Elvira Kadyrova On 22 September, a regular ministerial meeting of Central Asia+USA (C5+1) was held in New York. The gathering was attended by the U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, foreign minister of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Tleuberdi, foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan, Chingiz Aidarbekov, foreign minister of Tajikistan, Sirodjidin Mohiddin, foreign minister of Uzbekistan, … [Read more...]
Kazakhstan welcomes Tashkent’s decision to join the Turkic Council
At the end of last week, Uzbek leader ShavkatMirziyoyev signed a Decree on joining the Nakhchivan agreement on the establishment of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States (Turkic Council). The instrument of accession of Uzbekistan was sent to the Secretariat of the Council the same day. "Uzbekistan’s membership in the CCTS will strengthen the integration of the … [Read more...]
Embassy of Uzbekistan hosts reception in Ashgabat to mark National Day
The embassy of Uzbekistan in Ashgabat hosted on Thursday a reception to mark the 28th anniversary of the independence of Uzbekistan. Here is the speech of Ambassador Akmaljon Kuchkarov on the occasion: September 1, 2019 the 33.5 million people of Uzbekistan with a special excitement and enthusiasm celebrated the 28th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of … [Read more...]
Kazakhstan hosted a meeting of foreign ministers of Central Asian countries + USA
Elvira Kadyrova The chief foreign policy makers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and USA gathered in Nur-Sultan on 21 August 2019 for the next round of the high-level meeting in format "C5+1". The meeting was attended by: Minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan, Beybut Atamkulov Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, minister … [Read more...]
Turkmen-Uzbek political consultations were held in Ashgabat
On August 16, 2019, Turkmen-Uzbek political consultations took place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The delegations were headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and theMinister of Foreign Affairs the Republic of Uzbekistan A.Kamilov. During the talks, the parties … [Read more...]
В Ашхабаде состоялись туркмено-узбекские политические консультации
16 августа 2019 года в Министерстве иностранных дел Туркменистана состоялись туркмено-узбекские политические консультации. Делегации возглавили Министр иностранных делТуркменистанаР.Мередови Министр иностранных дел Республики УзбекистанА.Камилов. В ходе … [Read more...]
President of Turkmenistan congratulates Uzbek counterpart on his birthday in phone conversation
nCa News and Commentary President Berdymuhamedov, in a telephone conversation on Wednesday congratulated President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan who has turned 62 today. The leaders discussed the prospects of strengthened cooperation including in the sphere of regional initiatives for connectivity and economic integration. While a gesture of solidarity with the … [Read more...]
В ходе телефонного разговора Президент Туркменистана поздравил узбекского коллегу с днем рождения
Новости и комментарий nCa Президент Бердымухамедов в телефонном разговоре в среду поздравил Президента Узбекистана Шавката Мирзиеева с 62-летием. Лидеры обсудили перспективы укрепления сотрудничества, в том числе в сфере реализации региональных инициатив, касающихся транспортных подключений и экономической интеграции. Помимо того, что беседа стала жестом солидарности с … [Read more...]
Uzbekistan tests Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
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 the … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 was on his first visit to Uzbekistan, met … [Read more...]
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 rivers. For the first time, the leaders of the countries of Central Asia spoke about the … [Read more...]
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 graduate from it. Because … [Read more...]
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 shooting took … [Read more...]
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) - photographer, chemist … [Read more...]
‘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 area … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 foreign direct … [Read more...]
China-Europe railway connection – different approaches, same objectives
There are different approaches for raising the railway cargo movement capacity between China and Europe. It is not just an end-to-end situation – all the territories between China and Europe stand to benefit from the expansion of the railway infrastructure. The space of Kyrgyzstan is in the centre of some of the plans. Everyone interested in this railway route is in favour … [Read more...]
Russian company to build first nuclear power plant of Uzbekistan – some aspects
nCa Commentary It is expected that during that during his forthcoming visit to Uzbekistan, President Putin will participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the first nuclear power plant of Central Asia. According to the information available through the Uzbek and other media, the Russian company Rosatom will do the project in the Navoi region of Uzbekistan, near the … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan perplexed at remarks of Tajik ambassador in Uzbekistan on TAT rail
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 22 September 2018 (nCa) --- The foreign office of Turkmenistan has issued a press release, expressing lack of comprehension on the statement of a Tajik diplomat on the future of TAT rail (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway line). The ambassador of Tajikistan in Uzbekistan, Imomi Sodiq Ashurboyzoda, while speaking to the correspondent of the … [Read more...]
A sea of hopes
Ruslan Osmonov Some 150 million tons of toxic dust is carried by the wind every year around the world from the bottom of the drying Aral Sea. It is inhaled by the inhabitants of Asia, Europe, and sometimes even Antarctica. The zone of destruction from the consequences of the largest environmental catastrophe of mankind has long exceeded the limits of Central Asia, demanding … [Read more...]
