Turkmen president opens international refugee conference in Ashgabat
The conference is organized by the Turkmen government, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (IOC) and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Forum initiator, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow made an introductory speech on Friday. He proposed to hold the conference at the 66th session of the UN General Assembly.
Kazakhstan to support economic reforms in Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan will provide all needed support to the economical reforms in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakh Prime-Minister Karim Masimov said at a meeting with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atmbayev on Friday, Kyrgyz President's press-service reported.
Turkmen President, Iranian Interior Minister discuss regional issues
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the interior minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, national TV channel Miras said on Friday.
Kyrgyzstan, China discuss joint project implementation
Kyrgyzstan and China discussed the implementation of joint projects at the meeting of Kyrgyz Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov and Chinese ambassador to the country Wang Kaiwen, KyrTAG reported.
Russia's Putin says he's skipping U.S. economic summit, meeting with Obama
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will skip a planned visit to the United States this month for a key global summit and a much-anticipated meeting with President Barack Obama, the Kremlin confirmed Thursday, as he faced pressure from protests and opposition criticism at home.
Kyrgyzstan may join Customs Union ahead of schedule
The process of joining customs union may take an accelerated pace, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said during the visit of the President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev in Astana, Novosti-Kazakhstan agency says.
Kazakh FM, Turkmen president discuss bilateral relations
Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov and Turkmen President Gyrbanguly Berdymukhamedov have discussed bilateral relations during Kazykhanov's visit to Ashgabat.
Lithuania nuclear power plant to cost up to 7 bln euros
Lithuania's government gave its final approval to several plans aimed at reducing its dependency on Russian energy sources on Wednesday, including a new nuclear power plant which it said could cost up to 7 billion euros ($9.10 billion).
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