192,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were delivered to Tajikistan by Somon Air from Delhi. The rest of the vaccine will be phased to Tajikistan in the near future. The vaccine was added on February 15 to the list of immunobiological materials used in emergencies by the World Health Organization. It is currently used in 61…
Foreign ministers of Uzbekistan and Turkey have agreed to boost trade to $5 billion, as officials met in Tashkent on March 9. On the same day, they signed a memorandum of understanding to improve bilateral relations and cooperation. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that despite the pandemic, the trade hadn’t decreased, but soared to…
The local government agencies of Zakarpattia region and Hungary have concluded 141 agreements on cooperation, in particular on the supply of BCG vaccine, the reconstruction of palaces and cultural monuments and the construction of a waste sorting plant, Chairman of Zakarpattia Regional Council Oleksiy Petrov has said on Facebook. According to Petrov, cooperation between Hungary…
In February, the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) provided air navigation services to 8,758 flights, UkSATSE wrote on Facebook. Air traffic distribution by flight types in February was as follows: 1,416 domestic flights (down by 25% YoY), 4,076 international flights (-61.3%) and 3,266 transit flights (-56.8%). Ukrainian airlines performed 2,975 flights (-51.7%) and…
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan have discussed prospects of cooperation in tourism. The number of Tajik citizens visiting Azerbaijan increased by 50% and reached 3,500 in 2019. The Chairman of the State Tourism Agency Fuad Naghiyev stressed that the figures didn’t fully reflect the potential of tourism cooperation between the two countries. He emphasized the need to…
Uzbekistan will allocate $50 million to Kyrgyzstan for implementation of various economic projects. This was announced at the meeting of the Committee on Economic and Fiscal Policy. The members approved ratification of the agreement on establishment of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek Development Fund. According to it, Uzbekistan will allocate funds to Kyrgyzstan. A board will be created,…
Compared to February 2020 the average level of consumer prices decreased by 0.2% in February 2021. Prices of goods fell by 0.7%, while prices of services rose by 0.9%. Compared to February 2020, in February 2021 the average level of consumer prices was mainly influenced by the drop in prices of goods and services related…