Central Asia

14:53, september 18, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

UNECE signs United Nations Development Assistance Framework with Uzbekistan for 2016-2020

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will strengthen its support to Uzbekistan’s development efforts through the implementation of a

10:32, september 11, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Tajik Deputy PM participate in Berlin conference on water and good neighborly relations in CA

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik deputy Prime Minister, Azim Ibrohim, took part in the conference on ware and good neighborly relations in Central Asia (CA) that took place in Berlin

15:54, july 22, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan terminates cooperation agreement with the United States

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyzstan on July 21 formally terminated a 1993 agreement on cooperation with the United States. The agreement will be rescinded as of August 20, 2015.

12:51, july 20, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

25 reportedly killed in gold mine blast in Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, July 20, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Service reported on July 17 that a dispute among rival outlaw gold miners in Uzbekistan has ended with the death of around 25 people in a blast

16:21, june 23, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Summer School on Impact Evaluation Methods in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia (IPPA UCA),

16:44, june 12, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

EU plans to push Central Asian States harder on human rights

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Radio Liberty reports the European Union plans to step up efforts to address "serious challenges to human rights" in Central Asia.

10:19, may 22, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Closer to home, IMU may renew original goals

DUSHANBE, May 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Militants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) found sanctuary in Pakistan’s tribal areas for more than a decade but now many have left and are looking

10:18, may 22, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Closer to home, IMU may renew original goals

DUSHANBE, May 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Militants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) found sanctuary in Pakistan’s tribal areas for more than a decade but now many have left and are looking

11:36, april 29, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Turkmenistan's first satellite put into orbit

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Turkmenistan''s first telecommunications satellite has been put into orbit.

10:28, april 7, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

How an Iran deal may benefit Central Asia

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- For decades, in any discussion about recreating the ancient Silk Road, the route through Iran has always been off limits.

16:15, april 1, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

US official touts ‘patient’ approach to human rights in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – On March 31, the Brookings Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development programs hosted Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a public address on

16:16, march 25, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

U.S. reassesses Central Asia strategy

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports the United States has finalized a review of its strategy for Central Asia.

10:56, march 17, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Four said killed by police in violence near Afghan-Turkmen border

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty cited a local leader in an ethnic Turkmen village near Afghanistan''s border with Turkmenistan as saying that police killed at least four people

14:20, march 12, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asians arrested in Russia for attempt to sell newborn child

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Police in a Moscow suburb have arrested two men from Central Asia for attempting to sell a newborn girl, Radio Liberty reports.

10:26, march 10, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Almaty hosts ESCAP regional meeting to discuss trade of CA nations with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), a regional meeting to discuss perspectives of trade and

11:35, february 6, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

ISIL militants reportedly raise flag on Afghan-Turkmen border

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants have reportedly begun massing in Afghan areas bordering Turkmenistan.

10:59, january 29, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Isil militants test Central Asia’s borders for strength

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – Black flags of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) have appeared at Afghanistan’s border with Turkmenistan, Russia’s Nezavisimaya Gazeta

13:54, january 23, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan gets 328 military vehicles from the United States

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United States is donating 328 armored vehicles to Uzbekistan''s military.

13:51, january 23, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan gets 328 military vehicles from the United States

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United States is donating 328 armored vehicles to Uzbekistan''s military.

17:01, january 17, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

One Kyrgyz border guard reported killed, two wounded

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyzstan State Border Guard Service has reported one of its guards was killed and two wounded in an attack on a border post near the frontier with

14:28, january 15, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan will never join any alliance similar to the former Soviet Union, says Uzbek president

DUSHANBE, January 15, 201, Asia-Plus – Uzbekistan will never join any alliance similar to the former USSR, Uzbek President Islam Karimov said on January 12 at the first session of the Uzbek

10:03, january 7, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

U.S. president looks forward to strengthen partnership with Uzbekistan in 2015

Barack Obama has congratulated Islam Karimov on the New Year.

10:46, december 31, 2014

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan resumes natural gas supplies to southern Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, December 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – Kyrgyz media sources report that Uzbekistan has resumed natural gas supplies to southern Kyrgyzstan.

09:08, december 30, 2014

CENTRAL ASIA

Russian ambassador warns of Afghan problems spilling across border

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Russia''s special representative to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has given an exclusive interview to Russian news agency Interfax in which he warns of

09:34, december 29, 2014

CENTRAL ASIA

IMU militants reportedly could represent a tipping force in either Tajikistan or Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An article “Central Asia and Afghanistan as the Drawdown Deadline Arrives” posted on Radio Liberty’s website notes that Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has

09:56, december 10, 2014

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz diplomat detained at border with classified documents

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports an employee of the Kyrgyz Embassy in Uzbekistan has been detained on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

10:06, december 9, 2014

CENTRAL ASIA

Russian president expected to make official visit to Tashkent tomorrow

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian president’s press service reported on December 8 that Russian President Vladimir Putin makes an official visit to Uzbekistan on December 10 at the

09:34, december 3, 2014

CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asian women jailed in Russia for selling baby

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Radio Liberty reported on December 2 that two Central Asian women have been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail each in the Russian city of St.

