The Central Securities Depository (CSD) of Kazakhstan said on July 11 that it had ordered brokers and management companies to divest Russian securities from their holdings by August 1, Current Time reported. The CSD’s press service said the move was necessary to adhere to U.S. sanctions imposed on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MSE) and its structures. In
A court in Uzbekistan has convicted a 26-year-old man for being a mercenary after he returned to the Central Asian nation following a six-month stint in the ranks of the Wagner group where he was recruited from a Russian prison, RFE/RL’s Russian Service reported. The website Migrant.uz published the July 9 ruling by the Ohangaron City Court,
From 22 to 29 June, Uzbekistan hosted the first international World Coaching Championship, as part of the 8th international festival Eurasian Creative Week. The festival events took place in three cities of Uzbekistan: Tashkent, Khiva and Nukus. The festival kicked off in Tashkent on 22 June with a charity ball organized by Silk Road Media
The U.S. government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Nookat Almasy Cooperative have opened the largest cold storage facility in Nookat district in Kyrgyzstan’s southern Osh region that will generate 200 full-time jobs and help farmers expand their sales and market opportunities. With a total storage capacity of 1,000 tons, the facility will enhance
The boyfriend of a niece of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has been sent to pretrial detention on a charge of production of illegal drugs, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported. The decision to hold Aftandil Sabyrbekov in pretrial detention at least until August 3 was made three days earlier, the Birinchi Mai district court in Bishkek said
On June 28, the Savitsky Museum in Nukus (Karakalpakstan) hosted the show “Treasures of the Silk Road,” a significant artistic event that revealed the splendor of the cultural heritage of the Eurasian region. The show featured an immersive exhibition (projections and “revival” of paintings on the wall of the museum building), a concert, and a
During a visit to the Russian Federation on July 8, Laziz Kudratov, Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan, participated in the first meeting of the Working Group on increasing trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Russia. Kudratov emphasized the exemplary nature of the development of Uzbek-Russian relations, achieved thanks to the firm political will
To celebrate the National Dombra Day, the Permanent Delegation of Kazakhstan held an event at the UNESCO Headquarters last week, attended by Ambassadors of UNESCO Member States and Kazakhs residing in France. Welcoming the guests, Askar Abdrakhmanov, Permanent Delegate of Kazakhstan to UNESCO, reminded that this year marks ten years since the Intergovernmental Committee for
The Kazakh Defense Ministry said on July 8 that its armed forces, along with those from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, had begun joint military maneuvers on the shores of the Caspian Sea in western Kazakhstan, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported. The Association-2024 drills, scheduled to run until July 17, are taking place at the Oimasha
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres held a meeting on July 6 in Ashgabat with the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and attended the opening ceremony of the new UN Office building in the Turkmen capital. The Turkmen president emphasized that this visit is regarded as a qualitatively new stage of interaction to
A caravan of 26 trucks has been transported across the Caspian Sea from the Kazakh port of Kuryk to the port of Baku by a ferry of the Azerbaijani shipping company ASCO. The trucks were loaded onto the ferry in Kuryk on July 3, Eurasia Today reported. The caravan will continue its journey through Georgia
The Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on 6 July signed several strategic agreements aimed at strengthening and advancing a long-term partnership in achieving national development priorities, UNDP Turkmenistan reported. More specifically, UNDP and the Government of Turkmenistan have launched new initiatives to support the country in accelerating progress towards the
The Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Japan Mr. Erkinbek Osoev on July 4 in Tokyo took part in the second meeting of a business dialogue “Central Asia and Japan”. The event was attended by Ambassadors of the Central Asian countries in Japan, President of the Japanese Association for Trade with Russia and the New Independent States
The U.S. Air Force Central Command (AFCENT) Band arrived in Ashgabat on June 28 as part of a five-day visit to Turkmenistan. During their visit, AFCENT musicians taught a master class at the Maya Kuliyeva Turkmen National Conservatory, gave a short performance for children with disabilities, and drew a crowd of over 1,000 at a
Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Tajikistan from July 4-6. The Chinese president held talks with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, and the two leaders signed a Joint Statement on further deepening of comprehensive strategic relations in a new phase. As reported by Xinhua, Xi said during the talks that China will firmly
On July 4, a monument to the great Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Pyragy (1724-1807) was unveiled in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. The opening ceremony was attended by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbayev, and
Tajikistan-China relations have entered a new historical stage, opening up new prospects for extensive cooperation, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said in an interview with Xinhua on the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Tajikistan from July 4-6. According to Rahmon, this visit will inject new and strong momentum into developing and
Laziz Kudratov, Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan, and Hatori Takashi, Ambassador of Japan to Uzbekistan, on July 2 signed Exchange Notes for the “Economic and Social Development Program” valued at 1 billion yen (approximately $6.3 million). The program is part of the grant assistance provided by the Government of Japan. As part
During a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Astana, Kazakhstan on July 4, the leaders of the SCO member states accepted Belarus as a new member of the Eurasian political and security bloc founded by China and Russia in 2001. With the addition of Belarus, the SCO membership has now expanded from originally
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on July 2 said it is contributing to Uzbekistan’s objective of developing up to 25 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2030, by organising a facility of up to US$ 229.4 million for the development, design, construction and operation of a 500 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS)
