The Xinhua News Agency published the full text of the Xi’an Declaration of the China-Central Asia Summit. Here we are producing its unofficial, slightly paraphrased translation: May 18-19, 2023 President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.K.Tokaev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic S.N. Japarov, President of the […]
Slovakia nominates new ambassador to Uzbekistan (concurrently to Turkmenistan and Tajikistan)
Slovakia has appointed Viktor Borecky as its new ambassador to Uzbekistan. He will concurrently be accredited to Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. President Zuzana Caputova handed the credentials to the newly appointed ambassador at the presidential palace in Bratislava on 10 January 2023. The new ambassadors to Romania and Latvia and Lithuania were also handed the credentials. […]
Chinese-built 1500-megawatt power plant ready for inauguration in Uzbekistan
A 1500-megawatt power plant built by China was ready for inauguration in Syr Darya, said the Ambassador of China to Uzbekistan Jiang Yan at a press conference in Tashkent on 30 December 2022. She said that in 2020, the Chinese company China Gezhouba Group Corporation began to build it. The new TPP (thermal power plant) […]
First-ever in the world, eTIR operations launched in air freight between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan
On 27 December 2022, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan launched the world’s first cargo transportation project using eTIR, Uzbek news agency “Dunyo” reports. The project involves the state Customs Committees of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, UN Economic Commission for Europe, the International Road Transport Union, the Association of International Road Carriers of Uzbekistan (AIRCUZ), the Organization of Turkic […]
Telephone conversation between Chairman of Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan and President of Uzbekistan
A telephone conversation took place on 29 December 2022 between Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan, and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of Uzbekistan. According to UzA, the official news agency of Uzbekistan, the sides exchanged greetings and best wishes and discussed the issues related to further deepening of […]
TASS Report: Russia in Central Asia – work in five directions
2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and the countries of Central Asia (CA), which were once Soviet republics, but after the collapse of the USSR began their journey as independent states. TASS presents report about how Central Asian economies look today, as well as about the role that […]
Uzbekistan stresses importance of the early launch of a border trade zone with Turkmenistan
On Wednesday, 28 December, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan to discuss the progress of work on the creation of the “Uzbek-Turkmen border trade zone – Trade Center” in the Shavat district of the Khorezm region. The meeting was attended by heads of involved […]
First container train from Uzbekistan crosses Caspian, carried by Turkmen ship Balkan from Turkmenbashi to Baku
According to several media reports including APA and Qafqazinfo of Azerbaijan, the first container train from Uzbekistan has crossed the Caspian Sea. The crossing, from the Turkmenbashi Port of Turkmenistan to the Baku Port of Azerbaijan was made with the help of the feeder ship Balkan. MV Balkan is part of the Turkmen maritime fleet. […]
Informal CIS summit in St. Petersburg
nCa Report An informal meeting of the leaders of the countries participating in the Commonwealth of Independent States took place at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg. The meeting was attended by Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Kazakhstan […]
CANWFZ Chairmanship passes to Tajikistan
The Chairmanship of the CANWFZ (Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone treaty) has passed to Tajikistan. The consultative meeting of the treaty member states was held through the video link on 22 December 2022. Kyrgyzstan, the current chair, handed the chairmanship to Tajikistan. During the meeting Kyrgyzstan presented information about outcomes of its activities as the chairman […]
Saudi ACWA Power has bagged 1500-MW wind power project in Uzbekistan. This is 5th power project of ACWA Power in Uzbekistan
The ACWA Power of Saudi Arabia has won the contract to build a 1500-megawatt wind power plant in the Karakalpakstan region of Uzbekistan. This is the fifth power project of ACWA Power in Uzbekistan. The project cost of the Karakalpakstan project is USD 1500 million. This brings the total value of the ACWA Power projects […]
Uzbekistan plans to nearly triple the storage of its main underground storage of natural gas
Uzbekistan is planning to increase the capacity of its largest underground Gazli Gas Storage located in the Bukhara region, informs the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan. The Gazli Gas Storage can currently hold 3 billion cubic meters of gas. This capacity will be raised to 4.5 billion cubic meters next year and within a period […]
9th meeting of Foreign Ministers of Japan+Central Asia dialogue held in Tokyo
On 24 December 2022, the 9th meeting of Foreign Ministers under the Central Asia plus Japan dialogue took place at the Iikura House in Tokyo, chaired by Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, the Japanese Foreign Ministry reports. The agenda of the meeting included topics of cooperation between Japan and the Central Asian region, as well […]
President of Kazakhstan visited Uzbekistan, 21-22 Dec 2022. Here is our condensed report.
