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Bairam Shihmuradov: Kurmanbek Bakiyev needs some time to prove himself

Bairam Shihmuradov: Kurmanbek Bakiyev needs some time to prove himself

14.02.2007 21:28 msk Interview Turkmenistan

Bairam Shikhmuradov The People's Council of Turkmenistan will name the new head of state on February 14. That Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov will be the new president is a foregone conclusion. Here is an interview with Bairam Shihmuradov, one of the leaders of the oppositionist Republican Party, on Berd

Europe will help Ashkhabad maintain stability

Europe will help Ashkhabad maintain stability

09.02.2007 14:23 msk Interview

Touring Central Asia, EU Special Representative Pierre Morel visited Ashkhabad, the capital of Turkmenistan where he had discussed gas export to Europe with Saparmurat Niyazov last December bare days before the Turkmenbashi's death. Here is an interview with Pierre Morel on how he perceives the futu

Nigara Hidoyatova: Uzbek agriculture is in for years of trouble

Nigara Hidoyatova: Uzbek agriculture is in for years of trouble

12.01.2007 20:24 msk Interview Uzbekistan

Radical changes are under way in Uzbek agriculture. Large agricultural companies that replaced collective farms of the Soviet past are being divided into small farms on orders from the national leadership. Supervised by the state and hurried along by the administrative apparat, the process is actual

Deputy Kadyrjan Batyrov: The reforms are the only consolidating force in the country

Deputy Kadyrjan Batyrov: The reforms are the only consolidating force in the country

12.01.2007 20:16 msk Interview Kyrgyzstan

Kadyrjan Batyrov. Photo by Ferghana.Ru Initially promoters of the parliamentary rule in the country, leaders of the Uzbek community of Kyrgyzstan changed their mind not long ago. They now stand for the mixed form of rule where the power balance between the president and the parliament is maintained.

Ismail Dadajanov: Being in an Uzbek jail is not my idea of fun

Ismail Dadajanov: Being in an Uzbek jail is not my idea of fun

09.01.2007 13:24 msk Interview Uzbekistan

Political immigrants and refugees from Uzbekistan encounter numerous difficulties abroad. Their future is anything but clear. Unable to stand the predictably problematic period of adaptation, some of them succumb to official Tashkent's propaganda and return to Uzbekistan.

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