Today (13 April) Samarkand will host fourth Foreign Ministers’ Meeting among the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan. On the eve of the meeting the foreign ministry of China issued an 11-point statement on Beijing’s stance on Afghanistan. “China stands ready to step up coordination and cooperation with Afghanistan’s neighbors and the rest of the world to […]
Turkmenistan welcomes the expansion of business partnership with the United States
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Wednesday, 5 Apr, the US Bsuinsess delegation led by Eric Stewart, Executive Director of the Turkmen-American Business Council. The delegation also included Bris Razan, Vice President for Sales of Gas turbine equipment for Europe, Middle East and Africa of General Electric Gas Power, Chab Leiko, President for Development of Strategic Partnership […]
US State Department issued final statement on Blinken’s meeting with FMs of Central Asian countries
On 28 February 2023, the US Secretary of State and the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan met in Astana in the C5+1 format. The joint statement, adopted following the ministerial, highlights three blocks of issues considered during the gathering. In support of economic cooperation, the participants of the C5+1 […]
Participation of the delegation of Turkmenistan in the meeting of the heads of foreign affairs agencies of the «C5 + 1»
On February 28, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov participated in the regular meeting of the heads of foreign ministries of the countries of Central Asia and the United States in the «C5 + 1» format in Astana. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the […]
Astana hosted a ministerial meeting USA+Central Asia
nCa Report Contents Kazakhstan will continue its multilateral balanced foreign policy USA to add $25 million for Economic Resilience in Central Asia Initiative U.S. investments in Kazakhstan are estimated at $62 billion. Meeting of the Secretary of State Blinken with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov C5+1 Diplomatic Platform On 28 February […]
Admiral Kirby, US NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications ‘famously vague’ about any adjustments in American policy toward Central Asia
Rear Admiral John Kirby, the NSC’s Coordinator for Strategic Communications held a briefing, 0n 8 February 2023, for the journalists at the State Department about the Biden-Harris administration’s national security and foreign policy priorities. The correspondent from Kazinform, the news service of Kazakhstan asked a question about any possible adjustments in the policy of the USA […]
How China Sees the World
Qin Gang, Ambassador of China to the United States On December 26, 2022, Ambassador Qin Gang published an opinion article entitled “How China Sees the World” on The National Interest. The full text is as follows: The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in October. The CPC has thus […]
Global economy faces tougher year in 2023, IMF’s Georgieva warns
Dan Burns For much of the global economy, 2023 is going to be a tough year as the main engines of global growth – the United States, Europe and China – all experience weakening activity, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Sunday. The new year is going to be “tougher than the […]
US Assistant Secretary of State went on a tour of three Central Asian countries – the first stop is Turkmenistan
This week, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is visiting Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan (from 6 to 11 November). According to the State Department, the visit is aimed “to o reinforce the United States’ commitment to each country’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and our shared goal of […]
US strives to tune up Central Asia for anti-Russian sanctions
nCa Analysis Seems, the USA is working on inducing the economic split between Russia and its Central Asian partners. “The Central Asian countries have economies largely entwinned with Russia”, acknowledged James O’Brien, who heads the Office of Sanctions Coordination at the US Department of State. The remarks were made during the hearing at the Senate’s […]
USA will allocate $25 million for educational and economic projects in Central Asia
The United States will allocate US$ 25 million as a new economic initiative aimed at improving the educational level and export potential in Central Asian countries. The decision was announced by the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the C5 + 1 meeting in New York. The meeting was attended by the foreign Ministers […]
United States wants to step up its rivalry with China and Russia for geopolitical sway in Central Asia
nCa Analysis The United States of America seems to be getting ready for a fresh round of battling Russia and China’s influence over the strategically significant region of Central Asia. Uncle Sam, however, has never hidden willingness to serve as a counterbalance and a “constructive” alternative to Central Asia’s economic and political relations with two […]
MFA China: The position of the Chinese Government and people on the Taiwan question has been consistent
On 2 August 2022, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi made a trip to Taiwan. The statement of the Chinese Foreign Ministry emphasizes that the trip, made despite China’s strong opposition, is “a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués”, […]
Tashkent Conference: International community calls for unfreezing Afghanistan’s assets
