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Radio Liberty reported on June 13 that two letters obtained by it from inmates at the penal colony in the Russian city of Samara show that inmates from Central Asia are being forced to work at the penal colony-based plant to support Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
Dozens of families in Central Asia have received the bodies of their loved ones killed in Ukraine fighting alongside Russian forces since Moscow's full-scale invasion began. A survey conducted by the BBC’s Russian Service says at least 93 citizens of Central Asia’s countries have been killed in Ukraine fighting alongside Russian forces. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, is currently on a tour of a number of countries Central Asia at the invitation of their leaders. ZAWIYA reported that Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani began the tour on June 5 with a visit to Uzbekistan, followed Kyrgyzstan, then a visit to Kazakhstan. asiaplustj.info »
In his address to a meeting at the Russian-Tajik (Slavic) University, Mr. Lavrov on June 6 called on partners from Central Asia to take a critical look at cooperation schemes imposed by the West, according to TASS . asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan tops Central Asia’s nations in terms of modern slavery trend with about 133,000 working as forced laborers. asiaplustj.info »
The Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID) is ready to award 12 million US dollars for a five-year program aimed, among other things, at increasing the resilience of the Central Asian nations’ society to disinformation. asiaplustj.info »
The fourth meeting in the European Union (EU) and Central Asia Special Representatives and Special Envoys for Afghanistan and the EU Special Representative for Central Asia format took place in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, on May 25-26. asiaplustj.info »
Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA reported on May 24 that governors of the central banks of Iran and the Russia have emphasized strengthening trade exchanges and using their national currencies in bilateral trade. asiaplustj.info »
Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged young people from Central Asian countries who are studying in China to be devoted to promoting China-Central Asia friendship and to make greater contributions to bolstering relations between China and their home countries, China Daily reported on May 16. asiaplustj.info »
Representatives of Tajikistan are participating in the Third Central Asian Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club that is being held in the Russian city of Tomsk from May 16-17. According to the Club’s website, the theme of the conference “Russia and Central Asia: Aligning with a Changing World. asiaplustj.info »
A two-day Central Asia climate conference started in Dushanbe today. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Galuzin, says some Central Asia’s nations are signaling that they could join Western sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty cites analysts and officials saying that as China continues to reopen its economy and reinvigorate its diplomatic dealings around the world after three years of strict COVID-19 restrictions, Beijing has its sights set on Central Asia, analysts and officials say. asiaplustj.info »
Expectations of international financial institutions regarding the reduction of remittances from Russia to the Central Asian nations due to the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict have not yet been met, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Director General for Central and West Asia Yevgeniy Zhukov told Asia-Plus yesterday at a briefing in Incheon, Republic of Korea in the framework of the ADB 56th asiaplustj.info »
The Fifth Central Asian Climate Change Conference (CACCC-2023) is expected to take place in Dushanbe from May 16-17, according to the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
A report by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) says the main structural constraint for Central Asia’s nations is water scarcity. asiaplustj.info »
Chinese media reports say commerce ministers from five Central Asian nations have agreed to sign deals during upcoming summit China’s state-run foreign-language news channel, CGTN , reported on April 18 that China and five Central Asian nations have vowed to further enhance their trade and investment cooperation. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says Russian recruiters are targeting Central Asian labor migrants at mosques and dormitories to join war in Ukraine. A report posted on Radio Liberty’s website on April 18 says Tajik migrant Foziljon Umarov recently applied to renew his expiring Russian residency permit in Nizhny Novgorod oblast, where he works as a bricklayer. asiaplustj.info »
The sixth meeting of foreign ministers in the Central Asia + Russia format took place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on April14. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says Uzbekistan expects the volume of water in the region’s two main rivers to shrink by 20 percent in the coming irrigation season as compared to a recent multi-year average. asiaplustj.info »
Some Central Asian states speak about decolonization of the region more often. Local communities try to rethink their links to the Soviet history and culture, and also call for breaking free from the influence of Russia. asiaplustj.info »
Shortly after wrapping up a high-profile meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping turned his sights toward Central Asia and announced plans to host a summit in May, says an article by Reid Standish. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has presented at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York five solutions that should help streamline the regulation of the water and energy complex in Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) Management Board, says the EDB is ready to invest at least 400 million US dollars in Central Asia’s water and energy complex The Eurasian Development Bank plans to invest not less than 400 million US dollars in Central Asia’s water and energy complex over the next three years, Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the EDB asiaplustj.info »
Uzbek media reports say Uzbekistan has offered the establishment of a single payment system in Central Asia. Podrobno. asiaplustj.info »
An article by Ms. Tatiana Proskuryakova, World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia, and Mr. William Seitz, World Bank Senior Economist, notes that globally, women earn about 80% of what men earn on average. asiaplustj.info »
