is expected to make the Persian Gulf state Iran’s new biggest trade partner in the region, with potential to increase trade with Central Asian countries via Iran, Iran’s PressTV reported on March 8. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojidin Aslov and Chargé d'Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Tajikistan Takashi Kamada on March 2 signed exchange notes for the project “Improvement of equipment for the maintenance of roads in the Sughd province and eastern part of the Khatlon province” in Tajikistan, Avesta news agency reported. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan's economy has been hurt by the economic slowdown in China and recession in Russia, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said during his meeting with the heads of foreign diplomatic missions in Astana on March 2, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The article below, originally published by Stratfor, highlights India’s efforts to expand its influence beyond South Asia with the help of a partner with whom it has a long history of cooperation: Iran. Continue reading