The outcomes of the Tashkent Conference on Security and Economic Development of Afghanistan, held on 26 July 2022, has been summed up in a final statement made by Uzbekistan, as the host country. “Participants reiterated the importance of unfreezing Afghanistan’s financial assets abroad, which should be directed by the country’s government to address socio-economic and […]
Tour of the US State Department delegation to Central Asia – outcomes
nCa Analysis Last week, a US State Department delegation led by Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asian Affairs Donald Lu visited four Central Asian countries – Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. He was accompanied by the National Security Council’s Senior Director for Russia and Central Asia Eric Green, Deputy Assistant Secretary of […]
Arkadag Berdimuhamedov met with representatives of American and Ukrainian business
Chairman of the upper house of parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held separate meetings on Wednesday, 25 May, with the Executive Director of the Turkmenistan–USA Business Council, the CEOs of Nicklaus Companies, Ukrainian companies “Interbudmontazh” and “Altcom”. They arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the specialized exhibition “White City of Ashgabat”. Turkmenistan-USA Business Council and Nicklaus Companies […]
SerdarGB met US businessmen
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met on Tuesday, 24 May 2022, with Eric Stewart, Executive Director of the Turkmenistan–USA Business Council, and John Reese, CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Nicklaus Companies. The guests expressed the desire of the American business community to comprehensively deepen the dialogue with independent neutral Turkmenistan. They underlined the […]
Exchange Student From Italy to Return to America After Being Wrongfully Accused — CSFES Approaches U.S. Department of State for Thorough Investigation
April 4, 2022 — Lackawanna County Children and Youth Services was instrumental some years ago investigating the matter involving several exchange students from various countries placed in deplorable conditions in Pennsylvania. The placement agency responsible for these placements was Aspect Foundation which is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Aspect Foundation is a designated sponsor of the […]
Third Ministerial Meeting of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries – Outcomes
Elvira Kadyrova On 31 March 2022, the third ministerial conference of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries took place in the Chinese city of Tunxi, which was attended by Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Heads of participating delegations: Russia – minister of foreign affairs Sergey Lavrov China – chairman of the meeting – state councilor, […]
China to host ministerial conference of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries
On 31 March 2022, Tunxi, China, will host the third ministerial conference of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, including Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. This meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss the coordination of regional efforts on humanitarian and socioeconomic assistance to Afghanistan. The parties will compare approaches to countering the threats of […]
Exchange student from Kazakhstan has bitter experience in USA – CSFES approaches Department of State for redress of grievances
On March 8, 2022 the U.S. Department of State issued Case Number 0000167491 to a complaint received from the Committee for Safety of Foreign Exchange Students (CSFES). The complaint outlined the dire circumstances 16-year-old D.A. of Kazakhstan endured while living in Shelton, WA. [Full name of D.A., a female student from Kazakhstan, is withheld for […]
Address by the President of the Russian Federation
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Citizens of Russia, friends, My address concerns the events in Ukraine and why this is so important for us, for Russia. Of course, my message is also addressed to our compatriots in Ukraine. The matter is very serious and needs to be discussed in depth. The situation in Donbass has reached a critical, acute stage. I am speaking to you directly today not only to explain what is happening but also to inform you […]
Ukraine Quandary – Part 4 – A recklessly honest admiral and a cautiously shifting Europe
Tariq Saeedi Biden wants Putin to start the war and Putin responds by increasing the pressure without firing the opening shot. It is a game of nerves – at least for now. Biden has started deploying American soldiers in Europe. This is posturing into blind alley. In the larger scheme of things, will the American […]
Ukraine Quandary – Part 2 – Ukraine talks sense
Tariq Saeedi While the USA, in the traditions of Empires on their way out, wants a war, does Ukraine also want a war? Is Ukraine eager to let the USA ignite an inferno on the Ukrainian territory? Will Ukraine be happy to serve as the battleground for a futile war between Russia and the West, […]
Ukraine Quandary – Part 1 – This is Déjà vu
Tariq Saeedi This is Déjà vu. —- As if we are still in 2002-2003 and the USA and its allies are diligently building false grounds to invade Iraq. Why the Ukraine story of today is so similar to Iraq story of two decades ago? Let’s recall briefly what happened in the run up to the […]
Kazakhstan Unrest – Some Lessons for Central Asia
Tariq Saeedi The unrest in Kazakhstan has been contained. There is no doubt that it was an attempt for Color Revolution with the aim of toppling the government in Kazakhstan and the aspiration that it would spread to Russia. The challenge now, not just for Kazakhstan but the entire region, is to identify the causes […]
Did Blinken just acknowledge American role in Kazakhstan unrest?
