Author: Tursunbai Sydykov

Nyon, Manchester, Milan (19/12 – 31) The group phase of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League is to conclude this month. Names of the sixteen clubs who will compete in the knock-out phase have been released. On Monday, 18 December 2023, UEFA conducted the draw for the last-16 round, at their headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Defending champion Manchester City came out from the draw with the biggest smile as they will face off with the arguably easiest opponent. Pep Guardiola’s team will Danish champion Copenhagen, who were down at 37th in the UEFA club coefficient ranking. As the current title holder,…

The quality of the internet has been severely compromised by restrictions placed on the market. The first step to solving a problem is admitting that it exists. Telecommunications regulators in Tajikistan have taken a surprising step in that direction by reportedly admitting this week that a staggering 95 percent of the country’s territory is covered by only outdated 2G mobile connections. This situation is in no small part due to the State Communications Service itself. In addition to regulating the sector, the service and the people running it are also major market players, albeit in highly nebulous ways that would be unthinkable…

Al-Balsam Association for Training and Health Development has been honored for treating 112 heart patients in Kyrgyzstan between Nov. 10-17. The association, under the supervision of the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, carried out surgeries on patients at the National Center for Cardiology and Internal Medicine Mirakhinov, and the Scientific Research Institute of Heart Surgery and Organ Transplantation in Bishkek, the country’s capital. The association completed 18 open-heart operations and 94 interventional and diagnostic catheterization procedures, most of which were difficult cases. Source : Arab

According to the Tajikistan Ministry of Agriculture, the number of greenhouses in the country is increasing every year. “There are 950 greenhouses operating across the republic with a total area of 166 hectares, while in 2020 greenhouses occupied only 101.5 hectares. To this day, vegetables have been planted in greenhouses on an area of 43.9 hectares, including tomatoes on 16.2 hectares, cucumbers on 9.3 hectares and other types of vegetables on 18.5 hectares, as well as citrus fruits. Sowing in greenhouses continues,” the ministry said. Tajikistan’s commitment to agricultural innovation is evident in the continuous evolution of greenhouse cultivation methods.…

Ministry of Defense of the Kyrgyz Republic, in partnership with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, marked a significant milestone – the inauguration of two modernized training classrooms in Osh. These newly renovated facilities are not only a testament to the importance of proper ammunition storage and maintenance but also a tangible step toward bolstering the safety and security in Kyrgyzstan. The importance of ensuring the safekeeping and proper care of ammunition cannot be overstated. In this context, these classrooms are now to play a pivotal role in hosting crucial courses dedicated to the transportation and storage of ammunition. Intensive…

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik met with outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kyrgyzstan to Belarus Ermek Ibraimov on 2 November, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The parties discussed the state and prospects of Belarus-Kyrgyzstan relations, reaffirmed their readiness to further deepen multifaceted cooperation and integration interaction between the two countries. They outlined joint steps to work out a roadmap to boost cooperation between Belarus and Kyrgyzstan. The minister thanked the ambassador for his personal contribution to the development of Belarus-Kyrgyzstan cooperation, efforts to intensify political dialogue and expand trade…

Paris (08/11 – 75) Sri Lanka’s economic and political crisis of 2022 left the country bankrupt. Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as President of Sri Lanka in July 2022 when the country was in the middle of its worst economic and political crisis since independence in 1948. His predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, had been forced out of power after facing mass protests prompted by 12-hour power cuts and persistent fuel and food shortages. The nation was bankrupt.Wickremesinghe brought in the International Monetary Fund and has focused on reaching macroeconomic stability and driving tough but much-needed structural reforms. Today, as Sri Lanka embarks…

London (07/11 – 71) For ten years now, the authorities of Tajikistan have been engaged in forced assimilation of the ethnic Pamiri people, giving away the heartlands to China for debts,” Orzu M. shared with RFI – Radio France Internationale is a French news and current affairs public radio station that broadcasts worldwide. RFI met with Orzu in Paris, sharing the fact that more and more Pamiris are leaving their native homes in Gorno-Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous (GBAO) Region of Tajikistan; they are driven into exile by the persecution of the authorities, who are displacing indigenous peoples. RFI: How did it…

The killing of Kyrgyzstan’s most prominent gangland figure at the hands of the security services earlier this month may only have been the start. That, at least, is the narrative the authorities are striving to convey. On October 5, one day after Kamchybek Kolbayev, a figure so notorious that he was even wanted by the U.S. government, was killed in an armed standoff in Bishkek, the chief of the State Committee for National Security, or GKNB, signaled what is coming next. “I am addressing criminal elements: do not break the law. From now on, in our country there will be no thieves-in-law,…

The top category of goods exported from the EU to Kyrgyzstan in 2022 was transport equipment, accounting for 32 percent of the EU’s total exports, a source at the press office of the European Commission (EC) told Trend. Following closely behind were machinery at 31 percent and chemicals at 12 percent of the total exports, according to the same source. On the other side, the EU’s imports from Kyrgyzstan primarily comprised minerals, making up 36.7 percent of the total, and precious metals, accounting for 34.7 percent. The EC source mentioned that trade between the EU and Kyrgyzstan surged by 291…