Central Asia

Boxer Serdar Khudaiberdyev, student of the Turkmen National Institute of Sports and Tourism, has qualified to the quarterfinals of the World Cup in the Italian city of Milan. He is boxing in the weight category of up to 60 kg.

The Kazakh Government intends to introduce temporary ban on export of gasoline. Kazakh Minister of Agriculture Akylbek Kurishbayev has reported on the preparedness to the harvesting today at the session of the Government.

Construction of objects of external power supply of Tashkent city started in frames of joint project of "Uzbekenergo" and Eximbank (China) in Uzbekistan, Uzbek company's press service reported.

Meeting of Chief Justices of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will take place in Kyrgyzstan on September 9-10, Janyl Alieva, chairwoman of the Kyrgyz Supreme Court said at the press conference on Monday.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived on Sunday in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat on a first official two-day visit, local media reported.

The Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan suggests tightening of External Labor Migration law. Moldomusa Kongantiev, the Internal Minister of Kyrgyzstan submitted draft additions to the document at session of Ak Zhol fraction on Wednesday.

In accordance with the order of Nursultan Nazarbaev, development of Country Development Strategy shall be finished by 2020.

Uzbekistan Banking Association (UBA) and Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) have signed the mMemorandum of understanding.

The Turkmen media has published President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s congratulatory address to the students of schools, establishments of higher education, professors and all workers of the education system.

Celebrating events on occasion of 18 anniversary of independence take place in Tashkent and regional centers. But the mood of people is spoiled by strengthened security measures in the streets of the towns.