Elvira Kadyrova Recently, the first transit container cargo train Aktau–Tashkent left the Caspian port of Kazakhstan – Aktau. The train consists of 10 fitting open trucks, loaded with 20 twenty-foot containers owned by JSC “Uzbekistan Temir Yullari”. This first ever transit freight train, heading to Uzbekistan, is a logical progression of the fruitful cooperation of […]
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan offer new opportunities to unlock the economic potential of Central Asia
Elvira Kadyrova In mid-April, during the official visit of the President of Kazakhstan to Tashkent, the authorized agencies of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan signed a Memorandum on the establishment of the International center for trade and economic cooperation “Central Asia”. The head of the Department for international cooperation of the Ministry of national economy of Kazakhstan […]
ADB Vice President Visits Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN (19 April 2019) — Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Mr. Shixin Chen has commended the government on its reform agenda and its management of the country’s transformation to a market-based economy during a 4-day visit to Uzbekistan from 16 to 19 April. Mr. Chen, who took office at ADB in December 2018 and […]
Regional cooperation on shared water resources in Central Asia
On the eve of the upcoming summit of the leaders of the countries of Central Asia in Tashkent, it is possible to say with confidence what will be one of the main topics of the meeting. The heads of the five Asian states need to find a joint solution to the problems of using transboundary […]
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan through the eyes of the discoverer of color photography in tsarist Russia- Part 4
Elvira Kadyrova Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky traveled through very rich path before finding the passion of his life – photography. In 1888, at the age of 25, Prokudin-Gorsky dropped out his studies at the faculty of physics and mathematics of St. Petersburg University and became a student of the Imperial Military Medical Academy. However, he did not […]
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan through the eyes of the discoverer of color photography in tsarist Russia – Part 3
Elvira Kadyrova Prokudin-Gorsky’s introduction to Central Asia started with a visit to Turkestan in December 1906. Then, setting off to the southern outskirts of the vast Russian Empire, the master of color photography intended to capture the solar eclipse, which occurred on 14 January 1907. The journey was organized by the great chemist Mendeleev. The […]
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan through the eyes of the inventor of color photography in tsarist Russia – Part 1
Elvira Kadyrova At the dawn of the XX century he pioneered the mastering of color photography techniques in tsarist Russia. His photographs, which once aroused the interest and admiration of the last Russian Emperor, became a lively evidence of events in the most remote corners of the great Empire … Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944) – […]
‘Water Diplomacy’ highlighted in telephone conversation between presidents of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
nCa Commentary The presidents of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan had a telephone conversation on Tuesday (26 February 2019). They discussed the preparations for the summit meeting of the Central Asian heads of state that will take place in Tashkent on 12 April 2019. In their conversation, President Berdymuhamedov and President Mirziyoyev focused on ‘water diplomacy,’ an […]
В Узбекистане предприняты шаги по стимулированию иностранных инвестиций и внешней торговли
Эльвира Кадырова Президент Узбекистана Шавкат Мирзиеев подписал на текущей неделе постановление об организации деятельности министерства инвестиций и внешней торговли, которое было создано несколько дней назад через слияние Министерства внешней торговли и Госкомитета по инвестициям. Заявленные меры призваны повысить эффективность работы по привлечению прямых иностранных инвестиций в Республику. При министерстве инвестиций и внешней торговли Узбекистана созданы […]
Uzbekistan takes steps to encourage FDI inflow and foreign trade
Elvira Kadyrova President of Shavkat Mirziyoyev Uzbekistan signed this week a resolution on the streaming of the activity of Ministry of investment and foreign trade, created a few days ago by merging the Ministry of foreign trade and the State Committee on investments. The resolution highlights the measures, aimed at improving the efficiency of attracting […]