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

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:34:51 -0400

“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.

Yushchenko Seeks to Strengthen Economic Ties with Libya

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:33:35 -0400

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.

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

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:32:25 -0400

Kiev is seriously concerned about the Kremlin’s decision to raise the status of its relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Regional Health Challenges Discussed in Turkmenistan

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:30:48 -0400

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.

Turkmenistan Made Public Volume of Its Hydrocarbon Reserves

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:25:30 -0400

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.

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

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:28:20 -0400

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.

Tajik Geologists Discover Raw Materials for Industrial Aluminum

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:22:24 -0400

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

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

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:11:25 -0400

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.

Eco-Group Releases First Ever Environmental Ranking of Russian Regions

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:08:18 -0400

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.

Moldovan, Transdniestrian Leaders Meet For First Time in Seven Years

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:07:21 -0400

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.

Academy of Sciences: Moldova Must Seek To Innovate Economy

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:00:15 -0400

Moldova is one of the most innovative countries in Eastern Europe according to inventions per capita, said academic Boris Gaina during the Kishinev XI scientific-practical symposium “AGEPI-Readings 2008”.

Terrorism and Drug Trafficking Addressed in Meetings with Egyptian Officials

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:08:20 -0400

In an April 16 meeting, the Minister of the Interior of Kyrgyzstan Moldomusa Kongantiev, the deputy foreign minister of Egypt and the general secretary of the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation for the Commonwealth of Independent States Safi Ibrahim Amin discussed the intersection of terrorism and the narcotics trade.

In Kyrgyzstan, Electrical Power Becomes a Commodity

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:06:31 -0400

On April 18 the Kyrgyz parliament passed a bill that would make electrical energy a commodity instead of a service.

Astana and Bishkek Support Creation of a Union of Central Asian States

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:05:42 -0400

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are willing to act towards forming a Union of Central Asian states, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said at a press conference announcing the results of negotiations with President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev.

Kazakhstan Seeks to Elevate Status of its Servicemen

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:03:44 -0400

The Defense Ministry has prepared a set of new laws on the transformation and modernization of the armed forces of Kazakhstan.