Central Asian News Service: news from Central Asia of 20 March 2009

Today news:

economy

13:45 7 new cotton processing enterprises to open in Uzbekistan

09:35 USAID ready to consider offering resource support to Government of Kyrgyzstan for energy sector

09:11 BTA Bank is fulfilling all its customer liabilities

society

13:21 Every year 360 000 natives of foreign states receive Russian citizenship

12:10 Amendments to Welfare Code to come into force on July 1

12:07 Institute of International Affairs: first year in biography

11:11 Career fair held in Khujand

11:03 Russia provides humanitarian aid to Tajikistan worth 33 million rubles

10:04 Kyrgyzstan to mark People’s Revolution Day on March 24

09:55 Three brothers arrested on suspicion of robbery in Almaty

09:36 Former construction department head of Astana Akimat is suspected of abuse of office

08:45 Kyrgyzstan to tighten lab control over imported Chinese citrus fruits

08:19 5th World Water Forum exposes alarming facts on water consumption patterns

08:15 World governments propose solutions to water crisis at 5th World Water Forum

politics

13:16 Ar Namys party to decide whether to nominate a candidate to run in presidential election

12:57 Chair of Parliamentary Committee for Constitutional Legislation explains why presidential election has been scheduled for July 23, 2009

12:29 Social Democrats say presidential election should be called ’snap’ election

12:16 Ak Jol party intends to nominate Kurmanbek Bakiev to run for president

12:00 Berdymuhamedov receives Anne-Marie Idrac

11:57 Kyrgyzstan to have presidential election on July 23

11:22 Nicolas Sarkozy signals readiness to expand cooperation between France and Turkmenistan

10:29 Rahmon proposes to declare 2012 International Year of Water Diplomacy

10:23 Parliament of Kyrgyzstan ratifies border crossing agreement with Kazakhstan

10:20 Majilis: Japan supports Kazakhstan’s initiatives

10:12 Kazakh Senator spoke at PACE Bureau in Paris

10:06 Kazakh President to visit Finland

09:57 Responsibility as part of strategy

science & technology

13:03 Program for identifying level of information security created in Uzbekistan

12:05 Interagency Coordinating Committee on Malaria meets in Ashgabat

culture

12:48 Children’s book “My friend- Compiusha” published in Uzbekistan

12:19 Nowruz - holiday of spring and renovation

12:13 Mollanepes’ creative heritage is focus of forum

business

12:27 Private sector forum closed in Ashgabat

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