Uzbekistan News Archives

Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Oct. 31 / Trend News D.Azizov /

The Uzbek Women's Committee and a UNDP project "Legislative and Institutional Capacity Development for Women's Empowerment in Uzbekistan" held a seminar on "Legal guarantees of women's rights protection from discriminative customs, forced and early marriages" in the city of Nukus, Karakalpakstan, for doctors.

Azerbaijan, Baku, October 29 / Trend News, V.Zhavoronkova, E.Ostapenko /

EU sanctions against Uzbekistan were not extended, since the strategic cooperation between Uzbekistan and the EU is much more important for the EU than for Uzbekistan, said Andrea Schmitz, European specialist on Central Asian issues.

Azerbaijan, Baku, October 28 /Trend News, V.Zhavoronkova /

By dropping sanctions with regards to Uzbekistan at this stage, the European Union (EU) failed to stay true to its principles, said Veronika Szente Goldston, Advocacy Director for Europe and Central Asia at Human Rights Watch.

Azerbaijan, Baku, October 28 / Trend News V. Zhavoronkova /

Full abolition of EU sanctions against Uzbekistan testifies serious failure of the West, Russian expert on Central Asia, Arkady Dubnov, said.

The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met the chairman of the Council for Rail Transport of the Commonwealth of Independent States, President of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin at Oqsaroy Residence on 27 October.

European Union foreign ministers agreed on Tuesday to lift an embargo on arms supplies to Uzbekistan, a spokesman said, RIA Novosti reported.

A Spanish traveller, who arrived here at the Youth Hostel on Friday afternoon, the day when suicide bombers went on murderous spree in Kamra and Peshawar, is a living example in this regard.

Friday, October 23, 2009 Islamabad The incident of firing on army jeep in which two army personnel were killed here on Thursday has been widely condemned.

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - Work has been completed on the Turkmen section of a pipeline that is due to begin transporting natural gas from the energy-rich Central Asian nation to China by the end of the year, state media reported Friday.

Rich of natural and human resources, developed industry and communications, social and economic infrastructure the Ferghana region is highly significant for overall development of the country.

The European Union is preparing to lift sanctions against Uzbekistan, introduced after Andijan killings, trying to improve ties with Central Asian states to help secure and diversify future energy supplies, Reuters report with the reference to anonymous EU diplomats.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 20 / Trend Capital /

The Azerbaijani delegation which will be headed by the head of the Azerbaijan Railways Arif Asgarov will pay a visit to Tashkent to attend the 51st meeting of Railway Transport Council of the CIS countries on Oct.27-28, the company said on Oct.20.

In the latest research report published by Fraser Mackenzie, a renowned Canadian securities firm, Tethys Petroleum Limited was rated at "Strong Buy" with a target price of C$1.0. Mr Vic Vallance, the author of the research report and a leading Canadian energy analyst with over 20 years of experience in equity analysis in the oil and gas sector, ...

Azerbaijan, Baku, October 20 / Trend Capital V. Zhavoronkova /

Growth of Uzbek GDP hit 8 percent in January-September, surplus of state budget - 0.2 percent to GDP. These data were voiced at a meeting of the Uzbek Cabinet of Ministers, the Uzbek embassy to Azerbaijan said.

Kazakhstan, Astana, Oct. 19 /Trend Capital, K.Konyrova/

Uzbekistan has cancelled its decision to withdraw from the United Power System (UPS) of Central Asia, Spokesman of the KEGOC national company, Marat Muhamedsaliev told Trend Capital

The World Monuments Fund announced the 2010 World Monuments Watch, a list of 93 sites in 43 countries termed "at risk." The list includes nine sites in the U.S. and 15 dating from the 20th century, and ranges from the world renowned , to the remote , to the surprising , to the little-known . The World Monuments Fund for more than 40 years has ...

The Forgotten Greeks of Uzbekistan By Catherine Tsounis "Greek music and cuisine played a major part of my childhood, in the central Asian republic of Uzbekistan, that was part of the Soviet Union.

First meeting of member-states of Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty takes place in Ashgabat

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, October 15 / Trend News G.Hasanov /

The first consultative meeting of member-states of the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty took place in Ashgabat on Oct. 15, the press service of country's foreign ministry reported.

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Oct. 15 /Trend News, H.Hasanov/

Today, on Oct. 15, the Turkmenabat (eastern Turkmenistan) hosted the official opening ceremony of a new checkpoint Farap on the Turkmen-Uzbek border, the U.S. embassy in Turkmenistan said.

Israel has said it has good relations with Uzbekistan despite the recent cancellation of several high-profile meetings between Uzbek and Israeli authorities, RFE/RL Uzbek Service reports.

Outside the embassy of Uzbekistan today, nearly 100 union members and allies from the Washington, D.C., area rallied to show their support for Uzbek children subjected to child labor.

A mission of Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund comprising Ms.

Director of the Kyrgyzgas Company Salamat Aitikeev has left for Tashkent Wednesday morning to resume talks with the neighboring country, "24.kg" reported.

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

Kyrgyzstan has paid out $3.5 million of its gas debt to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzgas company informed the news agency 24.kg Monday. Other $2 million will be reportedly transferred to Uzbekistan this week.

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Tahir Yuldash is reported dead, but his Uzbek guerrillas still appear to be creating havoc in the north.

Tickets to see British singer Sting perform in Tashkent will cost between $1,000 and $2,000 dollars, organizers say.

The Sultanate and Uzbekistan yesterday inked six agreements and nine Memoranda of Understanding in economic, joint investment, tourism, higher education, scientific research, cultural cooperation, air transportation services, energy and petrochemical fields.

Date : Sat, 3 Oct 2009 23:29:44 PDT Today's Zaman 03 October 2009, Saturday Turkic world to put ties in institutional framework in Nakhchivan President Abdullah Gül traveled to Nakhchivan for a two-day summit of Turkic-speaking countries.

Tension gripped various City areas after an activist of Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party was killed and 8 others sustained injuries in a clash at the opening ceremony of the party office in Mobina Town police precincts here on Saturday.

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, October 3 / Trend Capital G.Hasanov /

Recently in a telephone conversation with the President of Turkmenistan Gurbangulu Berdimuhamedov, Uzbek leader Islam Karimov confirmed his participation in the opening ceremony of the gas pipeline system from Turkmenistan to China via Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

An al Qaeda-linked Uzbek militant leader was killed in Pakistan in a U.S. drone missile strike in August, Pakistani intelligence agency officials said on Friday, Reuters reported.