A building of the Central Apparatus of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan (SCNS) officially opened in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district on March 13. asiaplustj.info »
Land degradation is a major challenge to sustainable development and poverty reduction in the Central Asian region. The soils of Central Asia currently yield far less meat, dairy and produce than they did a few decades ago. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say Russia’s central bank yesterday extended a number of emergency capital controls for another six months until September 9, 2023. asiaplustj.info »
Russia calls on Central Asia’s nations to take the utmost care when building relationships with the West, the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Galuzin, told TASS in an interview on February 23. asiaplustj.info »
The process of Tajikistan’s rejoining the Central Asian unified power grid will be completed in April, the Minister of energy and Water Resources Daler Juma told reporters in Dushanbe on January 30. He noted that the project is about 85% complete to date. asiaplustj.info »
Citing central banks of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Armenia, RBC said on January 28 that these countries received record high mounts of remittances from Russia last year. RBC notes that it failed to get information on Tajikistan. Uzbek national last year reportedly sent 14. asiaplustj.info »
As Eurasianet reports often, journalists in all five countries are routinely silenced by the authoritarian governments for reporting on corruption, abuse of power, and human rights. So, it is not uncommon for reporters to take pseudonyms to protect themselves from real physical and legal threats. asiaplustj.info »
A report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says cross-Border Infrastructure Tajikistan plays an important role in the Central Asian energy trade, as it is interconnected with all neighboring countries. asiaplustj.info »
lenta.ru reported on January 18 that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stated at a press conference that the West puts pressure on Central Asia’s nations and demands that they join sanctions against Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
The harshest phase of winter has descended with a snowy thud across all of Central Asia. Eurasianet says highways are blocked in Kazakhstan, schools have been shuttered in Tajikistan, trees and electricity pylons are crashing in Uzbekistan, and officials in Kyrgyzstan are pleading with apartment-dwellers to close windows to basements to avoid water pipes freezing. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin participated in the 9th Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the "Central Asia plus Japan" Dialogue, which was held in Tokyo on December 24, according to the Tajik MFA information department. In a statement delivered at the meeting, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
An article by Temur Umarov posted on Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s website notes that Moscow had every opportunity to make the Central Asian nations gravitate toward it of their own accord. asiaplustj.info »
An article by a RFE/RL correspondent in Prague Reid Standish says Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February sent geopolitical shockwaves around Central Asia and has altered long-standing assumptions about the balance of power in the region. asiaplustj.info »
Not for the first time, the cold season is throwing Central Asia's energy shortages into sharp relief and giving hurting populations more reasons to be angry with thei r governments during an economic crunch , says an article by Chris Rickleton posted on Radio Liberty’s website on December 3. asiaplustj.info »
A meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDPT) took place in Dushanbe on November 30. In a report delivered at the meeting, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, who is also leader of the PDPT, noted that “the world today is in a difficult situation. asiaplustj.info »
A report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) says the impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on small businesses in Central and West Asia underscore the need for improved strategies to strengthen the entrepreneurial base in the region. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan Ambassador to Turkiye on November 21 met in Ankara with Ambassador Terhi Hakala, Special Representative of the European Union for Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union (EU) has launched the new project “Sustainable Energy Connectivity in Central Asia” (SECCA) at a roundtable dedicated to the EU–Central Asia Connectivity Conference “Global Gateway”. asiaplustj.info »
A report released by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) on November 10 focuses on structural changes in the economies of Central Asia’s nations. The Economy of Central Asia: A Fresh Perspective provides a renewed perspective on Central Asia as a large, dynamic and promising economic region and analyses its current structural changes and major growth areas. asiaplustj.info »
In statement made on the occasion of the “EU-Central Asia Connectivity Conference: Global Gateway For centuries” that will take place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on November 18, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
During a deadly crisis in Uzbekistan's autonomous region of Karakalpakstan this summer, a glance at the private website Gazeta. uz revealed telltale signs of state censorship, says an article by Chris Rickleton posted on Radio Liberty’s website on November 13. asiaplustj.info »
The 10th meeting of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the CIS member nations took place in Moscow on November 3. Media reports say the meeting participants discussed relevant matters of international and regional security, including the development of the situation in the post-Soviet space in light of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
The publication “National Digitalization Strategies of Central Asian States: Challenges and Opportunities” by Farrukh Hakimov, Head of Department at the Development Strategy Center (Uzbekistan), analyzes the current processes of digital transformation in the region by focusing on national digitalization strategies of Central Asian states. asiaplustj.info »
Participants in the regional Central Asia-EU high-level meeting that took place yesterday in the Kazakh capital of Astana have adopted a joint communique. In their joint press communique, the signatories welcomed the institutionalization of the relationship between the Central Asian nations and the EU through the existing high-level platforms. asiaplustj.info »
