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Kyrgyzstan joins School Meals Coalition

Kyrgyzstan has joined the School Meals Coalition, a global initiative launched by France and Finland in 2021, to offer every child in the world daily access to a school meal by 2030, the United Nations World Food Programme reported. In Kyrgyzstan, nearly half of children aged 6 to 59 months and adolescent girls suffer from

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International Affairs UZB

USAID trains 287 women customs officers in Uzbekistan

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has completed an IT skills training program for female customs officers of the State Customs Committee of Uzbekistan. The training, delivered in partnership with IT Academy through USAID’s Trade Central Asia, empowered 287 customs professionals with digital skills. The attending customs professionals improved their digital competence, developed

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Eurasia International Affairs World

China to build modern cold storage facilities in Afghanistan

The Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock said that China will construct three standard cold storage facilities with a capacity of 1,500 tons each for preserving fresh fruit and vegetables in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported. According to the ministry, Chinese diplomats have announced that engineers from China would be sent to Afghanistan to build these

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International Affairs UZB

Uzbekistan will host 20th meeting of Conference of the Parties of CITES Convention in 2025

The 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) will be held in the historical city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from November 24 to December 5, 2025. The agreement was signed by Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change Aziz

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International Affairs TKM

Turkmenistan and UNDP sign project to ensure transition of National Tuberculosis Program to full domestic funding by 2027

The Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed the new TB grant “Exit of the National Tuberculosis Program of Turkmenistan from the Global Fund.” The project, set to run from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027, is supported by a total budget of more than $6.2 million contributed by

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International Affairs KG

Declaration of International Snow Leopard Day marked in Kyrgyzstan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan and the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP) last week held an event in Bishkek to mark the declaration of October 23 as International Snow Leopard Day by a resolution of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Asein

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Eurasia International Affairs KZ

Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan show solidarity and mutual assistance after deadly plane crash

On December 27, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had a telephone conversation with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The presidents exchanged condolences and expressed words of support to the families of those killed in the crash of an Azerbaijani passenger plane in Kazakhstan’s Mangistau region. On December 25, the Embraer 190 of the Azerbaijan Airlines

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International Affairs KG

Kyrgyzstan introduces visa-free regime for citizens of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan has announced that a visa-free regime will be introduced for citizens of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Bahrain starting from January 4, 2025. Citizens of these countries traveling

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International Affairs UZB

European Union provides technical assistance to Tashkent Botanical Garden

The European Union Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Toivo Klaar recently visited the Tashkent Botanical Garden to see ongoing landscaping and improvement efforts. The European Union has contributed to the enhancement of the Tashkent Botanical Garden, a cherished landmark and one of the largest and oldest natural parks in the region. Nestled in the heart of Tashkent,

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International Affairs KZ

Dozens killed as Azerbaijani passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan

A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, to Russia has crashed near the city of Aqtau in western Kazakhstan with 67 people on board, Kazakh authorities said on December 25, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported. Authorities said that dozens of people had been killed but that there were several survivors. According to preliminary information, 28

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International Affairs KZ

Kazakhstan and EU set to expand cooperation in 2025

On December 23, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko met with Ambassador of the European Union to Kazakhstan Aleška Simkić. The parties noted the high dynamics of bilateral cooperation in the outgoing year, welcoming both numerous and regular high-level contacts as well as a significant increase in trade turnover and investment activity.

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International Affairs KZ

Construction of school donated by Kazakhstan starts in Türkiye

A ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a school was held on December 19 which will be built in Nurdagy district of Gaziantep province of Türkiye on the instructions of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The event was attended by Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Türkiye Yerkebulan Sapiyev, Governor of Gaziantep province Kemal Çeber,

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International Affairs KG

New fire and rescue station opens in Bishkek with Korean support

The opening ceremony of the new Fire and Rescue Station No. 9 took place in Bishkek last week. The construction of the station was part of the project “Improvement of fire safety of population by strengthening capacity of the Fire and Rescue Services in the Kyrgyz Republic”, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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International Affairs KZ UZB

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to cooperate in countering disinformation and fake news

On December 18, a meeting of representatives of the Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan and the Agency for Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of Uzbekistan was held in Tashkent. The parties signed a Plan for interaction in the information sphere for 2025. The document was signed following the

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International Affairs KZ

Euronews opens regional office in Astana

The Euronews television channel opened its regional office in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on December 18. The opening ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Euronews Pedro Vargas and the Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan Aida Balayeva, Orda.kz reported with reference to the press service of the Ministry of

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International Affairs UZB

Uzbekistan Country Platform helps to drive the 2030 Strategy

During the 4th Uzbekistan Country Platform roundtable on 17 December, over 90 participants from Uzbekistan’s government and international development partners discussed progress on key reforms in the education, skills development and TVET, i.e., technical and vocational education and training, sectors, crucial for aligning the workforce with labour market needs and advancing the Strategy “Uzbekistan 2030”,

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International Affairs UZB

ADB support to enhance preschool education in Uzbekistan through private sector

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been appointed as a transaction advisor to the Ministry of Preschool and School Education and the Ministry of Economy and Finance to support the delivery of high-quality preschool education via public–private partnerships (PPPs) in Jizzakh, Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya and Tashkent regions in Uzbekistan. ADB is already providing similar advisory services

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International Affairs TJK

US government improves access to drinking water in Tajikistan

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has inaugurated a newly rehabilitated water supply system in Tajikistan’s Jomi District, bringing safe and reliable drinking water to 1,860 residents from 309 households. This is a part of the USAID Rural Water Supply activity, which is revitalizing water systems in 12 communities across Tajikistan through innovative public-private

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International Affairs KZ UZB

Another train tour launched between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

After launching a four-day train tour in November connecting the cities of Almaty, Turkestan, and Tashkent, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), Kazakhstan’s national railway company, has announced the launch of another train tour, “Jibek Joly (Silk Road) 2.0,” along the route Almaty-Turkestan-Tashkent-Samarkand-Shymkent-Almaty. The first train on this route will depart on January 2 and return to

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International Affairs UZB

Uzbekistan seeks to conclude WTO accession negotiations by 2026

At the 9th meeting of the Working Party on the Accession of Uzbekistan on December 5 and 6, a high-level government delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev reaffirmed the country’s strong intention to swiftly advance negotiations with World Trade Organization (WTO) members, with a view to completing the process by 2026. The high-level

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