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Saudi ACWA Power Signs Power Purchase, Investment Agreements for Wind Plant in Uzbekistan

Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) and investment agreements (IAs) with Uzbekistan’s government to develop the 1.5GW Kungrad wind farm, formerly referred to as the Karakalpakstan Wind Independent Power Producer (IPP). The wind farm shall comprise three 500MW wind power projects owned by three subsidiaries, namely…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Will Putin’s ‘natural gas union’ fail?

Uzbekistan has poured cold water on a potential alliance in another sign Central Asia is keeping Russia at arm’s length.

Al Jazeera

Kremlin: gas union with Uzbekistan not about political conditions

The Kremlin said on Thursday that a proposed gas union including Uzbekistan did not involve imposing "political terms" on the Central Asian nation.

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India in a ‘good position’ to help end Russia-Ukraine war

New Delhi’s unique position on the world stage could see PM Narendra Modi become a key peacemaker, say experts.

Al Jazeera

Uzbekistan summoned German ambassador over oligarch probe - Spiegel

A German investigation into Russian-Uzbek billionaire businessman Alisher Usmanov, who is accused of money-laundering and tax evasion, has strained diplomatic ties between Germany and Uzbekistan, Spiegel news magazine reported on Friday.

Reuters

Erdogan: Türkiye Seeks Ukraine Peace Talks despite Western Actions

Türkiye is committed to seeking a peace dialogue between Russia and Ukraine, Turkish media cited President Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Saturday, as he accused the United States and other Western countries of provoking Moscow. State broadcaster TRT and other media quoted Erdogan as saying: "The West, and especially the…

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Footage inside Seoul crowd reveals partygoers’ panic before crush that killed 153 people

More than 150 people were killed in the crush in South Korea’s capital including victims from China, Australia, Uzbekistan, Norway and Iran

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Indian men blank Uzbekistan in World team table tennis championships

Manika loses twice as women go down fighting to Germany

The Hindu

Uzbekistan says won't deport Russians fleeing conscription

Uzbekistan has no plans to deport Russians who are fleeing en masse to Central Asia to evade conscription amid Moscow's military campaign in Ukraine, the Tashkent government said on Friday.

Reuters

Russian ballet dancer censured for pro-war performance in Uzbekistan

A prominent Russian ballet dancer complained on Wednesday that he was censured for performing a song dedicated to fallen Russian soldiers while on tour in Uzbekistan, while Uzbek authorities said he had deviated from an agreed programme.

Reuters

Nottingham Forest playmaker given chance to shine in final World Cup audition

Brandon Aguilera started for Costa Rica in their 2-1 win over Uzbekistan

Nottingham Post

Muslim clerics warn Uzbeks against joining Russia-Ukraine war

Uzbekistan's top religious authority urged Uzbeks on Friday not to get involved in the conflict in Ukraine, saying that doing so was against the Islamic faith, after Russia offered fast-track citizenship to foreigners those who join its army.

Reuters

Uzbekistan warns citizens not to join foreign armies amid Ukraine conflict

Uzbekistan's state prosecutors warned citizens against joining foreign armies after Russia offered fast-track citizenship to those who sign up and Ukraine said it had captured Uzbeks fighting alongside Russians.

Reuters

How Ukraine makes Putin’s regional project crumble

Before February 24, Putin had reached the peak of his power over the ex-USSR – but then Ukraine happened.

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Putin Assuages India over Ukraine as He Courts Key Allies

Russian President Vladimir Putin sought Friday to assuage India's concern about the conflict in Ukraine as he works to court key allies, saying that Moscow wants to see a quick end to the fighting and alleging Ukrainian officials won't negotiate. Putin spoke while meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Reuters

Putin says summit meeting with Xi was "normal"

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping the previous day at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Uzbekistan had been "normal".

Reuters

Uzbekistan signs large deals with China, Russia

Uzbekistan has signed deals worth $16 billion with China and $4.6 billion with Russia during their respective leaders' visits to the Central Asian nation for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Reuters

Putin tells Modi he understands India's concerns over Ukraine conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin told India's Narendra Modi on Friday that he understood New Delhi's concerns about the conflict in Ukraine and wanted it to end "as soon as possible", according to a readout of a bilateral meeting published by the Kremlin.

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PM Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks with Turkish President Erdogan on sidelines of SCO summit

SAMARKAND: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai cooperation organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand on Friday.

Reuters

Kyrgyz, Tajik leaders meet, order ceasefire -Kyrgyz presidency

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon agreed at a meeting in Uzbekistan to order a ceasefire and troop pullback, the Kyrgyz president's office said on Friday.

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: Did Xi just learn from Putin?

This was not the way Russia’s Vladimir Putin wanted to look, for all the world to see on Thursday, when he walked into the massive and bizarrely flowered and leafy conference room in Uzbekistan for his much-needed meeting with a deep-pocketed counterpart, China’s Xi Jinping.

The Hindu

SCO should try to create resilient supply chain in our region, says PM Modi

Better connectivity and giving transit rights is key to creating a better supply chain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the SCO Summit

Reuters

India's Modi assails Putin over Ukraine war

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that now was not the time for war, directly assailing the Kremlin chief in public over the nearly seven-month-long conflict in Ukraine.

Reuters

Erdogan wanted to meet Syria's Assad - Turkish media

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had expressed a wish to meet President Bashar al-Assad if the Syrian leader had attended a summit being held in Uzbekistan, a report in Turkey's pro-government Hurriyet newspaper said on Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin, Xi Hail 'Great Power' Ties at Talks Defying West

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine on Thursday, hailing their strategic ties in defiance of the West. Sitting across from each other at two long rounded tables and flanked by aides, the two…

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