Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan launches a large-scale reform of all governmental bodies. As the news agency 24.kg earlier reported, the republican meeting of leaders of all ranges under chairmanship of the Kyrgyz president will take place in the White House on Tuesday.

On October 19, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia Rashid Nurgaliyev, who is in Turkmenistan on a working visit.

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov met with Russian Minister of Trade Victor Hristenko on Friday in Astana, reported the Prime Minister's press service.

The delegation of heads of several Malaysian companies is expected to arrive in Tashkent today. This visit is organized with the purpose to boost commercial and economic cooperation between Uzbek and Malaysian businessmen.

Future of local Media is going to be discussed in Bishkek one of these days, press service of the Kyrgyz Parliament reported.

A new Turkmen border crossing checkpoint called Farap, which is located in the territory of Farap district on the border with Uzbekistan, was ceremonially opened in the city of Turkmenabat.

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan Beibut Isabaev met with Kyrgyz Minister of Water, Agriculture and Processing Industry Iskenderbek Aidaraliev.

Not a single agreement on Afghanistan was signed in the course of the visit of US Assistant State Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake to Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan resumes full gas supply to all regions of Kyrgyzstan, director of the Kyrgyzgas Company Salamat Aitikeev told 24.kg Thursday morning.

Wine enterprises of the Association of Food Industry of Turkmenistan were awarded prizes at the XI Agricultural exhibition "Golden Autumn-2009" that finished Oct. 12 in Moscow.