Calendar of events / 2008 / January
- May 26, 2008. Global Environment Facility's Small Grants Programme in Uzbekistan Welcomes Open Discussion of the National Programme Strategy
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Global Environment Facility's Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) has announced public hearings of the National Programme Strategy for Uzbekistan. GEF SGP aims at assisting NGOs and local communities at their efforts to protect the environment. The Programme in Uzbekistan focuses on three main thematic areas of GEF's intervetion: a) biodiversity conservation; b) adaptation to climate change and mitigation of its consequences; c) land degradation. The Programme successfully works in a number of developing countries of the world introducing effective approaches and methods to conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. The Small Grants Programme is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), whereas United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) administers the programme implementation. GEF SGP in Uzbekistan has already established its National Steering Committee (NSC) that is called to guide the Programme's operations. The NSC consists of representatives from NGOs, academia and governmental agencies.
More information...Type: Forums Contact: Alexey Volkov, GEF SGP National Coordinator in Uzbekistan Organizers: UNDP, NGO Participants: NGOs Theme: Environment Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - May 15, 2008—May 17, 2008. International Conference on Applied Economics 2008
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The event, which will be held in Kastoria, Greece, is aimed to bring together economists from different fields of Applied Economic Research in order to share methods and ideas. The topics to be covered include (but are not limited to): Applied Macroeconomics; Applied International Economics; Applied Microeconomics including Industrial Organisation; Applied work on International Trade Theory including European Economic Integration; Applied Financial Economics; Applied Agricultural Economics; Applied Labour and Demographic Economics; Applied Health Economics; Applied Education Economics. The working language of the conference is English.
More information…Type: Summit/Conferences Theme: Economic Reforms Countries: Greece Locations: Greece Open press: Yes - May 15, 2008—May 16, 2008. Tajik, Kyrgyz presidents meet in Khujand to discuss cooperation issues
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Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev is arriving in the Tajik northern city of Khujand tomorrow for a two-day working visit, according to presidential press service. Bakiyev and his Tajik counterpart, President Emomali Rahmon, are expected to discuss issues related to border delimitation, trade and economic cooperation between the two countries and preparations for the SCO summit. We will recall that the issue of delimitation and demarcation of Tajikistan's common border with Kyrgyzstan has not yet settled completely. In the Sughd province, incidents are sometimes occurring between residents of the Tajik district of Isfara and the Kyrgyz district of Batken over water consumption problems.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Kyrgyzstan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - May 14, 2008—May 17, 2008. Almaty to host 15th healthcare exhibition KIHE - 2008
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The 15th Kazakhstan's international healthcare exhibition KIHE - 2008 will take place in Almaty on May 14-17. The event is being organized by Iteca exhibition company and officially supported by Kazakhstan's Healthcare Ministry, the Almaty Akimat (municipality), Kazakh National Medical S. Asfendiyarov University and Medtechnika Joint Stock Company. KIHE - 2008 is the largest international healthcare exhibition in the region. The previous year 192 companies from 23 countries took part in the exhibition.
More information...Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: International organizations, Government, NGO Participants: Government(s) Theme: Health Countries: Central Asia, European Union countries Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - May 14, 2008. ADB increase aid to Kyrgyzstan by 25%
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The Asian Development Bank will increase donor aid to Kyrgyzstan by 25%, the Finance Ministry press service reported. The agreement was reached between the President of the Asian Development Bank Haruhiko Kuroda and Kyrgyz Finance Minister Tajikan Kalimbetova during her visit to Madrid. Haruhiko Kuroda praised a high level of cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and the bank. Besides, the bank will further advance efforts supporting development of the social life and economy in the country.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: International Donors Theme: Economic Reforms Locations: Kyrgyzstan Open press: No - May 14, 2008. Turkish companies to reconstruct cinemas and circus in Ashgabat
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Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a number of resolutions at a government meeting on May 12. The documents order the reconstruction of two cinemas and the building of the Turkmen State Circus together with an underground motor tunnel in Ashgabat. The reconstruction should start this May. The ministry of culture, TV and Radio will act as a principal of the reconstruction, the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent reports from Ashgabat.