10:50, november 24, 2014

CENTRAL ASIA

EU Project holds networking meeting to discuss development of handicraft sector in Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – On November 28, the Bishkek Business Club (BBC) will conduct the networking meeting, Development of the Handicraft Sector in Kyrgyz Republic, at which

15:20, november 17, 2014

CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asia

UNECE signs United Nations Development Assistance Framework with Uzbekistan for 2016-2020

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will strengthen its support to Uzbekistan’s development efforts through the implementation of a

Tajik Deputy PM participate in Berlin conference on water and good neighborly relations in CA

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik deputy Prime Minister, Azim Ibrohim, took part in the conference on ware and good neighborly relations in Central Asia (CA) that took place in Berlin

Kyrgyzstan terminates cooperation agreement with the United States

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyzstan on July 21 formally terminated a 1993 agreement on cooperation with the United States. The agreement will be rescinded as of August 20, 2015.

25 reportedly killed in gold mine blast in Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, July 20, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Service reported on July 17 that a dispute among rival outlaw gold miners in Uzbekistan has ended with the death of around 25 people in a blast

Summer School on Impact Evaluation Methods in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia (IPPA UCA),

EU plans to push Central Asian States harder on human rights

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Radio Liberty reports the European Union plans to step up efforts to address "serious challenges to human rights" in Central Asia.

Closer to home, IMU may renew original goals

DUSHANBE, May 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Militants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) found sanctuary in Pakistan’s tribal areas for more than a decade but now many have left and are looking

Closer to home, IMU may renew original goals

DUSHANBE, May 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Militants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) found sanctuary in Pakistan’s tribal areas for more than a decade but now many have left and are looking

Turkmenistan's first satellite put into orbit

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Turkmenistan''s first telecommunications satellite has been put into orbit.

How an Iran deal may benefit Central Asia

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- For decades, in any discussion about recreating the ancient Silk Road, the route through Iran has always been off limits.

US official touts ‘patient’ approach to human rights in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – On March 31, the Brookings Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development programs hosted Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a public address on

U.S. reassesses Central Asia strategy

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports the United States has finalized a review of its strategy for Central Asia.

Four said killed by police in violence near Afghan-Turkmen border

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty cited a local leader in an ethnic Turkmen village near Afghanistan''s border with Turkmenistan as saying that police killed at least four people

Central Asians arrested in Russia for attempt to sell newborn child

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Police in a Moscow suburb have arrested two men from Central Asia for attempting to sell a newborn girl, Radio Liberty reports.

Almaty hosts ESCAP regional meeting to discuss trade of CA nations with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), a regional meeting to discuss perspectives of trade and

ISIL militants reportedly raise flag on Afghan-Turkmen border

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants have reportedly begun massing in Afghan areas bordering Turkmenistan.

Isil militants test Central Asia’s borders for strength

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – Black flags of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) have appeared at Afghanistan’s border with Turkmenistan, Russia’s Nezavisimaya Gazeta

Uzbekistan gets 328 military vehicles from the United States

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United States is donating 328 armored vehicles to Uzbekistan''s military.

Uzbekistan gets 328 military vehicles from the United States

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United States is donating 328 armored vehicles to Uzbekistan''s military.

One Kyrgyz border guard reported killed, two wounded

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyzstan State Border Guard Service has reported one of its guards was killed and two wounded in an attack on a border post near the frontier with

Uzbekistan will never join any alliance similar to the former Soviet Union, says Uzbek president

DUSHANBE, January 15, 201, Asia-Plus – Uzbekistan will never join any alliance similar to the former USSR, Uzbek President Islam Karimov said on January 12 at the first session of the Uzbek

U.S. president looks forward to strengthen partnership with Uzbekistan in 2015

Barack Obama has congratulated Islam Karimov on the New Year.

Uzbekistan resumes natural gas supplies to southern Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, December 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – Kyrgyz media sources report that Uzbekistan has resumed natural gas supplies to southern Kyrgyzstan.

Russian ambassador warns of Afghan problems spilling across border

DUSHANBE, December 30, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Russia''s special representative to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has given an exclusive interview to Russian news agency Interfax in which he warns of

IMU militants reportedly could represent a tipping force in either Tajikistan or Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, December 29, 2014, Asia-Plus -- An article “Central Asia and Afghanistan as the Drawdown Deadline Arrives” posted on Radio Liberty’s website notes that Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has

Kyrgyz diplomat detained at border with classified documents

DUSHANBE, December 10, 2014, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports an employee of the Kyrgyz Embassy in Uzbekistan has been detained on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Russian president expected to make official visit to Tashkent tomorrow

DUSHANBE, December 9, 2014, Asia-Plus – Russian president’s press service reported on December 8 that Russian President Vladimir Putin makes an official visit to Uzbekistan on December 10 at the

Central Asian women jailed in Russia for selling baby

DUSHANBE, December 3, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Radio Liberty reported on December 2 that two Central Asian women have been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in jail each in the Russian city of St.

EU Project holds networking meeting to discuss development of handicraft sector in Kyrgyzstan

DUSHANBE, November 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – On November 28, the Bishkek Business Club (BBC) will conduct the networking meeting, Development of the Handicraft Sector in Kyrgyz Republic, at which

Uzbek president’s grandson gives interview to BBC reporter on family issues

Uzbek president’s grandson has given interview to BBC reporter on family issues.