(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Sabina Mammadli
Central Asia Weekly Review: 19-26 Jul
22
Azernews has launched a new project designed to cover
weekly major developments in the Central Asian
nations.
HIGHLIGHTS
Turkmenistan, Georgia ink accord on direct flights
Kyrgyzstan hosts a summit of Central Asian states
Electricity consumption in Tashkent reaches a historical
level
10 millionth citizen born in Tajikistan
Kazakh president performs Umrah
UZBEKISTAN
Electricity consumption in Tashkent reaches a historical
level
Due to abnormally hot weather, last week electricity consumption
in Uzbekistan reached the highest level in the last 5 years.
We should note that besides reaching historical levels during
the summer, the electricity consumption has exceeded the figure for
the autumn-winter period when demand for electricity was
traditionally the highest.
According to the press service of the Energy Ministry, last
summer, the average daily electricity consumption in the country
amounted to 224 million kWh.
At the same time, on July 22, 2022, the electricity consumption
figure per day amounted to 237 million kWh, or 6% more than last
year, which was the maximum value not only for this summer period
but for the whole year.
Uzbekistan becomes the 11th country that can send labor
to Japan
Uzbek migrants will be able to work and earn money in Japan.
The remarks were made at the second labor forum dedicated to the
prospects for the development of labor relations and vocational
education between Japan and Uzbekistan on July 21.
Mavzhuda Mirzayeva, head of the Information Service of the
Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, said that so far Japan
has attracted labor from only 10 countries. Because of this, there
is sufficient demand for labor in Japan.
As a result of the dialogue that took place during the event, it
was stated that the Japanese market is fully open to Uzbek
migrants.
So far, 500 Uzbek workers have received vocational training
under the auspices of the state, and 47 of them have expressed a
desire to work in Japan.
TURKMENISTAN
Turkmenistan, Georgia ink accord on direct
flights
Representatives of Turkmenistan and Georgia signed an accord on
cooperation in the field of transport, which will make it possible
to establish air communication between the countries, Georgian
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Levan Davitashvili
has said.
“We signed an agreement on cooperation in the transport sector,
which will provide us with the opportunity to start operating
direct flights to Ashgabat, which will further deepen economic
ties,” Davitashvili noted.
According to Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who was on a
visit to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan is an 'important trading partner'
for Georgia.
First Central Asian Gas Turbine Repair Center launched
in Turkmenistan
The Center for Repair and Maintenance of Power Equipment was
launched in Ashgabat's Buzmeyinsky region on July 20.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the facility, President of
Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted that the Center is the
only enterprise in Central Asia designed for the repair and
maintenance of general electric gas turbines based on advanced
technologies.
The construction of the facility, located on an area of 3
hectares, in accordance with the relevant decree of the Turkmen
president, signed in 2019, was carried out by the Turkish company
Çalik Enerji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Local. Other foreign
specialists were also involved in the work.
The center has all the necessary conditions for efficient work,
55 units of specialized equipment have been installed. The
infrastructure of the complex includes specialized workshops, a
laboratory, an administrative building, a conference room, an
archive, a warehouse, technical, utility, and other necessary
rooms. There is also a first-aid post, a kitchen and a canteen for
employees.
KYRGYZSTAN
Kyrgyzstan hosts a summit of Central Asian
states
The 4th Consultative Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian
countries took place in Kyrgyzstanəs Cholpon-Ata on July 21.
Presidents of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Tajikistan -
Emomali Rahmon, Uzbekistan - Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Turkmenistan -
Serdar Berdimuhamedov attended the summit.
As the result of negotiations, the sides signed the Treaty of
Friendship, Good Neighborliness, and Cooperation.
The document should initiate rapprochement of the countries of
the region outside the framework of the EAEU.
The five states will be obliged to resolve disputed issues
within the framework of the agreement and exclusively through
dialogue.
The parties also approved a roadmap for the implementation of
the agreement for a period of two years - 2022-2024.
The next, 5th Consultative Meeting will be held in the capital
of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, in the summer of 2023.
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan agree on some disputed border
areas
A regular meeting of topographic working groups of government
delegations of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which will last five
days, kicked off in the Batken region on July 25.
The parties agreed on about 80 kilometers of the border. The
Special Representative of the Cabinet of Ministers for border
issues Nazirbek Borubaev reported.
According to him, 82 kilometers have been agreed upon since May
2021.
Nazirbek Borubaev added that the length of the border between
the countries reaches 972 kilometers, but when clarified, there may
be a difference, because some sections may become shorter or longer
during the exchange of land.
TAJIKISTAN
10 millionth residents born in Tajikistan
The boy, who was born in the maternity hospital No. 2 in
Dushanbe on July 23, has become the 10 millionth citizen of
Tajikistan.
The parents of the newborn baby boy, named Firdavs, are
residents of the Shokhmansur region of Dushanbe city Faridun
Barotov and Makhfirat Shokirova. The father of the newborn is a
labor migrant, and the mother is a housewife.
On behalf of President Emomali Rahmon and the Chairman of
Dushanbe Rustam Emomali, the keys to a three-room apartment for the
family of the 10 millionth resident were presented by Deputy Prime
Minister Matlubahon Sattoriyon, Deputy Chairman of the city of
Dushanbe Dilbar Odilzoda and others.
The population of Tajikistan has increased by 43,500 people in
the first quarter of 2022.
As of April 1, 2022, the permanent population of the republic
amounted to 9,934,400 people, and as of January 1, 2022, this
figure was 9,890,900 people.
Russian Prosecutor-General's Office wants Tajik Islamic
Renaissance Party to be labeled as a terrorist
organization
The Russian Prosecutor-General's Office has filed a lawsuit for
the recognition of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
(IRPT) as a terrorist organization.
Prosecutor-General Igor Krasnov told a meeting with Tajik
President Emomali Rahmon during his visit to the country.
He said that the Prosecutor-General's Office of the Russian
Federation had considered the request of the Prosecutor-General's
Office of Tajikistan to recognize certain organizations as
terrorist entities in Russia.
“We have already sent to the court a corresponding lawsuit
against the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan,” the official
stated.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the issues of
neutralizing existing internal threats, including those related to
the tendency to impose the ideology of religious radicalism on
society.
To recall, the Supreme Court of Tajikistan has satisfied the
claim of the country's prosecutor-general on recognizing the
Islamic Renaissance Party as a terrorist entity and banned its
activities on the territory of the republic in September 2015.
KAZAKHSTAN
Kazakh President performs Umrah
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokaev performed Umrah
(small Hajj) in the city of Mecca.
The president was granted a special honor as he was allowed to
enter the Kaaba, the doors of which are opened for distinguished
guests in exceptional cases. This was evidence of the deep respect
of the Saudi leaders towards the president of Kazakhstan.
Tokayev arrived in Saudi Arabia to discuss trade and economic
cooperation with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman
Al Saud.
Nur-Sultan enters the 'yellow' zone due to the
coronavirus situation
Nur-Sultan entered the 'yellow' zone of the matrix for assessing
the epidemiological situation in the regions of Kazakhstan on July
21,
According to local media, the 'yellow' zone stands for low and
moderate epidemiological risk. Regions fall into the“yellow” zone
when 25 to 50 cases are detected per 100,000 people and the R
indicator (reproduction or transmission of infection from the sick
person to the contact person) is more than one.
Almaty is also located in the same zone.
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Sabina Mammadli is AzerNews' staff journalist, follow her on
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