Uzbekistan

Tenth plenary session of Senate to open on 29 June

Tenth plenary session of the Senate [upper house] of Oliy Majlis [parliament] of the Republic of Uzbekistan will open on 29 June. This decision was made by the Senate Kengash (council).

Kazakh anti-drug body chief praises cooperation with Central Asian states

The Kazakh Interior Ministry’s special forces carried out ten operations this year jointly with the Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik and Russian law-enforcement agencies to close regular routes used for smuggling drugs in transit, the head of the committee for fighting drug trafficking under the Kazakh Interior Ministry, Maratkali Nukenov, has said.

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Uzbek police detain over 6,000 people on drugs charges in 2006

A total of 6,040 people, including 106 foreign citizens, were detained in Uzbekistan in 2006. The amount of drugs seized from them was about 246 kg, Uzbek media outlets report. Of the detainees, 29 are citizens of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan - 25, Turkmenistan - 15, Kazakhstan - 12, Afghanistan - seven, Iran - seven, Turkey - five, Russia - four.

Russia’s FSB rescues Uzbek slaves

Officers of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Orel Oblast have freed 18 citizens of Uzbekistan who were being held as slaves, RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service reported.

SCO member states to increase defense cooperation

Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will make fresh efforts to cooperate in national defense and security in a drive to deal with an array of challenges, Chinese Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan said here Wednesday.

Astana to host VI Central Asian Educational Forum

The VI Central Asian Education Forum will be held in Astana on 26-28 June under the auspices of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Uzbekistan destroys more than 400 kg of heroin

Uzbek authorities on Tuesday incinerated 424 kilograms of heroin at a factory outside the capital Tashkent in the presence of foreign diplomats and media. Overall, the Uzbek authorities destroyed 772 kilograms of drugs.

Uzbekistan’s Health Week campaign educates 6m youths on proper nutrition

In view of the urgent need to raise awareness about proper nutrition in children, a national campaign called Health Week was conducted this spring in almost 10,000 schools throughout Uzbekistan.

VI Central Asian festival of ecological journalism kicks off in Bishkek

The VI Central Asian festival of ecological journalism is to be held in the capital of Kyrgyzstan on 25-27 June. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will participate in the festival.

Presidents of Iran, Mongolia and Turkmenistan to attend SCO summit in Bishkek

President of Iran Mahmud Ahmadinejad, President of Mongolia Nambaryn Enkhbayar and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republuic, on 16 August.

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