Uzbekistan

CIS Summit in Chisinau, Moldova
November 17, 2008 1948 GMT
Russia is pushing its neighbors to start buying its energy exports using rubles instead of U.S. dollars. [more]
Azerbaijani newsstand
The five Central Asian states are debating switching from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet in an attempt to end their relative isolation and loosen their ties to Russia. [more]
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev
Kazakhstan, one of the largest wheat exporters in the world, is considering reducing or even halting grain exports. This could have unpleasant consequences for the other four Central Asian states. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Uzbekistani President Islam Karimov speaking in Tashkent
After a nearly 10-year absence, Uzbekistan is seeking to rejoin the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization. The move is part of the gyrating foreign policy necessary to Uzbekistan's survival. [more]
Uzbek President Islam Karimov
NATO diplomats and staffers have said that Uzbekistan has expressed new willingness to open its Karshi-Khanabad Air Base to NATO forces. [more]
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