nCa Report President Tokayev of Kazakhstan visited Uzbekistan, 21-22 December 2022. It was a visit jam-packed with solid results. In addition to the meetings at the highest level including the summit talks with President Mirziyoyev, there was a joint business forum. Here is a summarized version of the outcomes of the visit: In all, 15 […]
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN H.E. MR. SHAVKAT MIRZIYOYEV TO THE OLIY MAJLIS AND THE PEOPLE OF UZBEKISTAN
Assalomu alaykum, dear compatriots! Distinguished deputies and senators! Dear guests! Our beloved Uzbekistan is moving towards the new era of the national development. The profound changes are taking place in all areas of our life. Thankfully, this year our population has exceeded more than 36 million. Approximately 900 thousand new generation are joining to […]
Послание Президента Республики Узбекистан Шавката Мирзиёева Олий Мажлису и народу Узбекистана
Дорогие соотечественники! Уважаемые депутаты и сенаторы! Уважаемые гости! Узбекистан уверенно вступает в новый этап своего развития. Огромные изменения происходят во всех сферах нашей жизни. В этом году численность населения страны превысила 36 миллионов, ежегодно пополняясь новым почти 900-тысячным поколением, что нас, конечно, радует. Мы стараемся создавать все необходимые условия для того, чтобы каждый человек в […]
Japan and Central Asia: dynamics of the current partnership
Elvira Kadyrova Japan is actively developing bilateral relations with Central Asian countries, being one of the region’s long-term partners. The spheres of interaction are quite diverse – from energy to social projects and personnel training, from major investments that drive forward the national economy to projects that improve the lives of small rural communities. The […]
Chinese and Uzbek scientists found out the causes of the Aral eco-disaster
After five years of joint scientific research, Chinese and Uzbek scientists have identified key factors of the drying up of the Aral Sea over the past 20 years, including climate warming and the lack of water-saving technologies on agricultural land, Xinhua reports. The Aral Sea, located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, was once the fourth largest […]
Foreign Ministers of Japan and Central Asian countries will meet next week in Tokyo
The 9th meeting of Foreign Ministers in the “Central Asia + Japan” format will be held in Tokyo on 24 December 2022 at the Iikura House, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a press release. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister of Japan Hayashi Yoshimasa. The meeting, which will be attended by the […]
What will happen to the EAEU?
A meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council was held in the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The summit of the EAEU leaders took place against the backdrop of a difficult geopolitical situation and the pressure of harsh sanctions against two of the five members of the union. This context has become a serious test of strength […]
Akramjon Nematov: “Central Asian countries need to develop consolidated approaches to ensure food security”
Editor’s note: Akramjon Nematov, the first deputy director of the institute for strategic and interregional studies under the president of Uzbekistan (ISMI) participated in the Central Asia Experts Forum, held in Ashgabat on 10 December 2022. Here we are producing two reports from the website of ISMI about his participation in the forum. Ed. “Central […]
The European Union contributes to mitigating the major environmental crisis in Central Asia
27,000 tree seedlings were planted by the European Union on the dried bottom of the Aral Sea on the territory of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. It is noteworthy that this figure symbolizes the 27 EU member states that have made this “green” gift to the Central Asian country. According to the EU Delegation to […]
Central Asian experts discussed in Ashgabat the challenges facing the region
The V Central Asian Expert Forum was held in Ashgabat on Saturday, bringing together the heads and leading specialists of the strategic research centers of five countries of the region and not only them. The community of analysts, which has repeatedly discussed pressing issues online in bilateral and multilateral formats over the past three years, […]
Turkmen private company will build two facilities in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
According to the decision taken at the cabinet meeting on 9 December 2022, The private company “Döwlet gurluşyk” will conclude a contract with the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Tajikistan (Dushanbe) for the construction of a complex of buildings of a secondary school named after Makhtumkuli for 540 places. The school will be located in the […]
Uzbekistan to transition to ‘Green Economy’ by 2030
nCa Report President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan signed a decree on 2 December 2022, setting the roadmap toward Green Economy by 2030. It is an ambitious plan. Here are the main points: The specific greenhouse gas emissions per unit of gross domestic product will be reduced by 35% against the level of 2010. The production […]
Central Asia needs to take more action on climate change risks
