News about Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan claims ‘undiscovered’ Veronese masterpiece Central Asian state of Uzbekistan has with much fanfare put on display what it says is a lost masterpiece of Western art, a painting by Italian Renaissance master Paolo Veronese.

03 December 2012 12:45

Kazakhstan's KEGOC to shrink power export to Russia Kazakhstan's KEGOC has been instructed to decrease its export of power to Russia.

27 November 2012 14:27

Water tensions overflow in ex-Soviet Central Asia The ex-Soviet states of Central Asia are engaged in an increasingly bitter standoff over water resources, adding another element of instability to the volatile region neighbouring Afghanistan.

20 November 2012 12:49

Uzbek museum unearths forgotten Picasso ceramics Workers at a state art museum in ex-Soviet Uzbekistan have discovered a long-forgotten collection of Picasso ceramics in the archives and put them on display, more than four decades after the pieces were donated.

05 November 2012 12:59

PHOTO: Almaty Heating and Power Plant №1 switching to gas It is planned for achieve full coverage of Almaty city with gas supply within 3 years. The project is worth over $67.5 million.

22 October 2012 14:37

Nazarbayev and Karimov discuss water again Leaders of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are pleased with the results of the official visit and have once again reiterated their positions on the hydrotechnical facilities being constructed in the upstream of Syrdarya: press-service.

01 October 2012 17:59

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan called neighbors use common waters with care The talks covered establishment of a mechanism of joint use of water-energy resources in Central Asian region: Nazarbayev.

25 September 2012 18:20

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers signed cooperation program The official visit of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov started on September 6 in Astana.

09 September 2012 17:23

Islam Karimov wants to meet Nursultan Nazarbayev more often I think that we are losing much time, while it is possible: Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan told Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan.

08 September 2012 10:25

Before November Kazakhstan to compensate Gazprom for 800 million cubic metres of earlier borrowed gas To secure stable gas supplies this coming heating season we have agreed with China, Russia’s Gazprom and Uzbekistan to borrow 1.2 billion cubic metres before December: O&G Minister.

04 September 2012 15:23

Uzbekistan's first daughter hits out at Western critics The eldest daughter of Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov has taken aim at her critics after she released her first English-language album in the West.

23 August 2012 12:15

Uzbekistan President to render official visit to Kazakhstan Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan political consultations are held in Tashkent on August 13-14. Kazakhstan is represented by deputy Foreign Minister Amangeldy Zhumabayev.

14 August 2012 19:04

Nazarbayev opened Kazakhstan Equestrian President’s Cup Nursultan Nazarbayev has officially opened one of the stages of Equestrian World Cup - Kazakhstan President's Cup.

05 July 2012 19:15

PHOTO: Central Asian students compete for Best Constructor title in Astana International Contest of Construction Professional Skills was held in Astana.

18 May 2012 12:06

Kazakhstan mulling gas imports from Turkmenistan for the forthcoming heating season In the heating season of 2011-2012 Almaty and Zhambyk oblasts in the South of Kazakhstan experienced gas shortages due to disrupted gas supplies from Uzbekistan.

08 May 2012 13:11

One third of Uzbekistan smuggled goods destined for Kazakhstan 35% of agricultural products smuggling from Uzbekistan is destined for Kazakhstan.

02 March 2012 14:41

Uzbekistan denies violation of Kazakhstan's airspace Uzbekistan National Security Service denies violation of Kazakhstan's airspace by Uzbek drone.

23 February 2012 17:56

Kazakhstan confirmed violation of Kazakhstan’s airspace by Uzbek drone The staff office of the border-security forces of Kazakhstan’s National Security Commission confirmed the violation by Uzbek drone.

21 February 2012 18:04

Drone has violated Kazakhstan's airspace A drone aircraft has been spotted in Western Kazakhstan. It came from Uzbekistan violating Kazakhstan's airspace.

18 February 2012 13:43

President Nazarbayev calls Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to join the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States We want the Council to be a full-fledged international organization, the President emphasized.

21 October 2011 12:27

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