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  • Kazakhstan defeat India in volleyball tourney

    Kazakhstan defeated India 3-2 in the China International men's volleyball tournament here. Kazakhstan won 25-12, 23-25, 24-26, 25-20, 15-7 Wednesday, reports Xinhua. "Our team is so young that they didn't cooperate well and made mistakes, but I am satisfied with their performance," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, assistant coach of Kazakhstan team. "Our setup was bad today and that is why we lost ...

  • China to buy gas from Turkmenistan

    China will import gas from the world's second largest gas reserve in the Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan. Kakageldy Abdullayev, CEO of Turkmenistan's national gas company Turkmengaz, said the Galkynysh field will be used to build up Turkmen gas exports to China. The field is expected to produce 25 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year for China, with Turkmenistan's total gas ...

  • China defeats Kazakhstan in mens volleyball tourney

    Chinese national men's volleyball team defeated Kazakhstan 3-0 at the China International Men's Volleyball Tournament here. China beat Kazakhstan 25-20, 25-23, 25-16 with little difficulty Tuesday, reports Xinhua. "My team consists of young players who didn't completely obey my order, so I'm very angry," said Gilyazutdinov Rafael, the assistant coach of Kazakhstan. "Although we won the game, ...

  • Level of relations between Azerbaijan and Russia high - foreign minister

    In an exclusive interview with columnist of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" Victoria Panfilova, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister spoke about the state of Russian-Azerbaijani relations, issues of the Karabakh conflict, and also answered a number of questions. "We, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, had a constructive exchange of views. If there is a need for our intervention ...

  • MP Barry Devolin congratulates on anniversary of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

    Congratulatory message of Chair of the Canada-Azerbaijan Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group MP Barry Devolin on the occasion of the 95th Anniversary 'As Chair of the Canada-Azerbaijan Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group, it is my great pleasure to extend congratulations to the Azerbaijani-Canadian community, in particular the Azerbaijan Youth of Canada Network, as you celebrate this ...


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  • Azerbaijan Uruguay parliaments sign agreement on cooperation

    The parliaments of Azerbaijan and Uruguay have inked an agreement on cooperation at a meeting of Speaker of the Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov with an Uruguayan delegation led by chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliament Herman Cardoso. Speaker Asadov stressed the importance of reciprocal visits in terms of development of the bilateral ...

  • Asia stocks down as China factory output slips

    BANGKOK -; Asian stock markets fell Thursday, weighed down by a contraction in China's manufacturing that adds to signs a shaky recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is ...

  • Chinese Bridge language competition held in Uzbekistan

    The 12th annual Uzbekistan "Chinese Bridge" Proficiency Competition for students of Chinese language and culture was held in Uzbekistan on Wednesday.Nine students from local universities participated in the competition. They were asked to display their knowledge of the vast terrain of Chinese language and culture.After nearly two and half hours of intense competition, Rakhimova Dildora ...

  • Turkmenistan goes green and is happy

    president Saparmurat Niyazov initiated the project under the name ''Green Belt''. Each Turkmen ministry is responsible for planting its own trees. However, as past initiatives have shown, not all of the trees survive, either because of the harsh weather conditions or the lack of care, such as regular watering. According to Mustafa Bilgin, the owner of a Turkish company ...

  • Turkmenistan to start production at giant gas field

    Turkmenistan plans to begin production at Galkynysh, the world's second largest gas field, by June 30, which will allow it boost exports to Asia and help Europe lessen its dependence on Russian gas.Turkmenistan, a post-Soviet Central Asian country of 5.5 million which borders Afghanistan and Iran, holds the world's fourth-largest natural gas riches after Russia, Iran and ...

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