For subscribers » Foreign affairs » New Chess Game | 23 February 2009

Geopolitics around Central Asia is becoming tough because of a new wave of the fight for the valuable region Read more...

For subscribers » Foreign affairs » Kazakh, Tajik presidents upbeat about bilateral economic ties | 14 May 2008

Kazakhstan and Tajikistan will expand bilateral economic cooperation under a programme until 2011 and set up a $100m mutual investment fund, the sides agreed during Tajik President Emomali Rahmon’s visit to Astana earlier this week. Read more...

For subscribers » Foreign affairs » Uzbek leader opposes idea of Central Asian Union at meeting with Kazakh counterpart | 23 April 2008

Uzbek President Islam Karimov has said that he does not support Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s idea of setting up a Central Asian Union. He covered up his stance by differences in socioeconomic development of regional countries. Economic conditions should be similar in all Central Asian countries to do this, the Uzbek president said during his visit to Astana on 22 April. Read more...

For subscribers » Foreign affairs » Rumours about the Kyrgyz president's health spreading in Bishkek | 25 March 2008

Rumours about the state of health of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev have been circulating in Kyrgyzstan since the beginning of March. The country’s government has released only limited information about this. Read more...

For subscribers » Foreign affairs » Kazakhstan to build reservoir in south to gain water independence | 18 March 2008

The Kazakh government is to build a new reservoir in its water-starved south in a move the government says will boost national security. The Koksaray reservoir will be constructed in South Kazakhstan Region, a government meeting decided on Tuesday. Read more...