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Geo Strategic Front
• Clinton Travels To Central Europe And Caucasus
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is traveling to Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Her first stop is Ukraine, where Clinton will discuss bilateral ties with President Viktor Yanukovych and other officials.
• Armenian FM Deems Baku 'Responsible' For Karabakh Fighting
YEREVAN -- Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian has claimed the international community holds Azerbaijan primarily responsible for the latest upsurge in cease-fire violations around the breakaway Azerbaijani region of Nagorno-Karabakh, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.
• Azerbaijani foreign minister appreciates recent statement by presidents of Russia, France and U.S.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov highly assessed and recognized very important the recent statement by the presidents of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chair-countries in Toronto.
• Bulgarian president arrives in Azerbaijan
President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov has today arrived in Azerbaijan for a working visit.
Economic /Energy Front
• Azerbaijan and Iran can increase trade turnover to 10 billion dollars"
"Azerbaijan-Iran trade turnover comes close to $500 millions, but both countries can increase it up to $10 billions. We will put our efforts into achieving this goal," said Iran`s Minister of Finance and Economy Seyyid Shamsaddin Hussaini.
Social Front
• European Broadcasters Call For Media Freedoms
European public service broadcasters today called on all governments to respect freedom of expression and freedom of the media.
• Azerbaijan Allows Jailed Blogger To Attend Father's Funeral
Azerbaijani officials have said they will allow a jailed blogger out of prison to attend his father's funeral, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
Kazakastan
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• Nazarbaev Says Kyrgyz Conflict Threatened Regional Stability
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev speaks at the opening of the High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination in Astana on June 29.
• Six Months Into OSCE Chair, Kazakhstan Found Wanting In Kyrgyz Events
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry calls the Kyrgyz crisis a "big test" for Kazakhstan's OSCE chairmanship. Pictured here: Kazakh Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabaev, who is also the OSCE's chairman in office.
• Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Clash Over Border Policy
For much of September, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have engaged in a heated diplomatic exchange over a shooting incident along their shared frontier. The row underscores the fact that border sensitivities in Central Asia continue to foster instability.
Economic /Energy Front
• Russia, Kazakhstan Launch Customs Union - Without Belarus
Russia and Kazakhstan have launched a customs union in an effort to boost trade and investment between them. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told a government session that Belarus was still welcome to join, saying Moscow was seeking "full-fledged, mutually beneficial cooperation" with Minsk.
• Kazakhstan plans major power plant by 2015
Kazakh and South Korean firms plan to complete construction by 2015 of a major new power plant to help meet an electricity shortage in southern Kazakhstan, the companies involved in the project said on Monday.
Social Front
• Two killed in Kazakh coal mine blowout -ministry
KARAGANDY, Kazakhstan, June 24 (Reuters) - A gas blowout killed two coal miners in a Kazakh mine owned by ArcelorMittal
• Kazakhstan's Nazarbaev University Opens In Astana
ASTANA -- A ceremony was held today in Astana for the beginning of classes at a new university named after Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.
Kyrgyzstan
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• New Kyrgyz Constitution Comes Into Force
Interim government head Roza Otunbaeva could be sworn in on July 3, according to election authorities.
• Kyrgyz Leader To Meet Vote Observers
Kyrgyz interim leader Roza Otunbaeva will meet on June 29 with representatives of foreign observer missions after voters overwhelmingly backed a new constitution in a referendum.
• Kyrgyzstan's Leader Says Voters Approve New Constitution
BISHKEK -- Two weeks after ethnic clashes rocked southern Kyrgyzstan, the government says it will adopt a new constitution after people across the country voted in a referendum.
Security was tight amid fears of further unrest, but many say they hope the June 27 referendum will enable the country to establish Central Asia's first parliamentary democracy.
• Western Nations, Institutions Praise Kyrgyz Referendum, As Russia Expresses Doubts
Members of a local electoral commission empty a ballot box at a polling station in Bishkek on June 27. The United States, United Nations, European Union, and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have all praised Kyrgyzstan for having conducted a peaceful constitutional referendum.
Geo Strategic Front
• Tajik General Denies Involvement In Kyrgyz Violence
A top Tajik security official has rejected reports that he and other Tajiks were involved in last month's ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.
