Uzbekistan is forward-looking and progressively developing nation: Uzbek envoy
Some 20 million people will be participating in Uzbekistan’s upcoming elections, including 2 million youth who will vote for the first time.
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14th round of Astana format talks on Syria concluded with commitment to Syria’s territorial integrity
Iran, Russia, and Turkey categorically rejecting “self-rule initiatives, under the pretext of combating terrorism: and also expressly rejected any separatist agenda, which not only undermined Syria’s territorial integrity and security, but also threatened “the national security of neighboring countries”.
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Aung San Syu Kyi defends Myanmar in top UN Court
Myanmar will have “no tolerance” for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will prosecute the military, if war crimes have been committed there, Aung San Suu Kyi told the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s main judicial body, on Wednesday.
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Germany, Kazakhstan agree to boost investments in Kazakhstan
Bilateral trade between Germany and Kazakhstan amounts to some 5 billion euros a year, with a deficit for Germany due to gas and oil imports.
OPEC announces further supply cuts
This means a 500,000 barrels a day decrease from world markets from January 2020, in additon to the existing 1.2 million bpd cut arrived in October 2018.
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Macron asks Turkey to clarify ambiguous stance on Islamic State
French President Emmanuel Macron accused Turkey on Tuesday of working with Islamic State proxies and said Ankara’s ambiguity toward the group was detrimental to its NATO allies fighting in Syria and Iraq.
First Indo-Kazakh joint working group meeting on connectivity held
Kazakhstan is India’s largest trade and investment partner in Central Asia.
India marks Constitution Day
India is marking its Constitution day today, November 26th. Seventy years ago in 1949 on
Arab League debates new US position on Israeli settlements, calls on Israel to halt settlement activity
By IAR Desk Cairo: On Monday, November 25, 2019, the Council of the League of
“Signs of hope in Yemen”
The momentum to reach a political settlement in Yemen “has been building”, the United Nations Special Envoy to the country told the Security Council on November 22nd, attributing the positive development to compromises on “a range of issues”.
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