China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Line – Risks and Rewards
China will connect with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan through a railway line. It is a grandiose project, under discussion for a number of years, and showing now the signs of fruition. The rewards are huge and quite obvious, but the risks are also enormous and some of them still not in sight. For example, the relations between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are showing signs of strain … [Read more...]
How the Aral is saved by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Ermek Isayev, independent expert On June 7-8, 2018 an international conference on the topic "Joint actions to mitigate the consequences of the Aral catastrophe: new approaches, innovative solutions, investments" was held in Tashkent. The purpose of the international conference was to coordinate, in the framework of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, the … [Read more...]
Как спасают Арал Казахстан и Узбекистан
Эрмек Исаев, независимый эксперт 7-8 июня 2018 года в г. Ташкенте проходит международная конференция на тему: «Совместные действия по смягчению последствий Аральской катастрофы: новые подходы, инновационные решения, инвестиции». Цель международной конференции — согласование в рамках деятельности Международного Фонда спасения Арала практической направленности и координации … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan Summit Meeting – The Beginning of Regional Concord – Part 1
Tariq Saeedi The visit of President Berdymuhamedov to Uzbekistan, 23-24 April 2018, marks the start of a new era of regional harmony in Central Asia. The media has picked the announcement of Uzbekistan to participate in TAPI as the lead news, and it certainly is, because TAPI is not just a gas pipeline; it is a complete corridor. Nevertheless, the concept that will … [Read more...]
Central Asia: Shared Water Resources
This question is regularly asked around the world: Some experts believe that without introducing purely economic and trade relations to the use and distribution of water resources, in particular, it is a question of transboundary rivers, it is difficult to manage, given the specifics of interstate relations and the priority of national interests in such a difficult … [Read more...]
Центральная Азия: общие водные ресурсы
Этим вопросом регулярно задаются во всем мире. Некоторые эксперты полагают, что без привнесения чисто экономических, торговых отношений в область использования и распределения водных ресурсов, речь идет, в частности, о трансграничных реках, обойтись сложно, учитывая специфику межгосударственных связей и приоритет национальных интересов в столь непростом вопросе. У каждой из … [Read more...]
Central Asia – Caucasus: 2018 – The Year of Opportunity for France
Gilles Remy, CEO of CIFAL Group, Vice-President of the Eurasian Commission of Foreign Trade Advisers, Chairman of the French-Turkmen Chamber of Commerce Ashgabat, the 5th Asian Games in closed premises and in martial arts, September 2017. 2017 was a year of economic recovery for Central Asia and Caucasus. Following a sluggish phase, growth has resumed, driven by a rise … [Read more...]
Beware Central Asia – Social media is already a deadly battlefield, with no rules of war
nCa Commentary “It’s an odd world we live in—one where people view the world through a mobile device, a lens that has created a new landscape where official news, news stations, newspapers, and the like, have been replaced by instantaneous information free from vetting, researching, and journalistic standards that were once the foundation of our decision-making processes.” … [Read more...]
Don’t blame Uzbekistan for radicalization of Sayfullo Saipov
Tariq Saeedi As if a floodgate has opened. As if a dam has broken. As if some media outlets were impatiently waiting for an opportunity to bring malignant focus on Uzbekistan. Sayfullo Saipov, a green card holder US citizen and formerly from Uzbekistan, driving a rented truck on 31 October 2017 in lower Manhattan, mowed down innocent people on a biker’s path, killing eight … [Read more...]
Karimov: Succession and legacy – Part Two
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 6 September 2016 (nCa) --- The process of succession is on peaceful course with Shavkat Mirziyaev, currently the prime minister of Uzbekistan, expected to win the presidential elections whenever they take place within the next three months as per Article 96 of the Constitution. Depending on how the Uzbek lawyers interpret the Constitution, it may be … [Read more...]
Karimov: Succession and legacy – Part One
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 5 September 2016 (nCa) --- The government of Uzbekistan announced officially on Sunday (28 August 2016), without giving any details, that President Islam Karimov had been hospitalized. The younger daughter of Karimov, Lola Karimova-Tillayeva posted on Instagram the next day that her father had suffered cerebral hemorrhage and was in intensive … [Read more...]
Kerry Go Round
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 4 November 2015 (nCa) --- It was a few days of Kerry Go Round, with Ignorance Made in USA stamped all over it. The lack of focus and substance left the region scratching its head in wonderment. The visit of John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, to Central Asia was built around the exotically named C5+1 format. The meeting of Kerry with the regional … [Read more...]
