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ECO Summit In Azerbaijan's Khankendi Carries Major Political, Symbolic Weight Pakistani Expert
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. The 17th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit, held in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, carries profound political and symbolic significance, Khalid Taimur Akram, Executive Director of the...
Uzbekistan - Mongolia: A New Stage of Multifaceted Cooperation
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, June 24, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Ahead of the State Visit of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Mongolia, the National News Agency of Uzbekistan (UzA) published a review of the current state of Uzbek-Mongolian...
Parliament approves Smart-Ed project agreements worth $25 million for schools, kindergartens and teacher training
AKIpress News Agency
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Parliament approves Smart-Ed project agreements worth $25 million for schools, kindergartens and teacher training AKIPRESS.COM - On June 26, the Parliament adopted in the third reading the draft law ratifying the agreements between Kyrgyzstan and...
Suspects of forgery of documents for land transformation detained in Uzgen
24.kg
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June 28, 2025
17:32, 28 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV 17:32, 28 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aibek SULTANOV Residents of Uzgen I.A.U., 56, and Yu.K.M., 39, have been detained on suspicion of forgery of documents and...
$71.7 million ADB project to provide drinking water to 43 villages in Naryn
24.kg
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June 26, 2025
14:30, 26 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA 14:30, 26 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Saliya KHUROVA The budget of the project financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide drinking water and...
Nation's high-speed rail 'a source of inspiration'
China Daily
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Representatives pose in front of high-speed trains at the National Railway Test Center in Beijing on Wednesday, during the "Tour on HSR Innovation", one of the key events of the 12th World Congress on High-Speed Rail. [Photo by Zou Hong/China...
Central Asia and Beijing after the Astana summit
Asia News
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June 26, 2025
At the second Forum held in Kazakhstan after the one in Xi'an in 2023, China and the five countries in the region signed 58 trade agreements with investments of over billion. Among the priorities are transport routes and energy, but also the...
ASIA - Central Asian countries seek to preserve water resources
Fides
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June 27, 2025
unece.org by Cosimo Graziani Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of May, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan signed a trilateral agreement regarding the allocation of water from the Bahri Tochik reservoir in Tajikistan during the harvest...
China’s gold hoarding is a bad omen for the dollar
Asia Times
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July 10, 2025
TOKYO — The intensifying gold rush on the part of central banks suggests the fallout from Donald Trump’s fiscal handiwork is just beginning. As top monetary authorities pile into gold at historically elevated prices, the real goal is reducing...
17th ECO summit in Azerbaijan: a wrap-up
BNE Intellinews
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The 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) took place in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, on July 4, bringing together heads of state and government from across the region to discuss economic cooperation and regional challenges....
SPIEF, Indonesia and a multipolar world
The Jakarta Post
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t the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) held in St. Petersburg, Russia, from June 18 to 21, President Prabowo Subianto personally led the Indonesian delegation. He was joined by other heads of state and government...
EDB signs nearly $2.1bn in projects in 1H25 as Uzbekistan joins agreement on its establishment
Daryo
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June 28, 2025
In the first half of 2025, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) successfully fulfilled its investment plan for the year, with the volume of new project signings reaching nearly $2.1bn. The Bank reported a strong pipeline ahead, with potential...
Iran sets ambitious 60-million-ton goal for international cargo transit
AzerNews
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June 28, 2025
Iran aims to significantly boost its role in global logistics by increasing transit and cargo transportation through its international transport corridors to 60 million tons per year, according to Jabbar Ali Zakeri, Deputy Minister of Roads and...
President warns officials: Steal from the treasury — repay tenfold
24.kg
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June 27, 2025
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov posted an address to government officials on his social media account in response to ongoing corruption. He announced that in September, a commission of specialists will be created to inspect works funded from...
The extensive collaboration potential
Beijing Review
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The construction site of a key control project for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan on April 29 (XINHUA) The Second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, concluded with several...
Migrant Money From Russia A Lifeline For Central Asia
International Business Times
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June 26, 2025
In a remote town in southern Kyrgyzstan, teacher Nur Akhmatov watched workers building a library, conference hall and women's sports centre -- construction mostly funded by Kyrgyz emigrants sending money home from Russia. The project in Batken is...
Foreigners take lessons from class to farm back home
China Daily
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Participants of the China-Central Asia Five-Country Vocational Farmers Training Course check health of fruit trees in a greenhouse at Weinan Vocational and Technical College in Weinan city, Shaanxi province. LIU SHIXIN/FOR CHINA DAILY While...
Trump-Putin Bonhomie: Checkmate Xi?
Rediff
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The US move to align with Russia is prompted by fear of a Sino-Russian joint threat. Russia, fully aware of its military vulnerability vis a vis China, may cautiously welcome the American move, assesses Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Russian...
Turkmen Customs Officials Gain Trade Facilitation Insights in Moldova
News Central Asia
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July 10, 2025
Three representatives from the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan participated in the regional Peer Learning Initiative, held in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, from June 30 to July 2, 2025. The event was organized by the International Trade...
How Many Boeing 747s Are Left?
Simple Flying
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June 28, 2025
Boeing built a total of 1,573 Boeing 747 Jumbo family aircraft, with two Air Force One examples still pending delivery. The Queen of the Skies has been out of production for a few years now, and every year, more and more are retired. In a twist of...