• Tajik President Agrees To CSTO Aid Deal For Kyrgyzstan
DUSHANBE -- The head of the Commonwealth of Independent States' security organization says Tajikistan has agreed to help stabilize southern Kyrgyzstan, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.
Economic /Energy Front
Social Front
• Two Kyrgyz Rights Activists Arrested In Osh
OSH, Kyrgyzstan -- Two Kyrgyz human rights activists have been detained and questioned by the Osh Prosecutor-General's Office, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.
Aziza Abdrasulova, director of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Torch of the Century, told RFE/RL that she and Tolekan Ismailova, chairwoman of the NGO Citizens Against Corruption, were arrested on June 28 due to a typographical error made in transcribing interviews they gave to a local media outlet.
• Jailed Kyrgyz Rights Activist Accused Of Murder
The Kyrgyz Prosecutor-General's Office says that jailed rights activist Azimjan Askarov is accused of instigating interethnic hatred and the killing of a policeman, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.
• NGO Says Journalists Were Attacked In Southern Kyrgyzstan
A Kyrgyz journalists' organization says several journalists were attacked while covering the ethnic violence in the southern cities of Jalal-Abad and Osh last month, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.
Tajikistan
Political Front
• It is still a long way to full national consolidation in Tajikistan, says expert
DUSHANBE, June 26, 2010, Asia-Plus -- To reach full national consolidation Tajikistan has to pass through the stage of national unity while it is still a long way off, Tajik political scientist Abdugani Mamadazimov said in an interview with Asia-Plus.
Geo Strategic Front
• Tajik General Denies Involvement In Kyrgyz Violence
A top Tajik security official has rejected reports that he and other Tajiks were involved in last month's ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.
• Tajik President Agrees To CSTO Aid Deal For Kyrgyzstan
DUSHANBE -- The head of the Commonwealth of Independent States' security organization says Tajikistan has agreed to help stabilize southern Kyrgyzstan, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.
• Uzbekistan annuls air traffic agreement with Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, June 30, 2010, Asia-Plus – Uzbekistan has terminated a key air-traffic agreement with neighboring Tajikistan and may temporarily close its airspace to Tajik aircraft, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reported on June 29.
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Turkmenistan
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• Turkmenistan and France discuss prospects of cooperation
On June 30, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Anne-Marie Idrac, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade of France, and Aymeri de Montesquiou Fezensaka, senator and personal representative of the President of France to promote political and economic relations between France and Central Asia.
• President of Ukraine invites Turkmen leader on friendly visit to Kiev
On the occasion of his birthday President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received a congratulatory message from President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich.
• Delegation of Ukraine headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Ashgabat
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Konstantin Gryshchenko, visited Ashgabat leading the high-level delegation. The delegation included heads of major Ukrainian companies.
Economic /Energy Front
• Turkmenistan plans to supply China with more than 40 billion cubic meters of gas per year
The construction of the second line of the Turkmenistan - China gas pipeline provides for additional supplies of Turkmen natural gas to China. As the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent reports from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman said this on 28 June at a briefing for foreign reporters, responding to the question of Reuters news agency.
• IMF predicts impressive growth of Turkmenistan's economy
The Turkmen economy is projected to grow impressively in 2010 and the fiscal balance is expected to remain in surplus, ITAR TASS reported referring to the IMF's statement for press on the conclusion of the annual review of Turkmenistan's economy.
Social Front
• UN develops project to support Government of Turkmenistan
The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN Secretariat is currently developing a project to support the Government of Turkmenistan. The project provides for a specific program of cooperation in the field of retraining, development of regulatory documents and other spheres. As the State News Agency of Turkmenistan (TDH) reports, this was announced on June 28 by Alexei Tikhomirov, representative of the department, during a meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
Uzbekistan
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Geo Strategic Front
• Uzbekistan Annuls Air Traffic Agreement With Tajikistan
DUSHANBE -- Uzbekistan has terminated a key air-traffic agreement with neighboring Tajikistan and may temporarily close its airspace to Tajik aircraft, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.
• Uzbekistan Sending Wounded Refugees Back To Kyrgyzstan
OSH, Kyrgyzstan -- Kyrgyzstan's Health Ministry has said it's begun transporting wounded refugees from Uzbekistan to hospitals in the southern Kyrgyz regions of Osh and Jalal-Abad, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.
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