Uzbekistan

We have reached an agreement with Uzbekistan on free access to water of the River Syr Darya, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Umurzak Shukeyev said in Tashkent today, the Kazinform news agency reports.

Vice Premier of Kazakhstan Umirzak Shukeyev is to make a visit to Uzbekistan today, Kazinform reported.

Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Tariq Majid has visited aircraft rebuild and overhauling factory TAPOICH.

Several countries in Asia have seen outbreaks of enterovirus infection. Deputy health minister of Uzbekistan, chief state sanitary doctor Bahtiyar Niyazmatov spoke to UzA about the measures taken in the country to prevent the spread of the infection.

The councils of the Senate and the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan adopted a joint resolution on 3 July 2008 “On measures to enhance the support of non-governmental non-commercial organizations and other institutions of civil society”.

Pakistan and Uzbekistan have underscored the need for further increasing cooperation in areas of mutual interest particularly defence collaboration, said an release.

China is ready to step up cooperation with other Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members on security and anti-terrorism efforts during the Beijing Olympic Games, China’s top security official said here Thursday.

The 12th meeting of the Regional Anti-Terrorism Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in Beijing on Thursday. The agenda included security and anti-terrorism cooperation for the Olympics.

The Global Environmental Facility’s Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) opened the process of receiving project applications. The best projects that will result in producing environmental benefits will be selected and supported, UNDP Uzbekistan’s website said.

Central Asia plays a key role in the OSCE, both as a region facing several challenges and as an active participant and supporter of the Organization’s plans to intensify engagement with Afghanistan, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, said on 2 July.