The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Akylbek Japarov on April 4 announced that Kyrgyzstan will provide humanitarian aid to neighboring Kazakhstan in response to unprecedented floods caused by abrupt warm weather that led to a mass snowmelt. Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations has reported that almost 19 thousand people have been evacuated
Yerzhan Yelekeyev, Chairman of the Management Board of JSC National Company Kazakh Invest, and Sultangali Kinzhakulov, Deputy Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, on April 3 met with the leadership of the Chinese company Zhejiang Sunny Group Co., Ltd. to discuss the possibility of building a plant for the
Kyrgyzstan’s Elkart Interbank Processing Center said that the Central Asian country’s banks will stop processing transactions with Russian Mir payment cards as of April 5 due to Western sanctions imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, RFE/RL reported. Last week, another former Soviet republic, Armenia, announced a similar move. In September 2022, the U.S.
One of Kyrgyzstan’s first online news websites, 24.kg, reported on April 3 that the State Committee for National Security has suspended a criminal case against it. RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported that the State Committee for National Security launched the case — which came amid a government crackdown on civil society and free media — against
Kazakhstan intends to sign an agreement with Kyrgyzstan on deepening and expanding allied relations. The draft decree of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev “On the signing of an agreement on deepening and expanding allied relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic” was published on the Open Regulatory Legal Acts portal. The
National experts from the Government of Kazakhstan convened at the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General’s Office near Astana on 27 and 28 March for an interactive national workshop on the protection of vulnerable targets from terrorist attacks. The event marked the second activity under the OSCE’s new initiative – Project PROTECT, which is aimed
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Emergency Minister Bauyrzhan Syzdyqov said on April 2 that more than 15,700 people, including almost 6,200 children, have been evacuated across the nation amid unprecedented floods caused by abrupt warm weather that led to a mass snowmelt, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported. Syzdyqov said the situation remains “complicated” in several regions, where flood waters continue to
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed into law a controversial bill that allows authorities to register organizations as “foreign representatives,” legislation critics say mirrors a repressive Russian law on “foreign agents,” RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported. Japarov said in an April 2 post on Facebook that the law will “regulate” the activities of nongovernmental organizations receiving financial support from abroad
Dauren Rakhimzhanov, Managing Director of the Eurasian Development Bank’s (EDB) Directorate of Digital Initiatives, participated in the United Nations International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Regional Development Forum for CIS, organized in Astana late in March with support from Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry. During the forum, the EDB Fund for Digital Initiatives,
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of Uzbekistan Kongratbay Sharipov and Chairman of the Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China Erkin Tuniyaz have signed an agreement on granting scholarships to Uzbek citizens to study in higher educational institutions in the western Chinese region, the government portal of Uzbekistan reported. The two sides
According to Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the country’s GDP per capita in 2023 reached $1,969.2, compared to $1,350.7 in 2021. Kyrgyzstan’s economic growth over the past three years averaged 6.9% (in 2021 – 5.5%, in 2022 – 9%, and in 2023 – 6.2%). Since 2021, the country has recorded an acceleration in GDP
During his official visit to China, Deputy Prime Minister–Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu on March 30 held meetings with the leadership of major Chinese companies, and discussed plans for the implementation of joint investment projects in Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported. Chinese businessmen were acquainted with the economic reforms being implemented
Late in March, the Qoshkopir College of Water Resources and Melioration in Khorezm region in partnership with the UNESCO Office in Uzbekistan held the launching ceremony of the newly renovated college. The event marked a crucial advancement in the Skills Development for Employability in Rural Areas of Uzbekistan project, funded by the European Union, the Delegation of
The recent visit by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explored opportunities for cooperation with Turkmenistan and set the stage for supporting the health of the people of Turkmenistan, the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan reported. The CDC delegation was led by Dr. Alexander Millman, Program Director for the Division of Global Health
Russia is deporting hundreds of foreigners for immigration violations in the wake of the deadliest terrorist attack in nearly two decades. Meanwhile, many Tajik migrant workers are leaving the country on their own accord, fearing an increase in xenophobia, RFE/RL reported. Russian law enforcement has carried out sweeping checks of immigrants in the country after
The cover story of the latest issue of Open Central Asia Magazine, which is published for the Eurasian Creative Guild (London), features Gulchekhra-begim Makhmudova — one of the most important women in Uzbekistan and the CIS countries in the field of culture, beauty and perfume. She started in 1985 as a producer of the international
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on March 28 attended the opening ceremony of the plenary session of the Boao Forum for Asia, held annually in Hainan Province, China. This year’s 23rd edition of the Forum was themed “Asia and the World: Common Challenges, Shared Responsibilities”. The President of Kazakhstan spoke at the forum as a guest
On March 28, the International Media Forum “Turkmen Land – the Center of Ancient Civilizations” was held in Ashgabat. It was timed to coincide with the celebrations marking the declaration of the Turkmen city of Anau as the cultural capital of the Turkic world in 2024 and the 300th anniversary of the birth of Turkmen
The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Akylbek Japarov on March 29 attended the ceremony to launch the construction of a plant for the production of electricity with the disposal of solid household waste in the city of Bishkek. Japarov emphasized that environmental issues have been very acute in the capital
Deputy Prime Minister–Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu on March 26 visited Washington and held a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss the dynamic development of the enhanced strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and the United States across a wide range of political, trade, economic and humanitarian spheres, the