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Uzbekistan strengthens ties with Slovakia and Bulgaria during Fico and Radev visits

Uzbekistan hosted Slovak and Bulgarian leaders at the Tashkent International Investment Forum, signing agreements to boost trade, technology, and cultural ties, aiming to enhance economic and diplomatic relations.

Euronews

‘Asia’s chokers’ smile at last: Uzbekistan’s hurt over as they reach first World Cup

Goal difference and referee howler cost White Wolves in the past but ‘Mr Uzbekistan football’ has guided them over line

The Guardian - UK

Deals worth €7bn signed during Meloni's visits to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

The Italian prime minister travelled to Kazakhstan's capital of Astana after first visiting Samarkand in Uzbekistan.

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Uzbekistan and Slovenia strengthen ties with new trade and cooperation agreements

Uzbekistan is Slovenia's second-largest foreign trade partner in Central Asia, and the two plan to increase trade turnover to €500 million by further expanding the exchange of goods and services.

Euronews

Is the future Qosh Tepa Canal in Afghanistan the final nail in Aral Sea's coffin?

Afghanistan is building a 285-kilometre waterway at an accelerated pace to irrigate its drought-ridden northern regions. Central Asian states maintain that decisions regarding transboundary water use should be made collectively.

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Tashkent hosts GSMA M360 as Eurasia’s digital economy grows

The capital of Uzbekistan hosted the GSMA M360 Eurasia 2025 summit for the first time, bringing together regional policymakers, global tech leaders, and industry innovators to explore the future of mobile connectivity and digital transformation in Eurasia.

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Termez Dialogue: In search of a new paradigm for Central and South Asian relations

Strengthening connectivity will create a true win-win scenario. Most importantly, it will provide a powerful impetus for building a unified regional space, laying the foundation for lasting peace, sustainable development, and long-term stability across the region, Dr Eldor Aripov writes.

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Central Asian countries push for regional development at Termez Dialogue

The Termez Dialogue in Uzbekistan aims to create a permanent platform for Central and South Asian cooperation, emphasising connectivity and economic integration.

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Uzbekistan and Hungary agreed to form an enhanced strategic partnership

The two countries have also signed an extradiction agreement, and Hungary will participate in the construction of nuclear power plants in Uzbekistan. The Uzbek president met with Viktor Orban in Budapest.

Euronews

China is reshaping central Asia’s energy sector as Russian influence fades

China has been developing closer ties with countries in central Asia over recent years. Trade between China and the central Asia region grew to US$89 billion (£69 billion) in 2023, an increase of 27% on the previous year. Chinese trade rose with every country there except Turkmenistan.

The Conversation

The race for Central Asia’s transport routes: Who will dominate the new Silk Roads?

With Europe searching for trade routes that bypass Russia, eyes have turned to the region.

Euronews

Meet the Stuttgart-based architects behind the Uzbekistan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka

ATELIER BRÜCKNER have become known for immersive, narrative-driven architecture - and at Expo 2025 in Osaka, they've created one of the most poetic pavilions on site.

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'Quiet Chernobyl' changed Earth's surface so much the planet's mantle is still moving 80 years later

The land beneath the former Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is rising and will continue to do so for many decades. Now, scientists have an explanation that involves the sea drying up.

LiveScience

Meghalaya's Top Official Found Dead in A Uzbekistan Hotel

Meghalaya official Syed Md A Razi found dead in Uzbekistan hotel; suspected heart attack. His wife is en route as formalities proceed. Read more at Dynamite News.

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The Independent UK

Climate crisis made ‘bonkers’ central Asia heatwave up to 10C hotter

Springtime heat in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan likely to become more common as planet warms, accelerating glacier loss and threatening water supplies

Euronews

Experts at the Samarkand Climate Forum warn central Asia is getting warmer year after year

Fertile lands are rapidly decreasing while the Central Asian region’s population is growing, and in 25 years from now, it can surpass 100 million people, Uzbekistan's president warned at the Samarkand Climate Forum.

Euronews

Central Asia eager to cooperate with the EU ‘as a bloc’

The leaders of five Central Asian countries were all eager to show the importance of strengthening relations with the European Union but also the importance of their economies and potentials for Europe at the first EU-CA summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

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EU seals new Central Asia partnership deal as debut Samarkand summit ends

Amid global tensions following Trump's tariff announcements, the EU marked 30 years of diplomatic ties by declaring a new strategic partnership with Central Asia.

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Unlike others 'we're reliable', EU tells Central Asia, as it seeks greater access to rare earths

Russia and China loomed large over the first EU-Central Asia summit as both sides aimed to boost trade and diplomatic ties.

The Independent UK

EU leaders hold their first summit with Central Asian states

The leaders of the European Union and five countries of Central Asia are holding their first summit to discuss ways to boost trade and other ties

Euronews

Why are artists, architects and ecologists meeting in Uzbekistan’s Aral Sea Region?

By combining the power of art, culture, design and ecology, does the Aral Culture Summit have the potential to transform not just the landscape of crisis-hit Karakalpakstan, but even the way we approach environmental regeneration?

International Business Times

EU Leaders Push For Influence At Central Asia Summit

Top EU leaders were in Uzbekistan on Friday for a major summit with the heads of five Central Asian states, seeking to press their influence and boost ties in the face of Russian and Chinese competition.

The Guardian - UK

EU urged to put human rights centre stage at first central Asia summit

Bloc to discuss trade, security and energy with leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan

Euronews

Central Asia at the forefront of the fight against climate change and Uzbekistan's regional policy

The Samarkand Climate Conference will provide an opportunity to identify mutually acceptable solutions for climate adaptation, draw global attention to regional environmental challenges and strengthen multilateral cooperation, Akramjon Nematov and Azamat Sulimanov write.

Euronews

EU-Uzbekistan enhanced partnership agreement could be signed as early as June

The EU's António Costa and Ursula von der Leyen will be taking part in the first-ever EU-Central Asia summit on Friday held in the Uzbek city of Samarkand.

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