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Ansari visits Samarkand Bukhara next stop before wrapping up Uzbekistan visit
Vice President Hamid Ansari visited the ancient city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan on Thursday. He was received by Samarkand Governor Mirzaev Zoyir Toirovich. Both held discussions on issues of mutual interest. Ansari also paid a visit to Shah-e-Zinda, where Prophet Mohammad's cousin, Kusam ibn Abbas, was beheaded for refusing to abandon his faith. The Vice President later visited the mausoleum ...
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New Indonesian Central Bank Chief To Focus on Inflation Amid Political Pressure
Former Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo began a five-year term as Indonesia's central bank governor Friday, taking the reins as Southeast Asia's biggest economy faces the prospect of higher inflation and political uncertainty ahead of general elections scheduled for next year.Mr. Martowardojo's immediate priority will be maintaining price stability as the government prepares to ...
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Azerbaijan Will Not Join NATO CSTO Says Aide
BAKU, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - Azerbaijan will join neither NATO nor the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), but is prepared to cooperate with both, a presidential aide said on Friday. "As Azerbaijan has been participating in NATO’s Partnership for Peace program since 1995 we envision our future security model within the framework of the Nonaligned ...
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Asia stocks erratic Europe shares steady day after global selloff
BANGKOK - Asian shares traded erratically Friday but European markets found their footing, a day after global stocks were routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus. Japan's Nikkei 225 index, which plummeted more than 7 per cent Thursday, posted a big morning gain and then took investors on a dizzying ride ...
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YARAT promotes Azerbaijan at Venice Biennale
Space of contemporary art YARAT! takes part in the Venice Biennale with exhibition - Love Me, Love Me Not. Love Me, Love Me Not is a unique exhibition of contemporary fine art in Azerbaijan and a number of neighbouring countries, featuring works by 17 artists from Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Russia and Georgia. The exhibition, produced by a non-profit organization YARAT! (curator is Dina ...
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95th anniversary of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic marked in Washington
Azerbaijani embassy in the United States has organized a reception in Washington to mark 95th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. The event brought together high-ranking officials from the US presidential office, a number of Congress members, representatives of the US army, diplomatic missions accredited in the US including those belonging to Azerbaijan, Turkey and also Jewish ...
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Azerbaijans transport sector not facing problems with investment support
The high credit rating allows international investors to trust Azerbaijan, easily issuing loans for the development of different major projects, including in transport. The statement came from head of the transport ministry's board of Azerbaijan Javid Najafov as part of the International Transport Forum in ...
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Large families to be provided with apartments in Azerbaijan
The families in Azerbaijan with three and more children will be provided with apartments as well as special mortgage preferences. Chief of the department for social support policy of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection Elnur Sultanov told APA that this is fixed in a new, special bill 'On provision of state support to large families' developed by the Presidential Administration ...
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The United States and Azerbaijan have built a vibrant partnership - John Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry congratulates Azerbaijani people on the occasion of 28 May - the Republic Day. 'I am delighted to congratulate the people of Azerbaijan as you observe Republic Day this May 28. The United States and Azerbaijan have built a vibrant partnership, and we are committed to help buttress Azerbaijan’s independence, strengthening its democratic institutions ...
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Mongolias long-awaited securities law paves way for giant mine
finally passed a long-awaited securities law on Friday that will allow the state-owned firm mining the enormous Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit to launch a $3 billion initial public offering at home and ...
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Tajik airliner makes emergency landing at Khudzhand
DUSHANBE, May 24 (Itar-Tass) - A Boeing passenger plane of the Tajik Air national airline has made an emergency landing at the airport of destination in the Tajik city of Khudzhand, an airline source has told Tass. None of the 89 passengers and crew on board were injured, he ...
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EM ASIA FX-Short-covering supports Asia FX but sentiment fragile
* Taiwan dlr up on exporters; intervention caps - traders * Philippine peso, won gains on short-covering (Adds text, updates prices) By Jongwoo Cheon SEOUL, May 24 (Reuters) - Most emerging currencies rebounded on Friday on pre-weekend short-covering in choppy trading, but investors hesitated to chase regional units due to shaky Japanese financial markets and ...
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Asia stocks extend losses after big sell-off
View Photo A man walks past an electronic stock indicator showing the Nikkei 225 index which nosedived 1,143.28 points, or 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98 in Tokyo Thursday, May 23, 2013. Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. (AP Photo/Shizuo ...
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Asia Markets Japan stocks plunge back into losses
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks plunged deep into losses Friday afternoon on a wave of selling, as remarks from the Bank of Japan governor failed to ease concerns about a rise in government-bond ...
