Central Asia

Kazakhstan will enter World Trade Organization (WTO) on favorable terms, Karim Massimov, Prime Minister said at the Government sitting today.

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey reported.

Tashkent is hosting a national conference titled "Law on arbitration courts: two-year experience and prospects" dedicated to the results of arbitration courts in last two years, including improvement of legislation in the field of arbitration, work of arbitration courts and study international experience.

Turkmenistan marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day on 1 December. On this occasion, the ministry of healthcare and medical industry, the ministry of culture, TV and Radio Broadcasting of Turkmenistan and UN agencies in Turkmenistan.

“Nur Otan” People’s Democratic Party Leaders met with members of “Atameken” National Economic Chamber Board in Party’s Central office in Astana yesterday.

Kyrgyzstan will open talks on natural gas supply for 2009 with Uzbekistan in Tashkent on December 10, the news agency “24.kg” learnt from the Kyrgyzgas Company.

Members of the CIS mission of observers are familiarizing themselves with preparations to the parliamentary elections scheduled for 14 December. The head of the CIS mission, first deputy executive secretary of the CIS, Vladimir Garkun, visited Dashoguz province as part of the mission.

Employment and food security are the most topical issues for Central Asia in the conditions of the global financial crisis at present.

Nurlan Nigmatullin, Akim of Karaganda Region met with Frank Pannier, Director General of ArсelorMittal Temirtau enterprise on November 28. Meeting was caused by emerging information on staff reduce in enterprises of ArсelorMittal in other countries.

Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov signed a decree "On additional measures on guaranteeing protection of deposits of population at commercial banks of Uzbekistan" on November 28.