Central Asia is warming faster than the global average. Average annual temperatures have risen by 0.5 degrees Celsius over the last three decades and are forecast to increase by 2.0 to 5.7 degrees Celsius by 2085. Increased incidence and velocity of extreme weather events and disasters threaten physical security, critical infrastructure and access to healthcare […]
New budget airline in Central Asia will serve domestic routes
nCa Report Uzbekistan is about to launch a budget airline for domestic travel. It will be called Silk Avia, a poetic name with many pleasant and positive connotations. The Silk Avia, running some test flights already, is nearing its official launch. Silk Avia was established in July 2021 by Uzbekistan Airports JSC on the initiative […]
Turkmen village in Uzbekistan has trees that are 500 years old
The trees that have seen five centuries of history are alive and well in the Turkman village of Zaamin district of Jizzakh region in Uzbekistan. — Not just one or two but 37 trees. These are mulberry trees, reports UzA, the official news agency of Uzbekistan. According to the experts, the oldest of them are […]
Russia building nuclear power generation cooperation with Central Asia, Africa
nCa Report Russia is steadily working to build nuclear power generation cooperation with Central Asia and Africa. The Russian nuclear agency Rosatom is spearheading the drive. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in July this year between Rosenergoatom, Rosatom Training Academy and the Agency for Nuclear Power Engineering Development at the Ministry of Energy […]
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan sign border deal and custody of important water reservoir
The parliament of Kyrgyzstan has ratified the border demarcation deal that was signed with Uzbekistan in September this year. This is an important step toward ensuring lasting robust peace in the region, leading to the development of a number infrastructure projects including inter-regional railway line and gas pipeline. A significant part of the deal is […]
Green Recovery, Food Security, and Clean Energy Cooperation Initiatives adopted by CAREC Ministers
The ministers from Azerbaijan, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan met at the 21st CAREC Ministerial Conference on 24 November. This year’s Ministerial Conference was chaired and hosted virtually by China under the theme Revitalizing Regional Cooperation for a Green, Sustainable, and Inclusive Recovery. Countries in […]
Tashkent will host high-level Central Asian Climate Dialogue
On 2 December 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan will host a high-level Central Asian Climate Dialogue ‘From global knowledge to local solutions: climate resilient institutions in Central Asia’. The event, initiated with the support of Uzhydromet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and will be organized by UNDP in Uzbekistan through EU-funded ‘Climate Change […]
The development of the World Program for Human Rights Education will be discussed at the Samarkand Global Forum
What will Phase 5 of the World Program for Human Rights Education consist of? Ideas that can form the basis of the World Program for Human Rights Education will be discussed by the participants of the Global Forum “Human Rights Education”, which will be held in Samarkand on December 5-6, 2022. As is known, the […]
European Union – Central Asia Ministerial in Samarkand
On 17 November 2022, a Ministerial meeting in the format “European Union – Central Asia” was held in Samarkand. The heads and representatives of the EU and Central Asian foreign ministries discussed the current state of relations and prospects for strengthening cooperation between the two regions in the political, trade, economic, water and energy spheres, […]
The EU’s Youth Action Plan inspired a meeting of the Central Asian Youth during the Samarkand Connectivity Conference
The youth dialogue created the platform to amplify the voices of young people from five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to discuss on the key conference themes. In an unprecedented feat, The European Union, together with its partners UNICEF and European Training Foundation (ETF) has hosted a youth dialogue for young people from Central […]
Agility and Purpose define First OTS Summit
Tariq Saeedi The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) met for its first heads of state summit in Samarkand on 10-11 November 2022. — It is evolution in motion. It is also powerful display of agility and purpose. The Turkic States, forming a nearly contiguous space from China to Europe, have shown remarkable capacity to keep […]
Economic integration and transport connectivity under the spotlight of the summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Samarkand
Elvira Kadyrova On 11 November 2022, the ninth summit of the Organization of Turkic States took place in Samarkand, the capital of the Turkic civilization. The summit was attended by: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of […]
Awarding ceremony at the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States