Tariq Saeedi US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, had a telephone conversation with Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi on 6 January 2022. According to the official website of the US Department of State, the below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Mukhtar […]
Unrest in Kazakhstan – The smell is familiar
Tariq Saeedi There is a familiar smell to the protests panning out in Kazakhstan. — There is the saying: If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck. What started on 2 January 2022 in Kazakhstan is a textbook case of Color Revolution. The […]
This is ill-conceived Cold War – HMS Defender incident proved it
Tariq Saeedi Of course, it is an ill-conceived Cold War. On 23 June 2021, it took only 38 minutes to prove it. The incident On 23 June 2021, the British Royal Navy vessel HMS Defender, arguably the best equipped warship in the world, particularly in the capacity of electronic warfare, sailed in the Black Sea […]
Afghanistan: You broke it; You bought it.
Tariq Saeedi It is amazing how fast the promises of some people crumble. There were gallant and loud promises by the USA and its partners in cri.., sorry, partners in campaign, that all the Afghans who collaborated with them during the 20 years of occupation will be settled into the USA and Europe. They will […]
Salute to Joe Biden
Tariq Saeedi Salute to the courage, wisdom and foresight of Joe Biden. He has proved that he is a great statesman in this age of shallow and cheap politicians. — He is a giant among pygmies. The people who are criticizing the lightening-fast collapse of the Ghani regime on the decision of Biden to withdraw […]
How Russia and China assess the change of power in Afghanistan – US keep on rush escape
Elvira Kadyrova Russia is closely monitoring the development of the situation in Afghanistan after the transition of power in this country to the Taliban Movement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The press release has emphasized the change of power occurred almost in the terms of complete absence of resistance from the national armed forces trained […]
Afghanistan: Why the Taliban takeover was so fast and bloodless – what next now
Tariq Saeedi and Elvira Kadyrova Everyone is in disbelief at the speed at which the Taliban took control of Kabul. How? Just how? — The short answer: They found the path of least resistance. Here is the somewhat longer, though still incomplete, answer. The conditions were ripe Ghost army, ghost police The official figures put […]
USA step outside the fence to spy through the peepholes – Shoigu on the Americans’ attempt to gain a foothold in Central Asia after screw-up in Afghanistan
Elvira Kadyrova Having lost the war in Afghanistan, the USA is trying to gain a foothold in the Central Asian region, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated in an interview with journalists on Wednesday, 28 July. The statement was made in Dushanbe, where defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member-states gathered for annual […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan visits Tashkent
Elvira Kadyrova DPM, minister of foreign affairs Rashid Meredov is on a visit to the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent to participate in the International Conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities”, which takes place on 15-16 July 2021. On the sidelines of the forum, the foreign minister held several bilateral and multilateral […]
This is ill-conceived Cold War – It will sap global goodwill of American allies
Tariq Saeedi The decisions taken in a simulated reality can backfire when acted upon in actual reality. The simulated reality usually occurs in the congregations of like-minded people such as the recently held G7 and NATO summits. The actual reality is what prevails in a society or a country; it is dynamic, vibrant, and somewhat […]
This is ill-conceived Cold War – B3W has sinister connotations
Tariq Saeedi A man is judged by his deeds, not his words. —– It is a universally accepted yardstick and it holds true when judging not just the individuals but also the countries and nations. The G7 (actually C7 i.e. Colonials-7) came up with the term B3W in their recent seaside summit. It has sinister […]
Russian FM: Central Asian countries have NO interest in hosting US military bases
Elvira Kadyrova The hosting of new US military facilities in Central Asia does not meet the security interests of the regional countries as no one wants to turn into an American hostage, — this is how Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov assessed the prospects for the emerging of US military bases in the Central Asian region. […]
Strategy and tactics of Taliban as they fan out across Afghanistan after the US pullout
Tariq Saeedi President Joe Biden finally swallowed the bitter pill as he spoke from the East Room of the White House on 8 July 2021. Announcing that the withdrawal of the American forces from Afghanistan will be completed by 31 August 2021, he virtually admitted the defeat in the 20-year war. After 20 years of […]
