Central Asia

Schools of Uzbekistan will use interactive whiteboard that allows utilizing major learning systems – visual, audio and kinetic.

Foreign Affairs and Inter-Parliamentary Committee of Kyrgyz Parliament approved denunciation agreement with the U.S. concerning Manas airbase presence on Kyrgyz territory on Tuesday, February 17.

Kazakhstan generated 7 billion 405 million 128 thousand kW in January 2009, reported Interfax-Kazakhstan with reference to State Agency on Statistics.

By the decision of Uzbekistan Ministers Cabinet of February 13 that was signed by Islam Karimov, Central bank and commercial banks got the assignment to increase level of capitalization for making authorized funds equal to funds confirmed by the parameters.

Preparations for the traditional spring military-tactical exercise were discussed at a meeting of the State Security Council of Turkmenistan on 16 February.

About 2.5 billion soms enriched the Kyrgyz state budget in January 2009. The president Kurmanbek Bakiev was informed about such revenue on Monday, February 16, the presidential press service reported.

Oil refining in Kazakhstan amounted to 856.576 thousand tons in January 2009, which is 16.6% less than in January 2008, reported Petroleum Information Agency Interfax-ANI.

The meeting of Trade industry chambers of Uzbekistan and Ural region representatives was held in Tashkent hotel February 16.

Under the Decree signed by the President of Turkmenistan, 990 imprisoned persons were pardoned in honor of National Flag Day.

The Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev named worsening of water problems in Central Asia one as one of the main external threats. The external threats for Kyrgyzstan were announced by the president at the Kyrgyz Security Council meeting on February 12.