Central Asia

Uzbekistan and Japan signed an exchange notes on project “Installation x-ray scanning equipment at border crossing checkpoints of Uzbekistan with neighboring states” on 1 March 2010.

During the meeting of the State Security Council of Turkmenistan on March 1, which was also attended by the speaker of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized the need for further liberalization of the criminal procedural law.

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rattled Naryn oblast of Kyrgyzstan in the early hours (7:55 a.m. local time) on Tuesday.

Kazakhstan expects to attract in the second half of 2010 on foreign markets up to $700 million. Following the results of the government session.

Kazakhstan expects to attract in the second half of 2010 on foreign markets up to $700 million. Following the results of the government session.

The volume of money transfer from Russia to Uzbekistan made up US$2.052 billion in 2009, the Central Bank of Russia said.

The volume of money transfer from Russia to Uzbekistan made up US$2.052 billion in 2009, the Central Bank of Russia said.

Given the huge natural potential of the Karakum desert, there can be created a regional or even global proving ground for testing the latest technologies, developments and equipment for the use of renewable alternative energy sources.

Given the huge natural potential of the Karakum desert, there can be created a regional or even global proving ground for testing the latest technologies, developments and equipment for the use of renewable alternative energy sources.

The agreement was approved and adopted at the session of the Kyrgyz-Russian Inter-governmental Commission on trade, economic, science, technical and humanitarian cooperation on 27 February, 2010, in Moscow.