Central Asia

Next meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of Government will take place in Kyrgyzstan in 2010, the Prime Minister Igor Chudinov said in Beijing Wednsday.

The government of Kazakhstan recalled the ban on the export of diesel fuel, reported IA Novosti Kazakhstan with reference to the decree of the Kazakh government from 9 October 2009.

Negotiations between "Uzbekneftegas" and Malaysian Petronas companies, in the course of which sides signed a protocol on coming into effort of the Production Sharing Agreement on Urga, Kuanysh, and Akchalak Group Minefields.

During the October 12 field meeting on the issue of further development of the fuel and energy sector of Turkmenistan, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov urged the industry managers to be more active in further modernizing the infrastructure.

A conference to prepare for the 18th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum opened on Monday in Astana with 170 participants discussing how to promote good governance at border crossings, improve land transportation security and facilitate international transport by road and rail.

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received US Assistant State Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake on 12 October in Tashkent.

1st exhibition of Kyrgyz national modern art - Nomad. Movement Over Time – will unfold in Bishkek on October 16, 2009, at the National Museum of Fine Arts of Gapar Aitiev.

Kazakhstan and the United States have signed the joint action plan in energy sector during the session of joint Kazakh-USA energy partnership commission on Thursday.

The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received the president of the General Motors International Operations and the executive vice president of General Motors Nick Reilly on 9 October in Tashkent.

State Committee for Taxes and Dues said Monday the tax payable has hit 1,293 billion soms in Kyrgyzstan.