More information...Type: Presentations/Launchings Organizers: Foreign organizations Participants: Government(s) Theme: Private Sector Development Countries: Turkey Locations: Turkmenistan Open press: No - May 14, 2008. Kazakhstan and South Korea are intended to increase mutual trade volumes
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Kazakhstan and South Korea intend to activate the volumes of the mutual trade. It was declared during negotiations of prime ministers of two countries, agency reports. "Sides will attach efforts for the further increase of volumes of bilateral trade turnover, maximally using existing potential," says the distributed joint statement of Kazakhstan and Korea. The document says that "the sides stood for the further increase of the effectiveness of intergovernmental of commission on trade-economic cooperation, joint committee on cooperation in the sphere of energy and mineral resources, as well as the sides agreed in the nearest time to conduct the first session of the joint commission on cultural cooperation."
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Korea, Republic of Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: No - May 14, 2008. President of Uzbekistan receives Foreign Minister of Indonesia
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President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia Hasan Wirayuda at the Oqsaroy residence on 13 May, UzA reported. "We consider your visit as another manifestation of mutual interest in developing cooperation," said Islam Karimov. "While Uzbekistan and Indonesia are geographically far apart, the historical and spiritual closeness and a single religion make us close." Indonesia was one of the first foreign states that President Islam Karimov visited after Uzbekistan gained independence. The visit had laid the legal foundations for the development of relations between the countries.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Indonesia Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: No - May 13, 2008—May 14, 2008. PR-forum will take place in Almaty
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Experts in the sphere of PR will gather at fourth professional forum, which will be held on May 13-14 in Almaty. The event will be organized by the “Piarshy” Club of Kazakh PR-professionals under support of the «PG Communications» Agency. PR-professionals from Kazakhstan, as well as guests from CIS and distant foreign countries will attend the forum.
More information…Type: Forums Theme: Other Countries: Kazakhstan Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - May 13, 2008. Tajik president, Kazakh PM discuss cooperation issues
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President Emomali Rahmon held talks with Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Astana, Kazakhstan today, Tajik presidential press service said. In the course of the talks, the two expressed satisfaction with the level of Kazakhstan's investment of money in Tajikistan's economy. During the meeting, it was noted that 47 Tajik-Kazakh joint ventures currently work in Tajikistan. Of them, 15 were launched at the expense of investments provided by Kazakh entrepreneurs only. Rahmon and Masimov noted that the establishment of a Joint Investment Fund will give a new impulse for further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two countries. They noted that construction of a 500-kilovolt power grid Khujand-Almaty is profitable for all countries of the Central Asian region, the press service said.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - May 13, 2008. Makhtumkuli Fragi international scientific conference opens in Ashgabat
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An international conference dedicated to the course of life and poetical heritage of Makhtumkuli Fragi, outstanding Turkmen poet-philosopher whose 275th birthday is marked this year, opened in Ashgabat on May 12. Azerbaijani, Armenian, Afghani, German, Indian, Iranian, Spanish, Kazakh, Chinese, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Pakistani, Russian, Serbian, US, Tajik, Turkish, Uzbek, Ukrainian and Czech scientist arrived in the Turkmen capital to participate in the conference titled "Makhtumkuli and the world spiritual-cultural values.
More information...Type: Summit/Conferences Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Other Countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, Germany, India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Spain, Kazakhstan Locations: Turkmenistan Open press: Yes - May 13, 2008. Kazakhstan to launch 20 intellectual schools
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In line with the President's instruction, Kazakh Government has adopted a decision on creation of 20 intellectual schools of the 1st President in Kazakhstan. As Education and Science Minister Zhanseit Tuimebayev informed, the schools will be managed by a state-run Orken JSC that is being established at present. A draft decree on establishment of the Orken JSC with KZT 1.3 bln charter capital was approved at a governmental sitting. "The project is to be realized in 3 years," the Minister said. The schools will have quite new curriculum in accordance with the world educational standards. Graduates of intellectual schools will have an opportunity to enter any foreign university.
More information...Type: Campaign Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Education Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: No - May 13, 2008. President of Uzbekistan receives Prime Minister of South Korea
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President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Han Seung-Soo on 12 May at the Oqsaroy residence. "The fact that the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea started his foreign trips from the official visit to Uzbekistan is an important event in bilateral relations," said the head of the state. "We consider your visit as a sign of special attention to our strengthening cooperation."
