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Kyrgyz court turned down the request to have the US AF Base ousted

Kyrgyz court turned down the request to have the US AF Base ousted

25.12.2007 13:09 msk Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek District Court considered the case of Igor Trofimov of the Sergei of Radonezh and Manas the Benevolent Fund vs the US AF Base in Manas and turned down the request to oust the military installation from the territory of Kyrgyzstan.

President of Russia congratulated his Uzbek opposite number

President of Russia congratulated his Uzbek opposite number

25.12.2007 13:08 msk Politics Russia

Press Service of the Kremlin reports that President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin phoned President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov with congratulations on victory in the presidential election on December 23.

Islam Karimov was re-elected Uzbekistan President

Islam Karimov was re-elected Uzbekistan President

24.12.2007 17:22 msk Politics

Islam Karimov was re-elected Uzbekistan President by 88.1 per cent of the vote, according to provisional official results announced by the electoral commission Monday of the previous day's poll, the state news agency UzA said. The news agency earlier said electoral authorities declared valid Sunday'

Expert Aleksei Malashenko: Islam Karimov will have to start thinking of the successor sooner or later

Expert Aleksei Malashenko: Islam Karimov will have to start thinking of the successor sooner or later

24.12.2007 12:35 msk Analytics Uzbekistan

"The Loneliest Authoritarian Ruler" is a piece in Nezavisimaya Gazeta by Aleksei Malashenko. An expert with the Moscow Carnegie Center, Malashenko dwells on the political situation in Uzbekistan and the necessity for President Islam Karimov to start thinking of successors.

Uzbekistan: impostors and non-citizens as voters

Uzbekistan: impostors and non-citizens as voters

24.12.2007 10:18 msk Politics Uzbekistan

Official media outlets in Uzbekistan kept repeating that the Central Electoral Commission had been reported no violations in the course of the election of the president of Uzbekistan on December 23. The media concentrated on observers' positive appraisal of the election and its organization. Ferghan

Mysterious state of Turkmenistan dispels myths and stereotypes

Mysterious state of Turkmenistan dispels myths and stereotypes

24.12.2007 10:07 msk Interview Turkmenistan

Natalia Antelava, BBC correspondent in Central Asia, made her first visit to Turkmenistan in November 2007. Initially there for the international oil and gas conference she covered, Antelava chose to stay somewhat longer to get better knowledge of everyday life in Turkmenistan. She visited the city

The parliament of Kyrgyzstan elected a new chairman and endorsed prime minister

The parliament of Kyrgyzstan elected a new chairman and endorsed prime minister

24.12.2007 10:01 msk Kyrgyzstan Politics

The first meeting of the Jogorku Kenesh (national parliament) elected its new chairman.

Turnout at the presidential election in Uzbekistan amounted to 90.6%

Turnout at the presidential election in Uzbekistan amounted to 90.6%

24.12.2007 08:43 msk Politics Uzbekistan

Abdusalomov, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of Uzbekistan, announced at the briefing at the Press Center (10.30 p.m., December 23) that the turnout at the presidential election amounted to 90.6%.

Uzbekistan: Uzbeks re-elected president

Uzbekistan: Uzbeks re-elected president

23.12.2007 17:46 msk Politics Uzbekistan

Voters in Uzbekistan are taking part in a presidential election on December 23. According to the Uzbekistan authorities about 60% have cast their vote by midday, the Svobodanews reported.

Uzbekistan: Rise in women crime and self-killing impends Andijan

Uzbekistan: Rise in women crime and self-killing impends Andijan

23.12.2007 17:44 msk Ferghana Valley Uzbekistan

755 crimes committed by women have been recorded in the Andijan oblast for the last 11 months, the Andijan oblast office of the public prosecutor reported. 142 women committed suicides.

No exit-polls during election in Uzbekistan

No exit-polls during election in Uzbekistan

23.12.2007 17:43 msk Politics Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Central Election Commission Chairman Mirzo-Ulugbek Abdusalomov conducted a briefing for journalists and foreign observers on December 21.

Uzbekistan: No agreement on gas price with Gazprom

Uzbekistan: No agreement on gas price with Gazprom

23.12.2007 17:36 msk Business Russia

Russian Gazprom delegation failed to reach an agreement with the Uzbek part on mutually beneficial prices for the Uzbek gas export and the Turkmen gas transit for 2008. The negotiation took place in Tashkent yesterday.

Uzbekistan: Public order squads established ahead of presidential election

Uzbekistan: Public order squads established ahead of presidential election

23.12.2007 17:34 msk Politics Uzbekistan

Special squads to enforce safety and order during the presidential election scheduled for December 23 have been established in the republic, RIA Novosti reported with the reference to the Uzbekistan deputy minister of interior Kuldashev A.

Life in Turkmenistan. How myths are dispelled

Life in Turkmenistan. How myths are dispelled

21.12.2007 13:38 msk Turkmenistan

The international community knows practically nothing about Turkmenistan. Colossal gas fields, suppression of the opposition, golden statues of president for life Saparmurat Niyazov - that is essentially all. Still, the Turkmenbashi's demise paved way for changes, and Turkmenistan nowadays is somewh

Uzbekistan closed the border with Tajikistan in the light of the forthcoming election

Uzbekistan closed the border with Tajikistan in the light of the forthcoming election

21.12.2007 13:33 msk Politics Uzbekistan

Press Service of the Main Directorate of Border Troops of the Tajik National Security State Committee reports that Uzbekistan unilaterally closed its state borders for residents of Tajikistan this Friday. Uzbek border guards officially notified their Tajik opposite numbers that the borders were to s

Only 7% children in Tajikistan attend infant schools and day-care centers

Only 7% children in Tajikistan attend infant schools and day-care centers

21.12.2007 13:32 msk Human Rights Tajikistan

Conference "Infant school development in 2005 - 2010" in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, this week discussed a new strategy of development of infant schools. Addressing teachers, specialists from state structures, and local correspondents, Jukio Mokua of the UNICEF Mission in Tajikistan said on

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