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Uzbekistan considers North-South corridor important for Cent...

The North-South transport corridor is important for the interconnectedness of the Central Asian countries with international markets, President of Uzb...

EU does not plan sanctions against Kazakhstan due to cooperation with Russia

The EU has no plans to impose sanctions on Kazakhstan because of its cooperation with Russia, EU international special envoy for sanctions David O'Sullivan said, Interfax reports. "We recognize and we know the special nature of relations between Kazakhstan and Russia. There is no reason for us to impose any sanctions on Kazakhstan. We do not plan to impose sanctions on Kazakhstan and on third countries, including Kazakhstan," he said. O'Sullivan in Astana. He noted that the EU opposes Russia's...

Kazakhstan reveals scheme of gray import of grain from Russia for sale to Uzbekistan

Employees of the Agency for Financial Monitoring of Kazakhstan (AFM) discovered a scheme according to which grain brought from Russia under the guise of Kazakh grain was exported to Uzbekistan. This was reported by the TASS agency with reference to the AFM. "Employees of the AFM department for the Kostanay region exposed the criminal activities of a group of persons engaged in the gray import of grain from the Russian Federation by road, underestimating the volume of imported grain. In the peri...

Uzbekistan sharply increases gas imports

Uzbekistan imported $151.2 million worth of gas in March 2023, which is more than half of the imports of this raw material for the whole of 2022. The indicator rose sharply against the backdrop of falling domestic gas production. Deliveries of coal, oil and oil products have also increased, according to the Gazeta.ru portal. In the first quarter of 2023, Uzbekistan sharply increased the import of gas, coal, oil and oil products, according to the data of the Statistics Agency under the President...

Former PM of Kazakhstan sentenced to 18 years in prison

A verdict was announced in a criminal case against Karim Massimov (former chairman of the National Security Committee (KNB), former prime minister of Kazakhstan) and citizens Sadykulov, Yergozhin, Osipov (former deputy chairman of the KNB of Kazakhstan) in their presence in Kazakhstan's capital Astana. The case was considered by the court under the heading "Top Secret", Kazinform reported. Massimov and Sadykulov were accused of high treason, forcible seizure of power in Kazakhstan and abuse of ...

President of Kyrgyzstan receives US Assistant Secretary of State

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov received US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu, who arrived in Kyrgyzstan for a working trip, the press service of the President of Kyrgyzstan reports. An exchange of views took place on topical issues and priorities of the Kyrgyz-American bilateral cooperation. Donald Lu's visit to Kyrgyzstan is a good sign for further cooperation between the parties, President Zhaparov said. Zhaparov expressed hope that all the a...

Turkmen President held talks with Foreign Minister of Israel

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel Eli Cohen, TDH reports. The head of the Israeli Foreign Ministry arrived in Ashgabat for the opening ceremony of the Israeli Embassy in Turkmenistan. At the meeting, Berdimuhamedov noted that this visit is considered as a significant stage in the further development of interstate relations. The interstate Turkmen-Israeli dialogue is developing on an equal, mutually respectful and trustin...

Kazakhstan began shipping oil via Turkey to Romania

Chairman of the Board of JSC NC KazMunayGas (KMG) Magzum Mirzagaliev visited the port of Ceyhan (Turkey) and got acquainted with the process of shipment of Kazakh oil for the PETROMIDIA oil refinery located in Romania and owned by KMG. “Today we are attending a significant event for the domestic oil and gas industry,” said M. Mirzagaliyev during the ceremony for the start of shipment. - It is no coincidence that the head of state pays such close attention to the development of new routes for th...

Transit of Turkmen gas through Azerbaijan raises questions

Because of the conflict in Ukraine, foreign politicians and experts are again discussing the topic of laying the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline, which will allow transporting large volumes of Turkmen gas through Azerbaijan to the EU. For Europe, Turkmen gas appears to be the smart choice needed to fill the shortfall in Russian “blue fuel”. The issue of building a gas pipeline has been discussed for a long time. Despite another revival of the topic of transit of Turkmen gas to Europe, the problem o...

Kazakhstan and China set a record in mutual trade

Trade between Kazakhstan and China reached a record high, exceeding $24 billion in 2022, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin said during an online meeting of the ministers of trade and economy of China and Central Asia. China is the main trading partner of both Kazakhstan and other Central Asian countries, Zhumangarin noted. Exports of Kazakh products to China grew by more than a third and amounted to $13.2 billion, while imports of Chinese...

Heads of Central Asian regions and China invited to gather in Tashkent

Uzbekistan invites the forum of heads of regions of Central Asia and China in the second half of 2023, Sputnik reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan. The initiative of Uzbekistan was announced by the head of the Uzbek ministry Laziz Kudratov at the first online meeting of the space responsible for foreign economic and foreign trade activities "Central Asia - China". According to Kudratov, it is important to continue work on d...