Kyrgyzstan
Russia and Kyrgyzstan sign protocol on writing off debts
Kyrgyzstan 20 June 18:37
Russia and Kyrgyzstan signed a protocol to the 2012 intergovernmental agreement on writing off Kyrgyz debts to Russia, the Kremlin’s press service said in a message June 20
Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan ensures regional security, Putin says
Kyrgyzstan 20 June 17:46
The presence of Russia's military base in Kyrgyzstan ensures security in the Central Asian region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after negotiations with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambaev in Moscow June 20
Putin hopes for good relations with Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan 20 June 15:51
Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes that good relations between Moscow and Bishkek will keep their friendly relations after the change of Kyrgyz president in October
Kyrgyzstan expands powers of Security Council
Kyrgyzstan 19 June 14:19
Kyrgyzstan’s President Almazbek Atambayev signed a law aimed at expanding the powers of the Republic’s Security Council
Entry of India, Pakistan into SCO to strengthen counteraction to terrorism
Uzbekistan 15 June 13:23
The expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS SCO) will strengthen the counteraction to international terrorism.
Unrecognized countries can’t be admitted to int’l organizations: Azerbaijan
Economy news 14 June 14:53
Unrecognized countries cannot be admitted to international organizations, Aydin Aliyev, chairman of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee, said on the sidelines of the 65th meeting of heads of the CIS customs bodies in Baku June 14.
Azerbaijan, several CIS countries sign customs co-op agreements (PHOTO)
Economy news 14 June 11:37
Azerbaijan has signed a number of bilateral agreements on customs cooperation with the CIS countries.
Central Asian countries adopt declaration on countering terrorism
Central Asia 13 June 20:35
Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan adopted a joint declaration on strengthening regional collaboration to counter terrorism
UN Sec-Gen to visit Central Asian countries
Central Asia 7 June 20:26
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan June 8-13.
SCO to resemble OSCE, expert says
Commentary 7 June 17:24
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will increasingly resemble the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) after joining of India and Pakistan, Jos Boonstra, a project coordinator of the EU-Central Asia Monitoring (EUCAM) project of the Center of European Security Studies believes.