Author: Maghfirat Lutfullayeva

TASHKENT — Early voting has started in Uzbekistan in a referendum on a new constitution that would allow 65-year-old President Shavkat Mirziyoev to run again and opens the way for him to retain power until 2040. The Central Election Commission said early voting for those who will be unable to take part in the referendum on April 30 started on April 19 and will run until April 26.The amendments changing the constitution, initiated by Mirziyoev last year and approved by lawmakers in March, are expected to be backed by a majority of voters in the tightly controlled former Soviet republic,…

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert mission started its work in Kazakhstan on Feb. 27 to help prepare a comprehensive report on the country’s nuclear power infrastructure, reported the Kazakh Energy Ministry’s press service.  The mission, which will last until March 3, will explore the development of Kazakhstan’s nuclear energy infrastructure, including the construction of the first nuclear power plant (NPP). In line with the guidelines of the IAEA’s Milestones in the Development of a National Infrastructure for Nuclear Power, the comprehensive report corresponds to the achievement of stage I, readiness to make a conscious commitment to a nuclear power…

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, March 2 (KUNA) — The Kuwait Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah met with Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov, on the sidelines of the Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group, which is slated for Thursday in Baku.They discussed close bilateral ties, frameworks for various vital areas of common interest as well as recent regional and international developments, including the current events in the Ukrainian crisis along with Afghanistan. (end) Source : Menafn