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Tashkent to Invest in Nation’s Road Infrastructure

Uzbekistan is planning to spend 132 billion soms ($109 million) in 2006 to repair the country’s decaying road and highway infrastructure... -- 04/25/2006 >>>

Human Rights Groups Alarmed by Appearance of Jailed Opposition Leader

Uzbek human rights organizations following the trial of Sunshine Uzbekistan head Sanjar Umarov issued a statement on 12 April calling attention to the opposition leader’s visible deterioration in health... -- 04/25/2006 >>>

Ukraine: Household Incomes Up in Jan-Feb Period

Household incomes in Ukraine rose 33.1 percent in the first two months of 2006 compared with the same period a year ago... -- 04/25/2006 >>>

Plan Approved to Beef Up Security on Ukrainian-Moldovan Frontier

Ukraine’s State Border Control Service (GPS) has approved a plan to build a series of road blocks and set up a monitoring system along the Transdniestrian section of the Ukrainian-Moldovan frontier in an effort to boost border security and combat smuggling... -- 04/25/2006 >>>

Government Employee Wage Arrears Top $196.1 Million

President Viktor Yushchenko told a press conference on 12 April that the Ukrainian government currently owes state employees more than 1 billion hryvnia, or $196.1 million... -- 04/25/2006 >>>

Kyiv Seeks Military Cooperation with Turkey

During a visit to Turkey on 11-13 April, Ukrainian Defense Minister Anatoly Hrytsenko met with his Turkish counterpart, Vedci Gonul, to discuss military and military-technical cooperation... -- 04/25/2006 >>>

Iran and Turkmenistan Ink Gas Agreement

Tehran and Ashgabat concluded an agreement on natural gas deliveries to Iran, setting the price for 2006 shipments at $65 per 1,000 cubic meters, effective February 2006... -- 04/25/2006 >>>

WHO Pleased with Turkmen Steps Taken to Prevent Bird Flu

The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed the Turkmen government's efforts on preparedness for a possible bird flu outbreak in the country... -- 04/25/2006 >>>

Russian, Tajik Troops Participate in Joint Military Exercises

Approximately 500 Russian service members stationed at the 201st Military Base in Tajikistan and 300 Tajik troops took part in a three-day joint tactical training session at a site 35 kilometers outside of Dushanbe... -- 04/25/2006 >>>

Electricity Rationing Introduced in Dushanbe

Limits on electricity usage have been introduced in the Tajik capital Dushanbe... -- 04/25/2006 >>>
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