Tag: Kyrgyzstan

Source link www.rferl.org Welcome back to the China In Eurasia briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter tracking China’s resurgent influence from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. Before we start, a few housekeeping notes: Talking China In Eurasia, my new podcast, will be back in January. In the meantime, you can listen ...

Source link www.rferl.org In a deal that was met with little fanfare, Tajikistan last month agreed to carry out regular anti-terrorism drills with Chinese security forces on its territory. After all, Tajik and Chinese personnel have conducted bilateral military exercises in the past, including three since 2015. But the ...

Source link www.rferl.org Welcome back to the China In Eurasia briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter tracking China’s resurgent influence from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. I’m RFE/RL correspondent Reid Standish. Before we get started, a few announcements: The newsletter is now biweekly, rather than going out only on the first ...

Source link www.rferl.org Welcome back to the China In Eurasia briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter tracking China's resurgent influence from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Reid Standish and here's what I'm following right now. Xi Jinping used his opening remarks at China's weeklong Communist Party congress to ...

The clash comes against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia.Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards have exchanged fire after a dispute over the border between the two Central Asian nations, officials on both sides said. The clash on Wednesday, which took place on the ...

Source link www.rferl.org Welcome back to the China In Eurasia briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter tracking China's resurgent influence from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Reid Standish and here's what I'm following right now. Chinese leader Xi Jinping – who hasn't left the country since the early ...

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Roza Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan as his new special representative for Afghanistan. Otunbayeva will also serve as Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the UN chief`s press office said in a statement on Friday. Otunbayeva succeeds Deborah ...

Source link www.rferl.org A few weeks before the Sri Lankan president fled the country amid growing protests triggered by its debt-laden economy’s default and financial crisis, a top Kyrgyz official issued a warning about the Central Asian nation’s own dire forecast as the turmoil unfolded. “We must always remember ...

Washington —  The leaders of Central Asia’s five nations edged toward closer cooperation but remain well short of the integrated community that has been a goal in the region for decades. Analysts say the five must still build trust while balancing ties with Russia and China.Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev ...

Source link www.rferl.org Welcome back to the China In Eurasia briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter tracking China's resurgent influence from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. I'm RFE/RL correspondent Reid Standish and here's what I'm following right now. The Contradictions In Beijing's Russia Ties From oil deals to diplomatic cover in ...