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Lavrov Azerbaijan oil pipeline contract termination not political
Dmitry Medvedev to revoke an intergovernmental agreement to transport oil through the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline was purely a business decision. "Any deterioration in relations between the two countries is out of the question," Lavrov said. The decision to end the Baku-Novorossiysk transport agreement came as Russia is preparing to vacate its Soviet-era Gabala radar station in ...
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ASIA MARKETS Japan Stocks Recover Modestly After Steep Sell-off
HONG KONG – Japanese stocks jumped Friday to stage a modest recovery, with relief buying emerging after the extreme losses they suffered the previous day, amid expectations that the rally that began late last year may have further to go.The Nikkei Stock Average climbed 3% after diving 7.3% in the previous session, while the broader Topix advanced 2.6% after Thursday's 6.9% ...
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UN official encourages Kyrgyzstan to tackle causes of 2010 inter-communal violence
Print 23 May 2013 – A senior United Nations official has encouraged Kyrgyzstan’s efforts to address the causes of the inter-communal violence that erupted in 2010, while stressing that they must be fully in line with human rights standards. Hundreds of people were left dead or injured by the clashes that began in June 2010 between ethnic Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks. The violence ...
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Modun Resources sees significant upgrade in Nuurst coal quality in Mongolia
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia)Modun Resources (ASX: MOU) has found that coal briquettes created from coal from its Nuurst coal in Mongolia could be upgraded to the benchmark Newcastle thermal coal energy level.The testwork saw an increase in calorific value achieved to 5,648 kcal/kg from a 4,178 kcal/kg for the raw coal sample.The improvements in coal quality were achieved via a cost ...
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Aliyev said Azerbaijan needed support of international community to end Armenian…
Aliyev said Azerbaijan needed support of international community to end Armenian invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh. VIENNA - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev asked the international community to lend its support for ending the Armenian invasion of Nagorno-Karabakh.Armenia insists on not leaving Nagorno-Karabakh, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, even after United Nations Security ...
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Kazakhstan defeats India at China volleyball tourney
/enpproperty--> LUOHE, Central China - Kazakhstan defeated India 3-2 at the China International Men's Volleyball Tournament here on Wednesday. Kazakhstan won 25-12, 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-7. "Our team are so young that they didn't cooperate smoothly and always made mistakes, but I am satisfied with their performance," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, assistant coach of ...
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Golomt Bank owners are under fierce dispute
Since almost a year ago, there were rumors were haunting media that Golomt Bank owners were going to split. Such rumors were extinguished instantly or removed immediately after the broke-out. from media. Recently, Foreign Minister and MP L.Bold (@boldlu), one of the major shareholders of Golomt Bank, revealed his frustration through his twitter account, publishing his lawyer's letter to the ...
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Reception in honor of Azerbaijan’s Republic Day organized in Pretoria
The Azerbaijani embassy in the South African Republic organized a reception of occasion of 28 May-Day of Azerbaijani Republic on 22 May. The event was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in this country, state and official structures, scientific and educational circles, Azerbaijani and Turkish diaspora organizations, as well as members of local NGO ‘Friends of ...
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Gazprom plans Ukraine bypass
By Vladimir Socor On April 3, in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller announced a colossal series of gas projects. These involve an expansion of existing big projects or a reactivation of earlier, unimplemented proposals. Ukraine's start of gas imports from Europe, reducing dependence on Gazprom, triggered this Putin-Miller move. In a set-piece dialogue, they ...
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Kazakhstan - Kazakh journalist under forced observation at psychiatric clinic
Kazakh authorities should drop criminal charges against a journalist and immediately release him from a psychiatric clinic where he is under forced observation, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 13, 2013, a court in the journalist's hometown extended his detention until June 14.The journalist, Aleksandr Kharlamov, is also a civil society activist from Ridder, a town in northeastern ...
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Azkals call off Kyrgyzstan friendly
The Philippines has called off its international friendly match against Kyrgyzstan on June 8, citing difficulty to find convenient flights to the country's capital, Bishkek. Philippine Football Federation general secretary Ed Gastanes told the Inquirer that they were forced to beg off from the match because of the "punishing" travel schedule to Bishkek. Apart from the ...
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Kazakhstan capital's next challenge
Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, has experienced rapid growth in recent years and has seen the completion of some impressive architectural feats, now there are plans by the government to build a huge indoor city within the capital, providing the country with a modern feat of engineering and a tourist attraction of which to be proud.
Astana and Dubai, despite vast differences, have a few things in common as cities. Dubai is not the capital of the United Arab Emirates, while Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana is one of the coldest capitals in the world while Dubai is in one of the hottest regions on the planet. But Astana, like Dubai, has experienced rapid development in recent years, due in large part to the relocation of the capital to the city, and like Dubai, it has had to make sometimes impressive adaptations to architecture and development in order to compensate for the climate. Read more
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