U.S. diplomatic chief’s first trip to region will feature visits to some of the least free countries on the planet.

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Kyiv Post Reuters: Russia-US rivalry spreads to ex-Soviet central Asia Kyiv Post ALMATY/VIENNA – After Ukraine and Syria, the ex-Soviet republics of central Asia could become the latest venue for geo-political rivalry between Moscow and Washington,…

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Kazakhstan present his EXPO 2017 in the closing ceremony of EXPO pavilion in Milan.

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British-Kazakh Ties Strengthen Across the Board

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Remarks at the American University of Central Asia Commemorative Ceremony

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SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is hoping to prod the former Soviet republics of Central Asia toward greater democracy and respect for human rights, as the five nations work to snuff out sympathy in the region for…

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Kazakh Student Community in Austria Releases Bilingual Journal

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Prime Minster Shinzo Abe’s trip to Mongolia and Central Asia — in which he became the first Japanese leader ever to visit Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkme

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Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna is keeping no “sacred cows” as it prepares to sell stakes in 43 large units including energy companies, its deputy head said.

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