Author: Ona Toychiyeva

QazTrade trade policy development centre and UzTrade JSC founded the UzQazTrade foreign trade company to boost mutual turnover between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Kazinform quotes the Kazakh Trade Ministry. According to QazTrade director general Nuraly Bukeikhanov, the development of a joint company will let Kazakhstani companies increase amount of deliveries of goods to both markets, contribute to generation of proposals on lifting restrictions and barriers in mutual trade. First it is planned to purchase fruit and vegetable products from Uzbekistan to meet the domestic needs. The company is expected to help sell Kazakhstani flour goods in the territory of Uzbekistan with…

WASHINGTON. KAZINFORM U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken published a picture from the airport ahead of his trip to Kazakhstan, Kazinform reports. «Today I’m embarking on a trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and India. It will be my first time as Secretary visiting Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan — and I look forward to advancing our Central Asian partnerships. From there, I’ll head to India for the #G20 Ministerial,» he tweeted. As reported earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and India from February 28 through March 3, 2023. On February 28, he will visit Astana, where he will…

Doha: Uzbekistan’s record eight-time Olympian Oksana Chusovitina lived up to her expectations after she qualified for the women’s vault final at the 15th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup yesterday. The 47-year-old, who won bronze in Cottbus event last week, accumulated 12.899 in her combined double attempts with a difficulty and execution scores of 4.4 and 8.766 in the second that saw her finish fourth in the qualifier. Egypt’s Nancy Taman became the first Arab gymnast to qualify on the first day after she second on the final standings of WAG vault qualifier. France’s Coline Devillard, Romania’s Sabrina Maneca along with…

Kazakhstan rose from 88th to 79th place out of 121 countries in the 2023 Global Soft Power Index by Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy, according to the company’s report The ranking was announced on March 2 at Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Summit in London, where delegates discussed the role of soft power in international politics and business. “This annual report into Soft Power covers the ability to influence others through attraction or persuasion rather than coercion. It encompasses a wide range of tools, including business and trade, governance, international relations, culture and heritage, media and…

Russian Nordwind Airlines has announced plans to operate flights from Perm to several cities of Uzbekistan. Nordwind is one of the biggest airlines in Russia in terms of passenger turnover and has one of the most expansive route networks of scheduled flights in the country. The Russian air carrier has already sent a request to the Federal Air Transport Agency for admission to operate flights to Uzbekistan. Nordwind Airlines looks to launch flights three times a week on the Perm – Fergana route in summer 2023, while flights from Perm to Samarkand the company plans to operate also three times…

It was said that the riots in January 2022 involved citizens of several foreign countries. Citizens of Uzbekistan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are also participating in the criminal case regarding the January 2022 events in Kazakhstan. The Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Berik Asilov, said this at the parliamentary session. “Foreigners are also recognized as suspects in public riots and other crimes. Among them are citizens of Uzbekistan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan,” Asilov said. He noted that among those arrested were eight adherents of subversive religious movements. Asilov said that 573 people were convicted in connection with the…

While train strikes may be threatening travel chaos in the UK this Christmas, one person’s journeys will be entirely unaffected. That’s right, Santa Claus will be able to travel without obstacle as always, delivering our presents upon a sleigh powered by his trusted reindeer companions. And nowadays you can monitor all of Father Christmas’s progress live online as he travels around the world – here’s how to use Norad’s famous tracker. How to use the Norad Santa tracker Norad – the North American Aerospace Defence Command – has worked tirelessly each Christmas for over 65 years to provide detailed updates on Santa’s location, which you can find as soon as Christmas Eve begins right here. Until it gets…