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Mon, 19 November 2012

Some 1.146.939 tons of cotton have been harvested in Turkmenistan, Turkmenpagta state concern reported on Saturday.

Some 36 ginning factories and 159 procurement centres were involved in this year's harvest which started in late August. Some 1.109.000 tons of raw cotton was planned to be...

Sat, 17 November 2012

Sharing experience and best practices in integrated water resource management in Central Asia is the focus of an OSCE-supported seminar was held on November 9, 2012 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The seminar brought together some 60 representatives of Central Asian national water authorities,...

Fri, 16 November 2012

Central Asia is an important region in global energy picture, Lynne M.Tracy, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs told in her speech at Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Expo in Ashgabat.

"Its substantial energy resources are well-...

Thu, 15 November 2012

 
Water problems in Central Asia can be solved in several ways, including the creation of a compensation mechanism for cooperation in the field of using water and energy resources in the region, Russian expert on Central Asia Leonid Gusev said.

"It is possible to create a...

Tue, 13 November 2012

The eighth meeting of the Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue on integrated water resources in management in Kyrgyzstan took place in Bishkek on 24 October 2012. It was organized by the Department of Water Management and Melioration of the Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration...

Mon, 12 November 2012

The people of Afghanistan appreciate relations with brotherly Turkmenistan and sincerely seek to strengthen and expand them, the letter of the Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow said.

"The people of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan recently celebrated...

Wed, 10 October 2012

Uzbek state company Uzbekenergo plans to finish the construction of the first experimental wind-driven energy installation in the Central Asia with capacity of 750 kilowatt worth $3 million till the end of the year, RIA Novosti reported.

The company has already started the installation...

Mon, 08 October 2012

The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) in cooperation and with the support of United Nations Environment Program UNEP, Government of Norway and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) from 17th to 28th September, 2012 conducted a Third Central Asian Leadership Programme....

Sat, 06 October 2012

Uzbekistan welcomed Turkmenistan's joining the UN Convention on the Protection and Use of Trans boundary Watercourses and International Lakes dated March 17, 1992, Uzbek President Islam Karimov said during a visit to Ashgabat, the local media reported.

"We appreciate the constructive...

Sat, 06 October 2012

Kazakh city of Almaty hosts a meeting on water and energy cooperation between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Russia on October 5.

Within the meeting the parties will discuss the issue of possible participation of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Russia in construction of Kambarata-1...

Sat, 06 October 2012

While speaking in the general debate of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov called for establishing a contact group on Afghanistan under the UN auspices.

According to the UN News Center, Uzbek Foreign Minister said that difficult problems...

Sat, 15 September 2012

World Bank Board approved the allocation to Uzbekistan of a loan of $ 40 million as additional financing for the second project to support agricultural enterprises.
"The project will help farmers increase productivity, improve their financial and environmental sustainability, and...

Thu, 13 September 2012

Central Asian countries will not be able to avoid a further deterioration of relations because of the water problem in the region, a Russian expert on the CIS Vladimir Zharikhin believes.

"It will not come to war, however, we should expect quite temperamental continuation of events and...

Wed, 12 September 2012

The Turkmen Energy Ministry will sign additional agreements with Afghanistan to increase the electricity supply and to extend until December 31, 2013 the previously signed contracts, an official Turkmen source said on Monday.

It is about extending contracts signed with the Ministry of...

Tue, 11 September 2012

If Tajikistan provides Iran with the necessary water through its rivers, then Iran will provide the country with energy, Iranian Energy Deputy Minister Alireza Daimi said, news site pananews reported on Friday.

Iran meets the needs of the country's electricity, through investing in...

Tue, 11 September 2012

Turkmenistan demonstrates the most responsible approach to international cooperation in the energy sector, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, touching on the issue of the International Oil and Gas Conference to be held in...

Mon, 10 September 2012

In 2013, Uzbekistan plans to raise a loan of Asian Development Bank (ADB) of about $200 million for a project to modernize Takhiatash thermal power plant (TPP) with the provisional project cost of $330 million, a governmental representative told Trend on Thursday.

According to the source...

Fri, 07 September 2012

The water issue may cause a conflict in Central Asia, Uzbek President Islam Karimov said during a meeting in Astana today.

"Water problems may cause conflicts" the Uzbek president said. "This is a serious confrontation. It may even become a cause of war in the region."

He added...

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