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Chinese President Holds High-Level Talks with Central Asian Leaders
(MENAFN) Media reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping held a series of high-level talks with Central Asian leaders on Tuesday during his visit to Astana, Kazakhstan, where the 2nd Central Asia-China Summit is currently underway. During the...
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2nd International Film Festival for Eurasian countries wraps up in Sochi, Russia
(MENAFN) The 2nd International Film Festival for Eurasian countries, Eurasia-KinoFest, recently wrapped up in Sochi, Russia. The event spanned over a week and welcomed participants from 26 nations, showcasing films across three categories:...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Strengthening Personal Data Protection Across Kyrgyzstan: Over 1,000 Officials Trained with OSCE Support
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, in close partnership with the State Agency for Personal Data Protection under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, has helped raise national awareness and improve institutional knowledge in the...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Enhances Ammunition Safety Skills of Kyrgyz Defence Personnel through Study Visit to Austria
From 19 to 23 May 2025, four technical specialists from the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic took part in a study visit to Austria, focused on the use of mobile laboratory equipment for the chemical analysis of ammunition propellants....
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The international role of the euro
The international role of the euro remained broadly stable in 2024. The share of the euro across various indicators of international currency use has been largely unchanged, at around 19%, since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The euro continued to...
Owner: European Union
Ex-Kyrgyz Leader Faces Over Eleven-Year Prison Sentence
(MENAFN) Former Kyrgyz leader Almazbek Atambayev has been sentenced in absentia to over 11 years behind bars, according to media reports on Tuesday. Atambayev, who served as president from 2011 to 2017, was found guilty of illegally obtaining land...
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Kyrgyzstan is Developing Its Own Crypto Hub: A7A5 Stablecoin Listed on the Regulated Exchange Meer Exchange
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN, March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kyrgyzstan continues to solidify its position as a regional crypto hub. The country is advancing its digital asset regulation, testing legal frameworks, and launching licensed platforms. One...
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Solve Border Conflict with New Agreement
(MENAFN) Kyrgyz Leader Sadyr Japarov approved a border agreement on Tuesday between his nation and neighboring Tajikistan, putting an end to a long-standing issue that had caused tensions in recent years between the two Central Asian nations. The...
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OSCE boosts solar energy skills to support Kyrgyzstan’s clean energy transition
To help drive Kyrgyzstan’s transition to clean energy and meet its growing demand for renewables, the OSCE organized a joint initiative in Bishkek focused on both high-level policy dialogue and technical training. This effort was carried out in...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Turkish President Participates in Turkic States Summit in Budapest
(MENAFN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Budapest on Wednesday to participate in an informal summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). He was received by Hungary’s Construction and Transport Minister Janos Lazar,...
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OSCE advances gender-sensitive law enforcement and border management in Central Asia
As part of the OSCE’s efforts to empower women in the security sector and strengthen regional security, the OSCE Secretariat, with support from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the five OSCE field operations...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Empowering the Next Generation: OSCE Trains Over 3,000 Youth in Financial Literacy across Kyrgyzstan
For several years, the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB) has been leading a sustained effort to promote financial literacy among youth in Kyrgyzstan. Through comprehensive training programmes held annually across the country, the POiB helps...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE and EU support Central Asian states to safeguard non-profit organizations from abuse by terrorists
Ensuring a proportionate approach to combating the instrumentalization of non-profit organizations (NPOs) by terrorists in Central Asia was the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the EU Global Facility...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Enhancing Military Transparency: International Seminar on the Vienna Document 2011 was held in Almaty as part of Confidence and Security-Building Measures
From 22 to 24 April 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, in co-operation with the Centre for Arms Control and Inspection Support and the Kazakhstan Peace Operations Centre (KAZCENT) of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan,...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
SVR Says West Seeks to Undermine Commonwealth of Independent States
(MENAFN) Western powers are striving to cause the fragmentation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to Sergey Naryshkin, the director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). The CIS is currently composed of nine...
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OSCE-Led Training Enhances Ammunition Management Capacity of the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic
From 1 to 11 April 2025, eighteen specialists from the Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic completed a training course on safe storage, surveillance and transportation of ammunition. The course was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Enhances K-9 Training for Kyrgyz Border Security
Luban, Poland / Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 18 March 2025 – Six canine instructors from the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic have completed a specialized training course on detecting explosives, weapons,...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Central Asian Dialogue Platform “Women in Justice: Professional Development through Association”
On 11 September 2025, the international Central Asian Dialogue Platform titled “Women in Justice: Professional Development through Association” was held in Astana. The event was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Constitution of Kazakhstan...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE promotes interfaith dialogue and environmental awareness in Kyrgyzstan through a tree-planting initiative
BISHKEK, 3 April 2025 – More than 80 government representatives and members of various religious communities gathered in Ataturk Park to plant over 60 tree seedlings, aiming to enhance the urban environment and foster interfaith dialogue. The...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
UN General Assembly 80th session: Statement to the First Committee
Mr. Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, This First Committee takes place amid steadily increasing levels of armed conflict, and the shadow of growing fears of large-scale war. Over 130 armed conflicts are raging today, twice as many as 15...
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