Central Asia

Emomali Rahmon flies to Astana for the Regional Ecological Summit

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon departed today for a working visit to Kazakhstan. In Astana, he will participate in the Regional Ecological Summit (RES)...

80 percent of Central Asian irrigation is used in products exported to China, says Chinese researchers

Central Asia is one of the most water-stressed places on the planet.  Central Asia’s water insecurity has continued to worsen in recent decades as...

How Vorukh became an “enclave”. The history of the Tajik-Kyrgyz conflict

  The ex-chairman of Isfara and a repeated participant of intergovernmental negotiations Mirzosharif Islomidinov told Asia-Plus about the history of border conflicts - about maps,...

Central Asia seeks international investors to develop its vast green energy potential

Central Asia’s vast green energy potential is beginning to attract international investors.   Hydropower is the dominant renewable source in Central Asia. But hydropower can rouse...

Thaw and frost across Central Asia’s borders

Eurasianet says the last few weeks have seen an unusually intense flurry of diplomacy intended to address long-standing frontier disagreements. Few developments will prove to...

Protests break out in Bishkek after murder of kidnapped woman in Kyrgyzstan

Media reports say hundreds of people rallied in front of Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry in Bishkek today to demand the resignation of its leadership for...

Almaty authorities extend quarantine until April 12 and ban congregational prayer services

Almaty authorities have extended quarantine restrictions that have been in effect in the city since March 21 until April 12, says a resolution released...

Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan sign 22 cooperation documents

Kyrgyz media reports say a state visit of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to Uzbekistan resulted in signing in a number of cooperation documents. Half a...

Kyrgyz villagers losing patience with state’s failure to resolve border problems with Tajikistan

Fresh from medical treatment in Germany, Kyrgyz national security head Kamchybek Tashiyev urgently flew from Bishkek to the southern Batken region on February 18...

Uzbekistan’s gold and currency reserves decrease by US$700 million

As of February 1, 2021, Uzbekistan’s gold and currency reserves amounted to 34.319 billion U.S. dollars, which is 700 million U.S. dollars fewer than...

China’s BRI can exacerbate Central Asia’s water tensions, says a new paper

Melinda Davies of the University of Queensland and Nathanial Matthews of King’s College London write in the International Journal of Water Resources Development that...
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