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Tashkent Undertakes National Program to Improve Nutrition

Plans for a national nutrition improvement program were unveiled at a seminar in Tashkent organized by UNICEF and the Uzbek ministries involved in the program. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Uzbekistan and South Korea Establish Joint Gas Company

During the visit of Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov to South Korea for the inauguration of President Lee Myung-bak, talks were held on the realization of joint projects between the companies “Uzbekneftagaz” and the Korean Gas Corporation. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Ukraine May Increase Peacekeeping Contingent in Kosovo

Ukraine is reviewing proposals to increase its peacekeeping presence in Kosovo. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Ukraine Resumes Export of Uranium

Ukraine began to once again sell its Uranium on the world market. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Wide-Ranging Amnesty Declared on Turkmen Holiday

In honor of the Day of the Government Flag of Turkmenistan, celebrated annually on February 19, Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow signed an order pardoning many who had been incarcerated in the country. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Turkmenistan Refuses Delivery of Natural Gas to Iran

The Iranian national gas company held an expanded conference of its leadership in Ahvaz in the province of Khuzestan. The assistant oil minister and acting director of the Iranian national gas company Seyd Riza Kasaizade discussed Turkmenistan’s motives behind the cessation of delivering natural gas to Iran. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Iran Agrees to Build another Hydroelectric Station in Tajikistan

Iran is prepared to build another hydroelectric station in Tajikistan with a capability of 1,000 megawatts. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

UN Appeals for US$25 Million to Aid Tajikistan in Brutal Winter

The United Nations made an urgent appeal on February 18 for $25.2 million in aid to meet the humanitarian needs of thousands of people in Tajikistan, which is experiencing its harshest winter in almost three decades, a situation exacerbated by energy shortages. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Putin: ‘Widespread Derusification’ in Ukraine Will Not Affect Essential Areas of Cooperation

Vladimir Putin communicated to Victor Yushchenko, his Ukrainian counterpart, that “derusification was occurring in all directions of Russian-Ukrainian relations” during the meeting of the two presidents on February 12. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Russian Machine Building and Military-Industrial Complex in Trouble, Says Union Leader

The machine manufacturing and military industrial complexes of Russia need radical restructuring over the next few years. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Moldova’s Trade Deficit Reaches Record Levels

Moldova’s trade deficit reached $2.34 billion in 2007, a 43 percent increase from 2006. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

President Voronin Opposes Renaming of Moldovan Language

The President of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin, expressed his opposition to renaming the Moldovan language to Romanian and renouncing Moldova’s communist past for the sake of easing integration into the European Union. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Kyrgyz Embassy Sends Moscow Note Regarding Rising Crime Rates against its Citizens in Russia

The Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Moscow addressed an official note to the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Interior and the Prosecutor General’s Office about the recent murders of Kyrgyz citizens. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Hold Border Talks

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan continue to discuss questions of their common border. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Israel to Aid Kazakhstan in the “Achievement of New Goals”

The Israeli President Shimon Peres told the ambassador of Kazakhstan Vadim Zverkov that Israel is ready to aid Kazakhstan in the achievement of new goals. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

KAZAKHSTAN: Nazarbayev Makes Cuts to His Administration

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed an order significantly reducing the number of members of his administration. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

KAZAKHSTAN: Government Promises Aid to Flooded Regions

The government of Kazakhstan has promised to provide 500 million tenge for humanitarian aid and reconstruction in the wake of intense flooding in three regions of Southern Kazakhstan on February 21, which destroyed 300 buildings and damaged nearly 3,000. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Georgia to Tighten Visa Regime upon EU, IOM Recommendations

Following recommendations of the European Union and the International Organization of Migration, Georgia is set to change its visa regime. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Flights between Georgia and Russia Will Resume in March

Following the meeting of the Russian and Georgian presidents in Moscow on February 21, a political decision was reached on the resumption of direct flights between the two countries. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

BELARUS: Initiative to Control Small Arms to Begin This Year

Belarus plans on implementing an internationally funded program to build technical capacity in small arms control in 2008. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

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