Central Asia

Coal from Kazakhstan was delivered to Sughd region of Tajikistan. It will be distributed to all sales points in the country soon.

The international exhibition titled "Major Directions of Development of Turkmenistan's Energy Industry" opened at Sergi Kosgi exhibition centre in Ashgabat.

The Turkish Government’s Development Cooperation Agency TIKA intends to grant Kyrgyz Interior Ministry a motor-laboratory for criminal expertise on portable mode, press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry reported.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to the Republic of Uzbekistan with residence in the Russian Federation Carlos Antonio da Rocha Paranhos visited the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan on August 19.

Leading international experts, heads and shareholders of Central Asian large companies and senior state officials will meet in Almaty on September 9-10 to participate for the first time in a conference devoted to investments in the region’s countries. “Investment opportunities.

Chinese President Hu Jintao is to attend the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on a visit to Tajikistan next week, Press TV reported.

Kazakh grain exporters may have difficulties in the connection with the increase of grain production of Russia and Ukraine., said Agriculture Minister Akylbek Kurishbayev at the meeting in the Ministry.

The ministry of healthcare and medical industry of Turkmenistan will conclude a contract with MRK Energy DMCC, a subsidiary of ITERA international group of companies, for the purchase of 400 UAZ 39629-016 ambulances totaling US $ 8 million.

Uzbekistan has increased gas supplies to Tajikistan. Gas supplies to the country were increased when Tajikistan partly settled its debt to neighbouring Uzbekistan, Red Orbit reported citing Avesta.

This year a traditional annual pilgrimage to Mecca will cost Kyrgyz citizens about $2400. According to the "Islam economics" press-club the Muslim Spiritual Leadership of Kyrgyzstan is involved in pilgrimage organization.