Contents tagged with Uzbekistan
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Uzbekistan and U.S. ink customs agreement to clamp down on Russia's sanctions evasion
In a significant move that could impact Russia's parallel import strategies used to circumvent international sanctions, Uzbekistan has signed a mutual customs assistance agreement with the United States.
The customs authorities of Uzbekistan and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency have formalized an agreement to collaborate and share data. This marks a major development in over three decades of diplomatic relations between the two countries, opening new doors for enhanced cooperation. …
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Ukraine to resume air service with Uzbekistan after 5-year break
Uzbekistan Airways, together with Charter Flights Group, are launching a direct Tashkent-Kyiv-Tashkent flight after a five-year break of air traffic between Ukraine and Uzbekistan, reports the Ukrainian Center for Transport Strategies.
The charter flights will start on October 5 and will be operated once a week, on Saturdays. Departure from Tashkent is scheduled for 23:55pm, and arrival in Kyiv at 02:45am. Flight time is 4 hours and 50 minutes.
Boeing 757-300 and Airbus A320 aircraft will be …
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Putin ratified agreement with Uzbekistan on military and technical cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law ratifying the agreement between Russia and Uzbekistan on the development of military and technical cooperation. The document was published on the official State website.
The agreement determines the process for exchanges of military products and the establishment of a policy for cooperation in the spheres of development, production, operation, repair, modernization, and utilization of weapons and military equipment.
It is also assumed that the …
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Russian and Uzbek defense ministers sign agreement on military cooperation
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu and his Uzbek counterpart Kabul Berdiyev have signed an agreement on the development of military-technical cooperation and the pursuit of bilateral cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries in 2017, TASS reported.
According to Shoygu, “The signing of this document today will make it possible for us to tackle the issues of equipping your country’s [Uzbekistan] armed forces without delay and boosting their combat capability. We pay …
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Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan begin negotiations over border dispute
The Heads of the Customs Services of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan met to hold negotiations on the current situation at the borders between the two countries. According to the press service of the domestic border agency, the meeting was held on the initiative of Uzbek party at a checkpoint on Kyzyl-Kiya highway in the Batken region, Radio Azattyk reported.
The Head of the Kyrgyzstan’s State Border Service, Raimberdi Duyshenbiev, is participating in negotiations on the part of Kyrgyzstan and the …
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Uzbekistan deploys troops and equipment along disputed section of Kyrgyz border
Kyrgyz authorities have suspended entry for Uzbek citizens at three border checkpoints between the two countries after Uzbekistan mobilized dozens of soldiers, two military trucks, and two armored personnel carriers along a disputed section of the border near Ala-Buka on March 18th, Radio Svoboda reported.
Kyrgyz and Uzbek authorities have initiated talks to reopen the border.
Many areas along the borders in Central Asia remain in dispute since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Along …