Iran to investigate delay in nuclear plant launch
An Iranian lawmaker said Wednesday Iran's Majlis (Parliament) will set up a committee to investigate the delay in the launch of the country's first nuclear power plant, Mehr news agency reported.
Tashkent will host EU-Central Asia meeting
Tashkent will host the next EU-Central Asia meeting at the level of foreign ministers on April 7, a source in the Uzbek government reported.
Chinese firm to invest in Pakistan hydel power projects
A Chinese firm is looking at investing in Pakistan's hydel power projects that would add nearly 9,000 MW of electricity to the national grid, a media report said Wednesday.
Azerbaijan and Turkey seek to damage Armenian economy
A senior member of the Armenian parliament slammed today Azerbaijan and Turkey for their coordinated efforts to demand the closure of the Armenian nuclear power plant. Speaking to journalists, Hrayr Karapetian, chairman of a parliament committee on defense and national security issues form the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutyun, said the ultimate goal of Baku and Ankara is to damage Armenia’s economic potential.
Nazarbayev re-elected Kazakh president
Astana, April 04: Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected in Sunday's presidential election with 95.5 percent of the votes counted, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced Monday.
Uzbekistan to hold elections to self governing bodies
The Council of Senate of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan (the Upper House of the parliament) adopted a resolution on the holding of elections of aksakals and their advisors to self governing bodies in May-June 2011.
Uzbekistan: Next on the list of revolutions?
While uprisings across Middle East and North African countries are turning into revolutions, many ponder over the question “who is next”? What country or even region would be covered with the rebellion wave, if any.
What a cyberwar with China might look like
It's August 2020. A powerful and rising China wants to bring the city-state of Singapore into its fold as it has with Hong Kong, Macau and Taipei.
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