Author: Niyaz Ermatov

Japan is taking steps to strengthen relations with five nations from Central Asia that possess rich oil, natural gas and essential mineral resources. Traditionally, Central Asia has had strong ties with Russia. However, the region is also seeking to diversify diplomatic ties in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While the United States and China are also stepping up their engagement in the region, Japan held its first ministerial economic and energy dialogue on Sept. 26. “In recent years, the challenge worldwide has been how to realize carbon neutrality while balancing both economic growth and a stable energy supply,”…

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Laziz Kudratov, the governor of Uzbekistan at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), hailed Tuesday the bank’s eighth annual meeting as “important and fruitful.” Kudratov, also Uzbek minister of investment, industry, and trade, made the remarks in an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the AIIB’s two-day annual meeting that concluded Tuesday in Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh. He highlighted the Climate Action Plan (CAP) as a significant outcome of this year’s annual meeting, saying new mechanisms and instruments included in the plan are “crucial for supporting efforts to…

Uzbekistan on Tuesday praised its growing defense ties with Washington, as US officials visited the Central Asian country in Russia’s traditional sphere of influence. Ex-Soviet republics including Uzbekistan have increasingly turned away from historic partner Russia towards the US for security guarantees, a process that has accelerated since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “Friendly relations between our two countries in the field of defense are strengthening every year,” Uzbek Defense Minister Bakhodir Kurbanov said during a meeting with US defense officials. He was welcoming a delegation that included US Armed Forces Central Command chief Michael Kirilla. “During the meeting, the parties…

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 2. The leaders of Uzbekistan and Qatar have signed quite a lot of paperwork aimed toward strengthening mutually helpful cooperation within the spheres of conventional and inexperienced vitality, petrochemicals, deep processing of metals, and agriculture, in addition to building, tourism, and finance, Trend studies. The information adopted a gathering between the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim ibn Hamad Al Thani in Doha on October 2. During the assembly, the events mentioned problems with additional strengthening the political dialogue, growth of commerce, financial and funding cooperation, and activation of…

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, September 25. Finnish Econet Oy (water and wastewater therapy firm) plans to open a subsidiary in Uzbekistan, Trend stories. Mika Karkkainen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Econet, acknowledged that Uzbekistan understands the nice significance of fresh water from the standpoint of the event of society as a entire. “Finland’s internationally acknowledged expertise within the subject of water assets could make a worthwhile contribution to making sure the availability of fresh water and sustainable improvement of the surroundings in Uzbekistan,” he added. Econet has been planning and implementing water and wastewater therapy initiatives for industrial and municipal operators…

Vienna, Brussels (26/9 – 36) David McCallum – the British actor who played as Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, a pathologist on hit CBS TV program NCIS, has died aged 90 on Monday (25/09/2023). McCallum died on Monday of natural causes, surrounded by his family, at New York Presbyterian Hospital, CBS said in a statement. NCIS executive producers Steven D. Binder and David North shared their memories of working with McCallum. “For over twenty years, David McCallum endeared himself to audiences around the world playing the wise, quirky, and sometimes enigmatic, Dr. Donald ‘Ducky’ Mallard,” they shared in a statement. “But…

Astana, Berlin (21/08 – 50) The Sports Day is celebrated in Kazakhstan on the third Sunday of August. This year it falls on August 20. This holiday is of great importance for sportsmen, coaches, children and teens engaged in sport. At the 1st session of the Parliament of Kazakhstan of the VIII convocation, the Head of State was assigned to create conditions to make children interested in sport. There are more than 43,000 sports facilities in Kazakhstan, more than half of them are situated in the rural areas. This year, Kazakhstan approved the physical culture and sport concept by 2029.…

Warsaw (21/08 – 60) The amount of Russian oil to be piped through Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan in 2023 has been reduced to 180,000 tons, reported by the Head of the Transportation Department of Kazakhstan’s Kaztransoil pipeline monopoly. In July, the company had announced an agreement to pump 300,000 tons of oil from Russia to Uzbekistan through Kazakhstan this year. Department Director, Abay Beisembaev commented that Kazakhstan had transported 48,500 tons of Russian oil to Uzbekistan in the first half of 2023 and a further 131,500 tons were planned in the second half of the year. No reason was given for…

Rahmon’s war against the Ismaili. Dubai (5/7 – 75) The government of Tajikistan’s campaign against the operations of a charitable organization funded by the Agha Khan, the spiritual leader of the country’s Ismaili minority, has intensified over the past few weeks. In the most recent development, the authorities have revoked the license of the Aga Khan Lycée in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO. A source at the Aga Khan Foundation told Eurasianet that June 30 was the last day that the secondary school would operate under its aegis. The Aga Khan Development Network, the umbrella…

Photo: t.me/aqorda_resmi Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has held a telephone conversation with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Kazinform learned from the Akorda press office. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Shavkat Mirziyoyev on his birthday and wished him well-being and success in his state activity. The Kazakh Leader pointed out Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s personal contribution to the strengthening of centuries-long friendship, good neighborly relations and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries. The sides discussed the prospects of further strengthening the Kazakh-Uzbek strategic partnership and alliance. The parties exchanged also views on the topical issues of the international and regional agendas, and discussed the…