The new Chinese government will continue its good-neighborly relations with Central Asian countries and further deepen strategic mutual trust and cooperation with them, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday.Wang attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) foreign ministers' meeting in Bishkek and paid official visits to Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan on July 12-19, in ...
Kyrgyz officials take cultural wrong turn
experiences, and confront the topic of sexual violence. Since American Eve Ensler wrote the play in 1996, it has been performed in over 140 countries and translated into 48 languages. A performance is scheduled for April 12 in Bishkek. The Culture Ministry sent a letter to local media outlets on April 1 saying the Vagina Monologues advocates "unnatural, perverted sex under the slogan of ...
First Persian leopard cubs in 50 years born in Russian breeding center
The first Persian leopard cubs to be born in Russia in 50 years are part of efforts to reintroduce the endangered species back to the wild, scientists say. The kittens were born in the Persian Leopard Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre at Sochi National Park in southwestern Russia last week, a release from the World Wildlife Fund said. The Persian leopard (Panthera pardus tulliana) was once ...
Russia multiplies gas routes to Europe
By Vladimir Socor Russian President Vladimir Putin and Gazprom are announcing colossal plans to expand the capacities of existing gas export pipelines and build new ones, all in Europe beyond Russia's territory. Gazprom already co-owns and controls export pipeline capacities amounting to some 110 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year in Europe beyond Russia (Nord Stream One and Two, ...
Obama appoints Indian-American to top South and Central Asia job
Breaking with hallowed tradition, U.S. President Barack Obama has announced that he has nominated an Indian-American woman, Nisha Desai Biswal, to a top State Department role overseeing India and a vast swathe of nations in the region, the key post of Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia ...
Visits to occupied lands illegal without Azerbaijan?s consent
"The visits to the occupied territories without Azerbaijan's consent are illegal and we take principled position on this issue". The statement came from Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan Elman Abdullayev commenting on the visit of the representatives of New South Wales state of Australia to Nagorno Karabakh, APA reports. "Unfortunately, some politicians ...
President of Azerbaijan arrives in Shabran
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has arrived in Shabran as part of his visit to the country's north. The Head of State laid flowers at the monument to national leader Heydar Aliyev in the center of the ...
Chemical plant explosion kills one injures three in Inner Mongolia
HOHHOT, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Fire fighters on Sunday morning put out the blaze in a chemical plant in north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, which has caused one dead and three others injured.The accident happened around 5 p.m. Saturday at Inner Mongolia 3F Fluorochemical Co. Ltd. in the city of Fengzhen. A huge amount of flammable gas has been leaked after the chemical plant ...
Mongolia does not want the project financing
Business-Mongolia exclusively covered issues revolving around the world renowned Oyu tolgoi. It has been several times that we have reported on project financing for the 2nd phase of the project. The dispute is still ongoing despite the shipment commencement. Erdenes OT, Executive Director Ts.Sedvanchig himself made it clear that there are at least 22 issues to resolved between the ...
Ukraine seeks tradedeals to east and west
By Oleg Varfolomeyev Ukraine has been moving closer to both an association and free-trade deal with the European Union, as well as observer status in the Russian-led Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Neither of the two statuses promises full integration. Because of this, Kiev believes they are not mutually exclusive. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara has said Ukraine ...
Kazakhstan-Korea trade changes shape
By Richard Weitz Kazakhstan has become South Korea's (also known as the Republic of Korea - ROK) main economic partner in Central Asia, and powerful complementarities exist between Astana's desire for foreign capital and technologies, especially in order to develop its infrastructure and new high-technology sectors, and Seoul's need for natural resources, particularly energy ...
Tajikistan regions still at war
By Shavkat Kasymov Fifteen years have passed since a peace agreement which ended a five-year long civil war in Tajikistan. Fought between regional groups and the national government of president Rahmon Nabiyev, the conflict killed between 50,000 and 100,000 and displaced more than a million. Presidential elections scheduled for the fall offer an opportunity to reflect on the disastrous ...
Kyrgyzstan seeks to double its GDP
reforms and intends to spend US$13 billion to double gross domestic product (GDP) in five years, drawing on aid and investment to fund projects in agriculture, mining, transport, power and other sectors. Doubling the GDP will require an annual growth rate of at least 7%. Kyrgyzstan's GDP growth is projected at 8.5% in 2013, up to 7.5% in 2014, and up to 3.5% in 2015; inflation is ...
Xi may hold key to Moscow gas goals
By Sergie Blagov Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich traveled to China on February 25 to attend a first meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission on energy cooperation. The commission was formed in December 2012 to replace the bilateral Russia-China energy dialogue. Dvorkovich held talks with his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, to discuss ties in the ...
Nazarbayev brings in new blood
By Georgiy Voloshin Just two weeks into 2013, Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced the reorganization of the country's government. On January 16, he ordered the establishment of a new ministry in charge of regional development whose head, Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, had previously led the day-to-day activities of the ruling Nur Otan party in the capacity of its ...
Russias cash flight to gather momentum
By Pavel K Baev Last week marked the anniversary of the shocking performance staged by the Pussy Riot punk rock group in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. And this year saw a spectacular increase in the density of "patriotic" political noise silencing common sense in debates over such matters as separation of church and state, homosexual "propaganda" or the ...
Ukraine looks to Turkmenistan
By Roman Muzalevsky On February 12, Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych paid a three-day visit to gas-rich Turkmenistan to sign a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation and reiterate Kiev's interest in resuming direct imports of the Central Asian country's natural gas, which were suspended in 2006. The visit revealed Kiev and Ashgabat's strong desire to reduce ...
Kazakhstan seeks wider horizons
By Sergei Gretsky Kazakhstan is well known for the successful transformation of its economy following independence more than 20 years ago, and the leadership has consistently set ambitious goals to solidify the gains and diversify the economy to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The year 2012 ended on a high note - the 2012-2013 Global Competitiveness Report by the World Economic ...
Azerbaijans GDP increases by 5
In the first half of 2013, the volume of Azerbaijan's GDP amounted to AZN 27.2bn. This is 5% higher than the GDP for the same period in 2012, according to a report from State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan. Of the GDP, 48.6% was generated through industry, 10.9% - construction sector, 5.5% - transport sector, 9% - trade and paid services, 4.4% - agriculture, 29.6% - areas of ...
Ringleader of Tajik terrorist group put on international wanted list
DUSHANBE, July 19 (Itar-Tass) - Ringleader of the Tajik terrorist group Ansarullokh Amriddin Tabarov was put on the international wanted list, head of the Tajik Interior Ministry?s department for the struggle against organized crime Dzhurakhon Zoirov told a press conference here on Friday. In his words, Tabarov has been also involved in an attack on the 12th Russian border checkpoint in ...
We can speak any language to our enemy-President of Azerbaijan
Along with all the political and diplomatic efforts, the military power of Azerbaijan will play a key role in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, President Ilham Aliyev said. "We can speak any language to our enemy. With the acquired hardware, we are able to destroy any enemy's point ", the President said, speaking before the session of the Cabinet of Ministers. ...
Azerbaijan attaches great importance to energy diplomacy - FM
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has today addressed the participants of VII Baku Summer Energy School, telling about the energy policy of the country and its priorities. "Azerbaijan attaches great importance to energy diplomacy. We strive to ensure that we are not only a supplier country of energy resources, but also a transporter country," Twitter microblog of the ...
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