President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a law that fundamentally changes the rules of the game in Uzbekistan’s digital sector (the full text of the signed law in Uzbek is attached below). The new version of Article 27¹ of the Law “On Personal Data” eliminates legal conflicts that for years blocked the entry of the world’s… Read More »
On September 7, 2022, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba held a press conference for 10 Central Asian journalists, including myself. This is the statement he made before answering journalists’ questions. I am printing the transcript of his speech as it is, without cuts. Dmytro Ivanovych Kuleba: Many citizens of your countries know Ukrainians, have visited… Read More »
The online conference of Ukraine’s then Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba with Central Asian journalists took place on September 7, 2022. Kyrgyz journalist Adil Turdukulov asked Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba about the indifferent attitude (“our authorities pretend it does not concern them”) of Central Asian leaders toward the war in Ukraine and its consequences.… Read More »
The online conference of Ukraine’s then Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba with Central Asian journalists took place on September 7, 2022. Journalist Shokir Sharipov asked what the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, would have done to steer events (“Many of us living in Central Asia watch with bitterness what is happening… Read More »
The fourth and final part of the report on the online conference of Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba with Central Asian journalists on September 7, 2022. Questions from Kazakh journalist Karlygash Ezhenova concerned information circulating online that “Putin had instructed the development of a revanchist invasion plan, with Moldova, Georgia, or Kazakhstan named… Read More »
On December 23, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had held two telephone conversations — with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. According to the American leader, the talks were “wonderful” and focused on issues of peace, trade, and expanding cooperation between the countries. “We discussed the importance of… Read More »
A credit agreement to finance the construction project of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway was signed in Bishkek on December 16, 2025. The signing ceremony was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic — Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Bakyt Torobaev. The agreement was concluded between LLC “China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan… Read More »
Although the construction of a channel to divert part of the flow of Siberian rivers to Central Asia was canceled by a decision of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU more than 35 years ago, discussions about the channel continue today. This grandiose project still concerns irrigators, scientists, and politicians, so I… Read More »
On 16 November, following the seventh Consultative Meeting of the heads of Central Asian states in Tashkent, a Joint Statement was adopted. The meeting was attended by the presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. In addition, the leaders approved the following documents:
A detailed review and assessment of the speeches of Donald Trump and the leaders of Central Asia: what is the “new era” they are talking about — explored in our analysis of the C5+1 summit in Washington. 1. Context and key statements by Trump at C5+1 In his opening remarks at the C5+1 summit, organized… Read More »