Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia hold joint “Clear Sky 2016” military exercise

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia conducted the joint “Clear Sky 2016” International command-staff exercise. Central Asian military pilots are currently carrying out joint exercises to repel missile strikes over the region. The main purpose of this exercise is to achieve interoperability between the staff that are interested in obtaining military assistance and assistance to other states.…

Ukraine: government approves of procedure for moving spent nuclear fuel across border

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved of a procedure for moving spent nuclear fuel and radioactive materials across the state border. The procedure is approved in the government resolution No. 772 dated September 27, posted on the government’s website. The procedures sets requirements and organization basis for moving spent nuclear fuel from Ukrainian nuclear power…

Turkmenistan: Ashgabat and Tashkent discuss co-op prospects

Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has discussed topical issues of cooperation at the meeting with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ulugbek Rozukulov. “Uzbekistan attaches great importance to the development of a full-scale dialogue with Turkmenistan, which, based on the mutual goodwill of the parties, is getting filled with new specific content year by year”, a high-ranking representative…

Argentina and Russia sign export deal

Argentina and Russia spent the last two weeks negotiating export and trade terms. In February, exports of soybean meal and flour from Argentina to Russia were suspended due to export condition discrepancies of genetically modified products. On November 1, Jorge Dillon, president of Argentina’s National Health Service and Food Quality Organization (SENASA), along with Sergey…