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Uzbekistan Against Union of Central Asian States, for Free Trade Union with Kazakhstan

“For us, the initiative to form a Union of Central Asian States is unacceptable. I want to declare once and for all so that no speculation remains, “ announced the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov on June 22. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Yushchenko Seeks to Strengthen Economic Ties with Libya

The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko announced the necessity of widening the Ukrainian business presence on the Libyan market in a meeting with Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Ukraine Calls on Russia to Rethink Decision on Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Kiev is seriously concerned about the Kremlin’s decision to raise the status of its relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Regional Health Challenges Discussed in Turkmenistan

Over 100 participants, including health officials from the five Central Asian governments gathered on April 8 at a regional forum in Ashgabat discussing mother and child nutrition in Central Asia. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Turkmenistan Made Public Volume of Its Hydrocarbon Reserves

According to assessments of independent and Turkmen experts, Turkmenistan has 20.8 billion tons of oil and 24.6 trillion cubic meters of natural gas. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Defense Ministry of Tajikistan: 20,000,000 Square Meters of Minefields Remain

With the help of the Republican Mine Action Center, 1,216 hectares of Tajik territory has been cleared of landmines, with 20,000,000 square meters of land still needing to be swept. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Tajik Geologists Discover Raw Materials for Industrial Aluminum

Tajikistan Geologists opened a deposit of quartz sand and fire-proof clay in the foothills of the Hissar mountains.

-- 04/29/2008 >>>

‘Russian GPS’ Market Expected to Reach $6 Billion by 2015

The general director of the Russian Institute of Radio Navigation, Sergei Pisarev, said on April 7 that Russia's satellite navigation services market will be worth 160 billion rubles ($6.6 billion) by 2015. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Eco-Group Releases First Ever Environmental Ranking of Russian Regions

In time for Earth Day, Russian organization Green Patrol released a first of a kind rating on the environmental condition of 75 subjects of the Russian Federation. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

Moldovan, Transdniestrian Leaders Meet For First Time in Seven Years

On April 11, 2008 President of the Moldovan Republic Vladimir Voronin and Transdniester leader Igor Smirnov sat down for talks for the first time since August 2001 in Bender. -- 04/29/2008 >>>

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