Category: Central Asia
Turkmenistan to open railway to Afghanistan in November
Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting dedicated to the upcoming commissioning of the first phase of the transnational railway trunk – Asia international railway transportation corridor, the Turkmen government […]
Uzbekistan to establish another free economic zone
A new free economic zone will be established in Urgut district of Samarkand region in Uzbekistan, said the acting president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his trip to the region, […]
Iran and Vietnam cancel visa regime
Iran and Vietnam have signed two documents for bilateral cooperation in the presence of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. The first […]
Path to self-reliance for Afghanistan
Nematullah Bizhan – The Korea Times The Brussels Conference on Afghanistan this week marks an important opportunity to create a roadmap for the country’s future. While Afghanistan’s current path has […]
Korea to Promote Food Security and Reduce Poverty in Kyrgyzstan
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) signed a three-year agreement to improve food security, nutrition and resilience to climate-related and economic shocks […]
Kazakh and Russian Firms Sign Uranium Enrichment Deal
Firms from Kazakhstan and Russia have signed a deal on uranium-enrichment services, RFERL reports. The agreement was signed on October 4 in Astana by representatives of Kazakhstan’s uranium operator Kazatomprom […]
Blood donation increases by 35 percent in Mongolia
Blood Donation Day, marked on the third day of each month, took place on October 3 in connection with the government policy to increase the supply of blood and blood […]
Putin to visit Turkey on October 10
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey on October 10, the Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said. According to him, Putin will meet with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and address […]
Russian Finance Ministry puts 3.66% budget deficit in 2016 draft
The Russian Finance Ministry has prepared a draft 2016 budget with a deficit amounting to 3.034 trillion rubles, or 3.66% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Nominal spending was increased […]