Kazakhstan Reaffirms Commitment to Strengthening Multifaceted Cooperation With Central Asia

BY SANIYA SAKENOVA in EDITOR’S PICKS, INTERNATIONAL ASTANA – Kazakhstan remains steadfast in its commitment to strategic, multifaceted cooperation with all Central Asian countries, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at the fifth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia on Sept. 14, reported the Akorda press service. The President acknowledged the success of […]

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Tajikistan: Free Political Activist and Drop Charges

(Berlin, September 11, 2023) – The Tajik authorities should drop trumped up charges against Nizomiddin Nasriddinov and immediately release him, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, Human Rights Watch, Freedom for Eurasia, and Freedom Now said today. Nasriddinov, a political activist, was recently extradited from Belarus at the request of the Tajik government. Nasriddinov is a vocal […]

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Kazakhstan Seeks to Intensify Trade Cooperation with Eastern Countries

BY DANA OMIRGAZY in BUSINESS, EDITOR’S PICKS, INTERNATIONAL ASTANA – Kazakh government plans to develop a roadmap for promising joint investment projects with eastern countries and provide an effective algorithm for interaction with Chinese business executives, reported the Prime Minister’s press service on Sept. 9. Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin, heads of government agencies and […]

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Uzbekistan does not recognize so-called “presidential elections” held in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh

By Aydan Mammadova BAKU, Azerbaijan : Uzbekistan does not recognize the so-called “presidential elections” held in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan said, Trend reports. The Republic of Uzbekistan strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the friendly Republic of Azerbaijan, condemns any interference in its internal affairs and does not […]

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Kazakhstan to hold referendum on construction of first-ever nuclear plant

Astana: Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday (September 1) that his government would hold a referendum to decide whether to construct the country’s first nuclear power plant. Addressing the parliament, President Tokayev said the development of nuclear energy had become a particularly important economic and political issue. Kazakhstan has long discussed the idea (of having […]

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