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What Does It Mean to Be Kazakhstani?
The Diplomat
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July 3, 2025
What does it mean to be Kazakhstani? Scholar Diana T. Kudaibergen explores the title question – “What Does It Mean to Be Kazakhstani? Power, Identity and Nation-Building” – in the context of Kazakhstan’s more than three decades of independence. A...
The World Is Producing More Food than Ever—but Not for Long
Wired
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June 28, 2025
This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Globally, humanity is producing more food than ever, but that harvest is concentrated in just a handful of breadbaskets. More than one-third of the world’s wheat...
Xi pushes for Global South modernization via practical cooperation
Detroit Star - Michigan
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BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Brazil late last year, the Portuguese edition of the book "Up And Out Of Poverty" was officially launched in Rio de Janeiro. The book, first published in 1992,...
17th ECO summit in Khankendi highlights Azerbaijan’s growing regional influence
News.Az
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The 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) has officially commenced in Khankendi. This marks the third time Azerbaijan has hosted a high-level ECO meeting, underscoring both the importance of the organization to Azerbaijan and...
Regional powers agree economic integration strategy at Karabakh summit
WHTC - Michigan
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July 4, 2025
KHANKENDI, Azerbaijan (Reuters) -A summit of seven west and central Asian leaders agreed on Friday to liberalise trade, attract more foreign investment and build cooperation in green energy to strengthen regional economic integration. The Economic...
Turkish, Iranian Presidents Attend Summit in Former Artsakh Capital Stepanakert
Hetq
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July 4, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are in Khankendi (Stepanakert - the former Artsakh Republic capital) to attend the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). The ECO was founded in...
Elias: Believe what Trump says he plans in California, other blue states
The Mercury News - California
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July 4, 2025
Even now, six months into President Trump’s second term, there’s a tendency to disregard his sometimes fiery rhetoric as mere big talk. Americans ought to know better by now. Iranians certainly do after Trump sent bunker-buster bombs into their...
Kazakhstan to Invest in Afghanistan’s Turghundi-Herat Railway
The Astana Times
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July 5, 2025
ASTANA — Kazakhstan is ready to invest in Afghanistan’s Turghundi-Herat railway to strengthen regional connectivity, said Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov at the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, on July 4....
Clash against World Cup qualifiers Iran - a true test of Harimau Malaya’s progress - Cklamovski
The Sun Daily
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July 4, 2025
HARIMAU Malaya head coach Peter Cklamovski is taking on the challenge that awaits his team at the upcoming CAFA Nations Cup, especially the clash against tournament favourites and World Cup qualifiers Iran. Describing the showdown as a major...
Israeli attacks on region aim to pressure Palestinians: Erdoğan
Sabah
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July 4, 2025
The reason behind Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Syria and Iran is to bring the Palestinian people to its knees, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday during the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) in Azerbaijan’s...
Turkmen-Korean Seminar on Water Sector Cooperation: Korea Offers Innovative Solutions for Turkmenistan’s Water Security
News Central Asia
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July 2, 2025
Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea continue to strengthen their partnership in the water sector through initiatives such as the “Smart Water Resources Management” training program, a bilateral visit by representatives of both countries on...
ASIA - Central Asian countries seek to preserve water resources
Fides
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June 27, 2025
unece.org by Cosimo Graziani Tashkent (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of May, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan signed a trilateral agreement regarding the allocation of water from the Bahri Tochik reservoir in Tajikistan during the harvest...
The US-Ukraine mineral resources agreement as a signpost in Eurasia’s emerging resource realignment
European Leadership Network
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The recent mineral resources agreement between the United States and Ukraine is more than just an isolated bilateral deal. Rather, it is part of a broader pattern unfolding across Eurasia as Western powers ramp up efforts to secure alternative...
Rahmon outlines energy, industry and freight transportation as areas which could drive the further expansion of regional cooperation
Asia Plus
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09:59, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus On June 17, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon took part and spoke at the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. The Tajik president’s official website says Emomali Rahmon emphasized that further...
Strengthening cooperation between Central Asia and Eastern Europe on AEO implementation
Asia Plus
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09:35, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The International Trade Center (ITC), in collaboration with the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova, hosted a regional Peer Learning Initiative (PLI) on Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) from 30 June to 2...
Erdoğan to attend ECO summit in Azerbaijan
Hurriyet Daily News
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ANKARA President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend the leaders’ summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Azerbaijan's Karabakh, which will focus on a new vision for the 10-member organization. According to a statement by Türkiye's...
Delegation of Turkmenistan Participates in Third Meeting of Range States of Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI) of Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
News Central Asia
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July 1, 2025
Shirin Karryeva, Technical Advisor to the Conservation X Labs project The Third Meeting of Range States to the CMS Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI) took place in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) from 24 to 26 June 2025. The Central Asian Mammal...
China signs landmark treaty with Central Asian countries
Friends of Socialist China
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June 22, 2025
The Second China-Central Asia Summit, held on June 17 in the Kazakh capital Astana, saw China conclude a Treaty of Permanent Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation with its five neighboring countries, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the...
Emomali Rahmon inaugurates a series of rural electrification projects in GBAO
Asia Plus
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15:45, june 26Author: Press release by Pamir Energy In a major milestone towards achieving universal energy access in Tajikistan’s remote mountainous regions, President Emomali Rahmon on June 26 inaugurated a series of rural electrification...
Water Scarcity Could Destabilize Central Asia
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 3, 2025
Water scarcity has become one of the most pressing challenges in Central Asia. Much of the region’s water infrastructure dates back to the Soviet era and has seen little modernization. As a result, water losses can reach up to 40 percent during...