On 5 March, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev outlined five new major social initiatives to improve the socio-economic standing and progress of Kazakh citizens. These initiatives are a key pillar of Kazakhstan’s ambitious modernisation programme, and will aid the nation in the pursuit of the Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy. With its strong focus on infrastructure, logistics, private
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On April 23 and 24, Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan for a landmark summit with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev. During his visit, a comprehensive and broad spectrum of areas is expected to be covered including the enhancement of trade, economic and investment links; transport, communication, education, and culture.
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On 26 and 27 March, Tashkent will host representatives from over 20 countries and international organisations for the high-level International Conference on Afghanistan “Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Connectivity”. The conference comes shortly after the Kabul Process event held in the Afghan capital last month, in which Afghan President Ashraf Ghani proposed peace talks
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On 15 March, leaders of the Central Asian Republics will gather in Astana (Kazakhstan) for a historic meeting which signals the dawn of a new era of regional cooperation and integration in Central Asia. A new era that firmly leaves behind historical animosities and rivalries in favour of ushering in new cooperative approaches, with efforts
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As part of a special Republic Day report for Indian news channel NewsX, EIAS experts Mr Alberto Turkstra, Ms Angela Sarafian and Mr Edward Danks, along with other commentators from across the world, shared their perspectives on President Modi’s recent vision of a ‘New India’, unveiled in Davos last week, and the present and future
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1. The 2017 Presidential Address to the Parliament of Uzbekistan and its political impact For the first time since the creation of the new Republic of Uzbekistan, on 22 December 2017 the President of this country , H.E. Mr. Mirziyoyev, issued a Presidential “State of the Country” Address to the Parliament. By this formal and
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EIAS Associate Researcher Dr Richard Turcsanyi has recently published a book entitled “Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea”. This book offers an assessment of China’s assertive foreign policy behavior with a special focus on Chinese policies in the South China Sea (SCS). By providing a detailed account of the events in the SCS and
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A delegation from the European Institute for Asian Studies, comprised of Mr Axel Goethals, CEO; Mr Frederic Carlier, Senior Associate and Mr Alberto Turkstra, Programme Coordinator, visited Uzbekistan from 8 to 13 November to attend the high-level conference “Central Asia: One Past and a Common Future, Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Mutual Prosperity” held in
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Considering the rhetoric of President Trump and the US foreign policies, the recent developments in Europe and Brexit’s impact, there is little other alternative than China to carry out the global cause of development. This is what the Programme Coordinator of the European Institute for Asian Studies, Mr Alberto Turkstra commented live from Brussels for
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EIAS Senior Associate Mr Frederic Carlier participated on September 28 and 29 in the International Conference “Islam in Modern Secular States” held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and organised by the State Commission on Religious Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic. The goal of the conference was to discuss the preservation of the cultural identity of nation-states, preventing the infiltration
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