Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that during his visit to Tashkent, he discussed attracting Russian investments to Uzbekistan, particularly to the nuclear power industry.
Russia and Uzbekistan plan to build a new natural gas pipeline across Uzbekistan, strengthening Russia's bid to establish control over Central Asian gas exports to the West.
"Kyrgyzstan has really dangerous religious situation," Rashid Tagaev, Kyrgyz parliament member told the news agency "24.kg", while commenting on the research of Kyrgyzstan religious situation done by the parliament commission.
Kazakhstan is interested in expansion cooperation with European Union, said Nursultan Nazarbaev during the ceremony of presenting of credentials by Head of European Commission in Kazakhstan Norbert Justin.
The motor fleet of the Interior Ministry of Turkmenistan will be complemented with UAZ and KAMAZ special cars. New cars will be supplied by 1 September, the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent was told in the press center of the ministry.
Delivering a speech at the joint sitting of the Kazakh Parliament Houses, President Nursultan Nazarbaev highlighted importance of the timely adopted measures for easing of influence of the world economic crisis on Kazakhstan economy.
The Asian Development Bank will grant Kyrgyzstan $12.5 million as budget support until the end of 2008, press service of the Ministry for Economic Development and Trade reported.