Russia not dramatic about situation in Afghanistan, is ready to protect its Central Asian allies from the ISIS threat – the USA shapes its future presence in Afghanistan
Elvira Kadyrova The main threat to the security of Central Asia is not the Taliban, but ISIS, which has been intensified in Afghanistan, warns Russia, being engaged in countering such threats. “It is important not to lose sight of Afghanistan, where ISIS is concentrating its forces. They are doing so using the way too drawn-out […]
Turkmen carpet antiques broke price records at auction in Philadelphia
Elvira Kadyrova An 18th-century Turkmen antique carpet has been rocketed to US $ 59,375 from a start price of US $ 10,000 at an auction in the American city of Philadelphia. Over hundred lots were displayed at the Material Culture’s sale on 27 June. The trader in exciting range of Antiques, Asian Arts, Fine Art, […]
The Law, the Rights and the Rules
Sergey Lavrov, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs The frank and generally constructive conversation that took place at the June 16, 2021 summit meeting between presidents Vladimir Putin and Joseph Biden in Geneva resulted in an agreement to launch a substantive dialogue on strategic stability, reaffirming the crucial premise that nuclear war is unacceptable. The two […]
Whom Russia is ready to take as companions for solving Afghan puzzle
Elvira Kadyrova Russia strongly supports the settlement of the Afghan situation with the involvement of regional international organizations such as SCO, the CSTO, and the countries bordering Afghanistan. The statement came from Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during his remarks at the Moscow Conference on International Security on Wednesday, 23 June. “It is necessary to […]
As to why Ebrahim Raisi won presidential elections in Iran and what can be expected during his tenure
Tariq Saeedi Who helped Ebrahim Raisi win the presidential elections in Iran? — Donald Trump! This is a purposely ridiculous statement because there is more to it than meets the eye. Look at the timeline: 14 July 2015 – the USA, Iran and other nations announce the nuclear deal. Iran agrees to limit its uranium […]
Hugger-mugger in USA’s Afghanistan agenda and Central Asia
Elvira Kadyrova After two-decades long bloody war, the United States has realized finally that there is no military solution to the Afghan mess, and today the Biden administration is engaged in extensive discussions with partners in Central Asia and beyond the region on future policy in Afghanistan — This is the juice squeezed out of […]
Uzbek president visits Turkmenistan
nCa News and Commentary President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan visited Turkmenistan on Thursday, 29 April 2021. It was essentially a personal visit to show solidarity and support for the president and the people of Turkmenistan as the country is in bereavement on the sad demise of the father of the Turkmen president, Myalikguly Berdimuhamedov. The […]
Investigative report debunks US State Department accusations of China ‘genocide’
An investigative report published by The Gray Zone has decisively debunked the US State Department accusations of the genocide of the Muslim Uyghur population in the Xinjiang province. Gareth Porter and Max Blumenthal, both of them journalists with impeccable credentials and authors of several books have compiled the report. Their complete report can be found […]
Can Joe Biden afford to tinker with Afghan peace deal?
Tariq Saeedi Jake Sullivan, the national security advisor to President Joe Biden has announced that the United States intends to review the Afghan peace deal. The apparent purpose is to check whether the Taliban were living up to the pledges they made. It is a loaded statement. —– Does the ‘review’ include the option to […]
Начались политические консультации между Туркменистаном и США
Сегодня, 15 декабря 2020 года стартовали трехдневные политические консультации между внешнеполитическими ведомствами Туркменистана и Соединенных Штатов Америки в формате видеоконференции. На повестке дня основные векторы двустороннего сотрудничества, в частности вопросы безопасности, торгово-экономические связи, гуманитарный спектр. Открывая заседание, Министр иностранных дел Туркменистана Р.Мередов очертил туркмено-американские связи, которые приобретают позитивную динамику развития. Было отмечено, что Президент Туркменистана […]
Political consultations began between Turkmenistan and the United States
Today, on December 15, 2020, three-day political consultations between the Foreign policy agencies of Turkmenistan and the United States of America in the format of a video conference started. The main vectors of bilateral cooperation are on the agenda, in particular, security issues, trade and economic ties, the humanitarian spectrum. Opening the meeting, Minister of […]