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ODIHR opens election observation mission in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 23 October 2025 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission (EOM) for the 30 November early parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, following an invitation from the...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Kyrgyzstan: Signature of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons а positive step in strengthening commitment to international humanitarian law
“Nuclear weapons cause unspeakable human suffering and long-lasting damage to health, the environment and future generations. Their destructive power cannot be contained in space or time. The signature of the TNPW by the Kyrgyz Republic is a...
Owner: The International Committee of the Red Cross (Non-profit)
Visit of Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister to Slovenia opens up business opportunities in Central Asia
SLOVENIA, October 16 - The foreign ministers of Slovenia and Kyrgyzstan agreed that accelerating political dialogue would provide business opportunities in bilateral cooperation, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector, chemical industry,...
Owner: Slovenian Government
Kyrgyz Leader states public will choose on return of death penalty
(MENAFN) Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov announced that the decision to potentially reinstate capital punishment for crimes involving the rape and murder of women and children will rest with the nation’s citizens through a referendum,...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
CBP interdicts vessel transporting 13 illegal aliens from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia reaching Puerto Rico
CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico – Air and Marine Operations, an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, interdicted a 41-foot sailing vessel transporting 13 illegal aliens near Combate beach on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 12. An AMO asset...
Owner: American Government
Kyrgyz President Proposes Referendum on Death Penalty
(MENAFN) Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov announced on Saturday that the issue of reinstating the death penalty for the rape and murder of women and children will be determined through a countrywide referendum. In an interview with a state news...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Kyrgyz President Proposes Public Vote on Death Penalty Restoration
(MENAFN) Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov announced on Saturday that the restoration of the death penalty for rape and murder targeting women and children will be decided through a nationwide referendum. In an interview with a state news...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
ICT WEEK Uzbekistan 2025 Highlights: Growing Startup Ecosystem and Global Tech Partnerships
ICT WEEK Uzbekistan 2025 brought together over 1,500 participants from 87 countries, underscoring the country’s growing role as a Eurasian tech hub. TASHKENT, TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN, November 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ICT WEEK Uzbekistan 2025...
Ties between Turkey, Kyrgyzstan get strengthened through investments
(MENAFN) Türkiye’s ambassador to Bishkek, Mustafa Kemal Okem, announced Sunday that Turkish investments in Kyrgyzstan have gone beyond $1.4 billion, calling the growing partnership between the two countries a “special and honorable duty.” At a...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Turkish Investments in Kyrgyzstan Soar Past USD1.4B
(MENAFN) Turkish investments in Kyrgyzstan have now topped $1.4 billion, Türkiye’s ambassador to Bishkek announced Sunday, highlighting the deepening cooperation between the two countries as a “special and honorable duty.” At a breakfast briefing...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Turkish Investments in Kyrgyzstan Surpass USD1.4 Billion
(MENAFN) Turkish financial involvement in Kyrgyzstan has gone beyond $1.4 billion, according to Türkiye’s ambassador to Bishkek, who characterized the growing partnership between the two countries as a “special and honorable duty.” Ambassador...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Central Asian youth develop policy recommendations on preventing youth crime at OSCE forum
From 13 to 17 October, the OSCE Secretariat organized the second Central Asian Youth Dialogue Forum on Youth Crime Prevention in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. The event brought together around 20 young leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
IGA Istanbul Airport Celebrates Seventh Anniversary
(MENAFN) As it celebrates its seventh anniversary on Wednesday, IGA Istanbul Airport, Türkiye’s international gateway, has served over 400 million travelers to date. Covering an expansive area of 76.5 million square meters (823 million square...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Members review anti-dumping notifications, actions at Committee meeting
The Committee reviewed new notifications of legislation submitted by Argentina, Iceland, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, the United States and Viet Nam. It continued its review of the legislative notifications of the European Union, Liberia, Saint...
OSCE supports the Third International Youth Forum of Syrdarya River Basin
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supported the Third International Youth Forum of the Syrdarya River Basin on 11 October 2025, which brought together over 248 young participants (143 women and 105 men) from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Translators’ Voices: ‘Leveraging local conditions’ shows respect for universal laws of modernization, transcends a single devt model: Global Times
Beijing, China, Oct. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In 2023, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping first proposed the concept of new quality productive forces during a local inspection tour. Since then,...
Explosion-Proof Equipment – Differences Between ATEX, IECEx and EAC EX Certification
In Europe, the ATEX Directive applies. IECEx is a global certification system. In Eurasian Economic Union a technical regulation TR CU 012/2011 is obligatory. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, October 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Explosion...
Acceding members source of hope for future of trading system – DDG Zhang
Entitled "High-Level Forum on the CAREC Region and the Multilateral Trading System: Deepening Integration in Central Asia and Beyond", the event was organized by the CAREC Program of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in partnership with the WTO...
Second Round of the Consultative Mechanism Strengthens Partnerships and Defines Co-operation Priorities for 2026
Bishkek, 10 October 2025 — The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB) held the second round of the Consultative Mechanism in a hybrid format at the Novotel Hotel and online. The event brought together representatives of the Ministry of Foreign...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Isfayram Hydropower RWA Raises $1 Million On-Chain via PicWe as IHP Market Cap Surpasses $10 Million
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Isfayram Hydropower Real-World Asset (RWA) has successfully completed a $1 million on-chain fundraising round on PicWe, pushing the circulating market capitalization of its native token, IHP,...