Central Asia

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has heard the report of Prime Minister Karim Massimov on the tragical events followed by human losses in the fire in the Drug Rehabilitation Hospital in Taldykorgan and the bridge accident in Atyrau oblast.

International conference "Investment potential of minerals in Uzbekistan UZGEOINVEST-2009" opened in Tashkent on September 10.

Some Kyrgyzstan’s officials attempt to sabotage business and investment reforms, carried out by the government of the country, Akylbek Japarov, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade said Monday.

The book "Herbs of Turkmenistan" received the diploma of the 22nd Moscow International Book Fair "for fundamental concept and high level research encyclopedia".

Traditional international tournament "Ferghana Cup" among juniors, included into the calendar of International Tennis Federation (ITF), started in Ferghana on September 9.

“Establishment of the Transit Center at Manas airport in Bishkek is an important contribution of Kyrgyzstan to the global fight with terrorism,” said Kurmanbek Bakiev visiting the center Friday on the occasion of the tragic events’ of September 11, 2001 anniversary.

At a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on September 9, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov issued the decree "On pardoning persons sentenced to imprisonment in honor of the holy night of Gadyr Gijesi", which this year falls on September 16-17.

President Nursultan Nazarbaev has extended his condolences to relatives of the border guards, who died in the crash of MI-8 helicopter on Tuesday in southern Kazakhstan during border protection raid.

NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simons thanked Uzbekistan for its support in NATO's activity in Afghanistan.

Kyrgyzstan has joined the top 50 in the Doing Business rating, Igor Chudinov told reporters in Bishkek Wednesday.