Author: Nazgul Temirov

China and the five states of Central Asia are creating a mechanism to improve responses to natural disasters.  The heads of emergency-response agencies for all six nations signed a cooperation agreement following a meeting in the western Chinese city of Urumqi. The pact establishes a working group to mitigate risks and develop more efficient natural disaster response plans. “This mechanism will serve as a new platform for deepening mutually beneficial and practical cooperation among the six countries,” the Business Kazakhstan outlet quoted a statement by China’s Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) as saying. “China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with…

The successful phasing-out of gas imports from Russia risks making Europe dependent on liquified natural gas (LNG) imports, according to a report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) today (June 24). Between 2021 and 2022, LNG imports increased from 80 billion cubic meters (bcm) to 120 bcm — reflecting an increase from 22% to 34% of total gas imports including from Russia and pipeline — according to the ECA. By 2023, the largest LNG global exporters to the EU were Norway (30%), the US (19.4%) and North Africa (14.1%), Russia was still responsible for 6.1% of LNG imports alongside 8.7% via pipeline,…

The country’s most important archaeological find has been compared to Machu Picchu. Here’s how to see it At first glance, it doesn’t look like much, just a rectangular meadow in the Pamir foothills of central Tajikistan. But there was a time when this ground reverberated with the thunder of hooves. Occupying a broad saddle, high above the mighty Panj River, this meadow is believed to be an ancient arena for the Central Asian sport of buzkashi, or dead goat polo. The playing field was a centerpiece of a once sprawling settlement, a political and religious capital inhabited for centuries but since lost to…

“Welcome back to Kyrgyzstan,” says Shukur Shermatov, addressing a class of 20 women. He is wearing a traditional felt cap, but there is nothing traditional about this school. It sits inside two rings of military security and the students are women who have been brought home from camps in Syria, where they ended up after living with the Islamic State group. The rehabilitation centre is woven into the mountains of northern Kyrgyzstan, and it is where wives and children of suspected IS recruits spend their first six weeks after being repatriated. Our BBC World Service team are among the first…

Kyrgyz, Tajik working groups hold regular meeting on delimitation, demarcation of state border Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on Tuesday agreed on the demarcation of 38 kilometers (23.6 miles) of their border. A statement by the Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers said that working groups from both countries held a regular meeting on the delimitation and demarcation of their state border on Jan. 10-16. “At this meeting, topographic working groups agreed on 38.35 km of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border,” the statement said. “Following the meeting, a corresponding protocol was signed. The meeting took place in an atmosphere of friendship and mutual understanding,” it…

The 5th Meeting of the Ministers in charge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS)is being held at the Ala-Archa state residence on December 7. The event is attended by Minister of Digital Development of Kyrgyzstan Nuriya Kutnaeva, deputy ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Secretary General of the OTS Kubanychbek Omuraliev and the Ambassador of Hungary to Kyrgyzstan. The event was opened with a welcoming speech by OTS Secretary General Kubanychbek Omuraliev and Minister of Digital Development Nuriya Kutnaeva. The Minister of Digital Development of Kyrgyzstan provided information about the country’s achievements in…

Nyon, Manchester, Milan (19/12 – 31) The group phase of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League is to conclude this month. Names of the sixteen clubs who will compete in the knock-out phase have been released. On Monday, 18 December 2023, UEFA conducted the draw for the last-16 round, at their headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Defending champion Manchester City came out from the draw with the biggest smile as they will face off with the arguably easiest opponent. Pep Guardiola’s team will Danish champion Copenhagen, who were down at 37th in the UEFA club coefficient ranking. As the current title holder,…

On November 10, as part of a working visit to Paris, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov met with the Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Électricité de France (EDF) Luc Remont, Azernews reports. The head of state noted the recent great interest among French companies in participation in promising projects in the energy sector, including the company Électricité de France, with which Kyrgyzstan is building close relationships. This French multinational electricity company is state owned. Its headquarters are in Paris, revenue was €71.2 billion in 2016. EDF operates a diverse portfolio of generating capacity of at least 120 gigawatts…

Twenty-four of the Kyrgyz Republic’s best English language spellers participated in the 2023 National Spelling Bee Contest. The National Spelling Bee – hosted by the Lingua Foundation for Innovative Education and the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic – took place on October 21 at the American Center at the Republican Library for Children and Youth named after K. Bayalinov. The winners of the National Spelling Bee represent different regions of the Kyrgyz Republic;• First place: Marsel Temirkulov, Bishkek, Kyrgyz State Technical University• Second place: Munavvar Akhmatkulova, Osh, Kyrgyz-Uzbek International University• Third place: Adinai Mukambetova, Naryn, University of Central Asia•…

There are 204 unfinished school buildings since 2015, Deputy Director of State Architecture and Construction Agency Talantbek Imanakun uulu said at the meeting of the Parliament Committee for Transport, Communications, Architecture and Construction on October 24. “Construction of 100 schools began at the instruction of the President in 2023. Construction of 43 schools was finished. We plan to commission 59 schools by the end of the year,” he said. 100 school construction projects were included into the construction list for 2024, he added. When asked about long-delayed construction, the Deputy Director replied: “The Cabinet of Ministers has set the task…