At the end of the summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States, an award ceremony was held. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev summarized the results of the summit and noted the achievement of important decisions and agreements. The special contribution of the President of the […]
Summit of the Organization of Turkic States held in Uzbekistan
On 11 November, a summit of the heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Samarkand under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the theme of which was “New Era for the Turkic Civilization: Towards Common Development and Prosperity”. The meeting was attended by President […]
OTS Council of Foreign Ministers met in Samarkand
On 10 November 2022, the 9th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) took place in Samarkand under the chairmanship of the Uzbek side. The event was attended by the foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Hungary and the deputy foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and […]
OTS Summit to adopt the Samarkand Declaration, which will record agreed positions on key regional and international issues
Today, Uzbekistan, promoting the irreversible process of large-scale internal transformations and presenting an integrating regional and international agenda, is ready to receive the leaders of the Turkic states to make coordinated decisions necessary for the transition to a new era of common development and prosperity of the Turkic civilization, said Daniyar Kurbanov, the acting director […]
Samarqand in the Diplomatic Spotlight
Nigora Yigitalieva, PhD in Political Science Thanks to an open, proactive and comprehensively thought-out pragmatic foreign policy and dynamic “economic diplomacy”, Uzbekistan is strengthening its position in the international arena every day. Having become the organizer and host of such an important event as the SCO summit in Samarkand 15-16 September 2022, this state proved […]
Tangible prospects for strengthening good neighborliness and developing regional partnership within the framework of the Organization of Turkic States
Bobur Usmanov, Deputy Director of the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan The Organization of Turkic States is a new phenomenon of global changes at the regional level that emerged in Eurasia as a result of modern geoeconomic realities. According to experts, the participating countries of the Organization have significant […]
Organization of Turkic States: promising areas of cooperation and Uzbekistan’s potential in transport and logistics
Mukhsinjon Kholmukhamedov, Deputy Director of the Center for Economic Research and Reforms under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan On 11 November, the first summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) at the highest level will be held in Samarkand. Hosting an international event of this scale in Uzbekistan once […]
Food security – a key priority of the upcoming chairmanship of Uzbekistan in the Organization of Turkic States
Laylo Tashpulatova, Head of the Center for Sustainable Development of the Institute for Advanced International Studies of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy On 11 November, 2022, an important international event will take place in Samarkand – the next summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), where Uzbekistan will assume the chairmanship of […]
Poverty reduction on the agenda of the Organization of Turkic States
Victoria Alekseeva, Acting Professor of the National University of Uzbekistan, Doctor of Philosophy in Sociological Sciences The problem of poverty in global coverage is an urgent problem all over the world. The fight against poverty is one of the main tasks of the socio-economic policy of each nation. Scientists and experts from various fields agree […]
Arkadag Berdimuhamedov to attend OTS summit in Samarkand
The Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 11 November 2022. The Summit is expected to be attended by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, the President of Türkiye Recep […]
Samarkand to host OTS Summit and ministerial meetings
On 10 November, Samarkand will host a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Turkic States of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). According to Uzbek media, the meeting of the foreign ministers will be attended by the Secretary General of the OTS Bagdad Amreyev, the foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Turkey. […]
Uzbekistan may start exporting John Deere agricultural machinery to Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan’s largest automaker UzAuto and John Deere Walldorf GmbH & Co. KG – the daughter of a global manufacturer of agricultural machinery – inked a cooperation agreement. The signing ceremony took place on 31 October in Waldorf, Germany. The deal makes Uzbekistan not only John Deere’s sole partner in Central Asia for the production of […]
Turkmen Cultural Center in Uzbekistan marks 20th anniversary
The Turkmen delegation headed by the Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO Chinar Rustamova is visiting Tashkent these days to participate in the celebrations on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Republican Turkmen Cultural Center in Uzbekistan. During the visit, which will last until 3 November 2022, the delegation […]