Central Asia

Exhibition of archaeological finds "Collection of ancient and medieval art of Uzbekistan" takes place in Tashkent.

Leadership of the World Bank approved $10 million program on improvement of maternity and child protection sphere in Kyrgyzstan, Vice Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Uktomhan Abdullaeva informed the 7th summit of health care organizations on Friday, May 29.

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) granted a US $ 31 million loan to Turkmenistan to finance the purchase of two "river-sea" vessels with the capacity of 7 tons each for transportation of oil and oil products.

The Kazakh-German business forum has been opened in the Rixos President Hotel Astana.

In the result of negotiations of Islam Karimov and President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva a number of bilateral documents was signed.

The first meeting of the joint Turkmen-German working group took place in Ashgabat on 26 May. The working group issued a communique on the result of the meeting.

Russian-Kazakh Foreign Ministries' consultations on OSCE, NATO-EU relations and other Europeans issues have been held on May 27, Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

Due to the financial and economic crisis Uzbekistan stopped privatization of strategic energy objects, a source from Uzbek State Property Committee told Interfax.

Saudi Arabia has repeatedly assigned Hajj quota of 4.5 thousand pilgrims for Kyrgyzstan, Muslim Spiritual Leadership of Kyrgyzstan informed.

The first meeting of the joint Turkmen-German working group took place in Ashgabat on 26 May. The working group issued a communique on the result of the meeting.