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Korea, Republic of Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: No - May 13, 2008. Issues of setting up SCO Inter-parliamentary Assembly in Cholponata discussed in Bishkek
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A regular meeting of SCO Club under the presidency of speaker of Kyrgyzstan's parliament Adahan Madumarov took place in the state residence's congress hall, the parliament's press service reported. Vice-speaker of the parliament Ch.Baekova, foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan E.Karabaev, deputies E.Arsaliev, A.Arabaev, Z.Kurmanov, L.Sydykova, ambassadors of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan attended the meeting. The event was the informal meeting of the heads of diplomatic representations of SCO member-states with the parliament's leadership and committees. Participants of the meeting exchanged on wide-range issues of cooperation between the member-states and discussed the ways of implementing the Kyrgyz side's initiative on setting up SCO Inter-parliamentary Assembly with its headquarters in Cholponata town.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Other Countries: Central Asia Locations: Kyrgyzstan Open press: No - May 12, 2008. Tajik president leaves for Astana
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President Emomali Rahmon today left for Astana, Kazakhstan for a two-day official visit. Davlat Nazriyev, head of the Tajik MFA information department, told Asia-Plus today that the visit is expected to result in signing of eight bilateral documents, with three of them being signed by President Emomali Rahmon and his Kazakh counterpart, President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: No - May 12, 2008. Local self-governance - an effective mechanism of implementing people's interests
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The interagency workgroup and the international consultants held a working meeting within the framework of the Local Self-Governance Development in Turkmenistan Project implemented in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) at the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. The meeting brought together the deputies of the Turkmen Parliament, the specialists of the national ministries and departments, the experts of the Turkmen National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights under President of Turkmenistan. Co-operation in improving the national laws on local self-governance is a priority trend of Turkmenistan-United Nations constructive partnership.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: UN Agency, UNDP Participants: Government(s) Theme: Democratic Governance Locations: Turkmenistan Open press: No - May 12, 2008. Lithuanian Honorary Consulate open in Kyrgyzstan
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The Honorary Consulate of Lithuania will be launched in Kyrgyzstan, Stanislav Vidugiris, the Honorary consul of Lithuania in Kyrgyzstan informed the news agency "24.kg". The Lithuanian delegation headed by the Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas will visit Kyrgyzstan on May 14, 2008. Heads of ministries, members of parliament, business circles representatives, the Chancellor of Lithuania, and the director general of the Lithuanian railroad come over to meet with the Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev, the Prime Minister Igor Chudinov and sign number of bilateral agreements on double tax carve-out and investments attraction. The Lithuania-Kyrgyzstan business forum will run in the Ak-Keme hotel in Bishkek with attendance of Kyrgyz businessmen, the Honorary consul said.
More information...Type: Presentations/Launchings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Lithuania Locations: Kyrgyzstan Open press: No - May 12, 2008. UWED Legal Clinic holds competition among students
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Legal Clinic under the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED) launched a team competition among its students on civil processes on 11 May 2008. The competition will be held in three stages. Six teams are taking part in the first stage and four teams will qualify to the next stage. Two winners of the semi-finals will participate in the final of the contest. The contest aimed at development of skills of Legal Clinic students on civil processes, including preparation of documents for courts, collection and presentation of evidences, presentation skills, adhering to legal procedures and existing legislation.
More information...Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: UNDP Participants: Government(s) Theme: Other Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: No - May 12, 2008. Astana to host II Eurasian Women's Summit
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II Eurasian Women Summit is to be held in Astana on June 25-26. The event is organized by Kazakhstan Businesswomen's Association under the support of Kazakh Culture and Information Ministry, Kazinform refers to the Association. About 400 leaders and reps of public, political, expert and business organizations from all regions of Kazakhstan and other countries will take part in the upcoming summit. An international conference on Progress through cooperation, a parade of leaders, master classes with leading trainers of international level are planned to be held within the summit.
More information...Type: Summit/Conferences Organizers: NGO Participants: NGOs, Government(s) Theme: Other Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: No - May 8, 2008. Tajik PM calls on Chinese companies to expand cooperation with Tajik businessmen
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State and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and China were discussed at a meeting of Prime Minister Oqil Oqilov with Mr. Wang Sindiye (phonetically spelled), the head of the China New Era Company, that was held in Dushanbe on May 7, according to presidential press service. In the course of the talks, the two expressed satisfaction with increasing pace of expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation between the countries. Pointing out contribution China has made to development of Tajikistan's economy, the prime minister called on Chinese companies to establish closer cooperation with business circles in Tajikistan. For his part, Mr. Wang noted that his company had established cooperation with Tojikmatlubot (Tajikistan's association of consumers' cooperatives) in sectors like procurement, processing and sale of farm produce, etc.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Foreign Organizations, Private Sector Theme: Private Sector Development Countries: China Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No
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