Керри объезжает регион
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 4 ноября 2015 (nCa) --- Это были несколько дней турне Керри, на которых стоит штамп «Невежество. Сделано в США». Недостаток внимания и реального содержания визита оставили регион в состоянии почесывания головы в изумление. Визит госсекретаря США Джона Керри в Центральную Азию был построен на формуле под экзотическим названием «формат C5+1». Встреча … [Read more...]
Japan is not competing with anyone in Central Asia
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 26 October 2015 (nCa) --- As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan tours the region, some op-ed writers and analysts are gleefully reporting that Japan has arrived in Central Asia to counter the growing Chinese influence. These are the same people who serve as doomsday prophets in every given scenario, as if the world cannot function without a zero-sum … [Read more...]
Япония в Центральной Азии ни с кем не конкурирует
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 26 октября 2015 (nCa) --- Региональный визит Премьер-министра Японии Синдзо Абэ некоторые аналитики радостно рассматривают в качестве противовеса китайскому растущему влиянию в Центральной Азии. Эти же люди видят в любом представленном сценарии теории о конце света, будто мир не будет функционировать без борьбы с нулевым счетом. Разочарующим … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan Conducts Border Protection Exercise in Integrated Mode
nCa Report Ashgabat, 15 December 2014 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan conducted Sunday (14 Dec) a major border protection exercise, demonstrating its ability to respond swiftly and in an integrated manner to border violations. The Exercise Here is the scenario of the exercise: A border patrol spots a group of armed intruders crossing the state borders and reports the incident to … [Read more...]
Eurozone crisis impact spreads further east
EBRD softens forecasts further as Russia revised down The negative impact of the eurozone crisis on emerging Europe is spreading further east as lower global demand is feeding through to lower commodity prices and generally lower risk appetite. These are now having a negative impact, particularly on Russia, according to the EBRD’s latest economic outlook. The EBRD’s … [Read more...]
Avesta: The priceless gem of our heritage
Shavkat Davlatov In terms of mankind’s journey to civilization and culture, Central Asia is in the same class as Egypt, Mesopotamia, China and India. Evolution, in part, picks speed and adjusts direction when revolutionary ideas are embraced by large groups of people. In their own time, the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer, the Veda and Upanishad of ancient India, The Shahnama of … [Read more...]
Russian Lukoil raises $ 500 million for project in Uzbekistan
Tashkent, 30 March 2012 --- Today in Tashkent LUKOIL Overseas has signed an agreement with a international consortium of banks to raise a loan of up to $500 million on a limited recourse basis. This was done within the framework of implementing the PSA for the Kandym-Khauzak-Shady-Kungrad project in Uzbekistan. The consortium includes Asian Development Bank, BNP Paribas … [Read more...]
Lukoil Overseas Produces First Gas from South West Gissar Uzbekistan
Today LUKOIL Overseas has produced first gas from Dzharkuduk-Yangi Kyzylcha which is the largest field of the block, under the PSA for development of gas reserves of South West Gissar (Kashkadarya Region, Republic of Uzbekistan). Before the start of gas production on South West Gissar, only oil was produced on South Kyzylbayrak and Koshkuduk fields (according to the … [Read more...]
ВОДОХРАНИЛИЩА УЗБЕКИСТАНА — УБИЙЦЫ АРАЛЬСКОГО МОРЯ
Бикташ Садбаев Начиная с 1960 г. в связи с массовым развитием хлопководства в Среднеазиатских республиках и строительством крупных водохранилищ в низовьях Сырдарья и Амударья друг за другом стали образоваться водохранилища, обслуживающие ирригацию. В бассейне Аральского моря только на территории Узбекистана по официальной информации Европейской экономической комиссии (ЕЭК) … [Read more...]
Узбекистан — расточительное использование воды
Акбар Саидзода Одной из самых обсуждаемых тем последних лет стали водно-энергетические вопросы Центральной Азии. Идут большие споры и полемика вокруг этих вопросов. Узбекистаном создана мощная пропагандистская система, которая используется исключительно для оправдания своих действий. Надо признать, что эта система работает довольно эффективно. В результате, многие соглашаются … [Read more...]
Lukoil produces 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas in Uzbekistan
Accumulated production of Khauzak-Shady field (Bukhara Region of the Republic of Uzbekistan) has reached 10 billion cubic meters of gas. Development of Khauzak-Shady is a part of Kandym-Khauzak-Shady-Kungrad project which is being implemented by LUKOIL together with the National Holding Company Uzbekneftegaz under the PSA which was signed in June 2004 for 35 years and took … [Read more...]
Central Asia Child Protection Forum Starts in Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, 30 May 2011 (nCa) --- The third Central Asia Child Protection Forum, arranged by UNICEF, started Monday in Turkmenistan. The regional forum brings together the parliament members, prosecutors, judges, other experts from the five Central Asian countries, UNICEF representatives and specialists for exchange of experience and enhancement of awareness on child … [Read more...]