Central Asia

The Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries launched another major investment project - the construction of a unit of delayed coking in combination with a unit of tar deasphalting.

The Kyrgyz Parliament approved the Second Option protocol of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights, aimed to abolish a penalty death. This decision was made at the Parliament session 11 February, 2010.

Korea will provide US$12 million in aid to Uzbekistan this year in line with its effort to boost the two countries’ strategic partnership, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan confirmed willingness of both countries to pursue a "full-scale intergovernmental dialogue.

The rules allowing physical entities to transport commercial goods will be cancelled in Kazakhstan within the limits of the Customs Union. Vice chair of the representation of the customs service of Russia at the Customs Control Committee of Kazakhstan.

Kyrgyzstan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) reached 16.6 percent in January 2010, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Finance reported.

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov left for Seoul, Korea, on 10 February with a state visit on invitation of his Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak.

The delegation of representatives of government agencies and large companies of India led by Indian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ms. Preneet Kaur attended a regular meeting of the intergovernmental Turkmen-Indian commission.

Almaty should become the core for realization of the industrially-innovative programs. Akim of Almaty, Ahmetzhan Esimov, said during the meeting with the city inhabitants.

Kazakhstan will completely provide home market with mineral oil by 2014. The head of state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, informed, delivering his annual Address.