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Russia keeps track of the cases of discrimination against the Russian-speaking population in Central Asia and has been taking practical steps to prevent such incidents, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on …
Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy announced on August 17 an update on the ten largest projects in the country’s energy sector, which cover milestones achieved during 2021, and other projects set to complete by year-end. …
It’s now more than a year since Beijing officially opened a new transportation corridor that connects China with Central Asia
Following the withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan, Washington is allegedly trying to reestablish a military presence in Central Asia, similar to what it did in the early 2000s. …
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev held telephone conversations with his colleague from the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The leaders discussed the situation in Afghanistan and its impact on security in Central Asia. …
Washington has a strong interest in maintaining security in Central Asia and not leaving the area to the influence of Beijing and Moscow
Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus
TCP is intended to transport Central Asia’s vast natural gas resources to European energy markets via the Southern Gas Corridor
Diverting 315 million cubic meters could help Kazakhstan avoid a summer of drought
Washington seeks to limit Russian and Chinese influence in the region
A new container and breakbulk shipping line from Marmara to the Caspian Sea, via the Russian inland waterways, saw the completion of its trial voyage at the end of last month, connecting Turkey to the strategically-important region of Central …
A Kyrgyz district court last week handed a whopping 3.1 billion US dollars fine to the Kumtor Gold Company
Kazakhstan is a regional leader on vaccinations, but that’s not saying terribly much as vaccine rollouts across Asia have proceeded at slow paces relative to Western countries. Meanwhile, as The Diplomat …
There are clearly visible challenges of the post-conflict period that need to be overcome
Shortly after declaring that the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border issues were resolved “100 percent,” the head of Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security Kamchybek Tashiev changed his tune, underscoring the deep difficulties …
On the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, near the checkpoints Zhibek Zholy and Gisht Kuprik, the construction of the Central Asia International Center for Trade and Economic Cooperation began today. It was launched by the prime ministers …
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Georgia hard. Mobility restrictions, a sudden halt to international tourist arrivals, and weak external demand drove an estimated economic contraction of 6.2 percent in 2020. The poverty rate increased by an …
The sanction is envisioned for people committing the offense through the internet or other forms of telecommunication.
University students from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan can return to Russia to continue their studies, but their Tajik, Turkmen, and Uzbek counterparts cannot yet. As The Diplomat …
Ankara appears to be reconsidering its previous feeble attempts at staking a place on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, Eurasainet writes. In 2015, Turkey proposed itself as the starting point for a "Middle Corridor" – stretching through the Caucasus and Central Asia – on the BRI, calling it the fastest route between China and Europe. Turkey worked with Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to facilitate trans-Caspian Sea routes and opened the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway across the Caucasus in 2017
