Central Asia Newswire for 9/06/2021

The Central Asia Newswire is a compilation of news stories about Central Asia, curated each day.

Kazakhstan

“Opened by Nikonov”: a scandal erupted in Karaganda around the center of the Russian language, TengriNews

National Bank Updates Economic Forecast for Kazakhstan, The Astana Times 

Kyrgyzstan

President Japarov off to Turkey on official visit, AKIpress

Orhan Inandi met with Melis Turganbaev before his disappearance: Lawyer, AKIpress

Tajikistan

Details of Mirziyoyev’s visit to Tajikistan, Sputnik Таджикистан 

The foreign ministers of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan phoned for the first time in two years, Sputnik Таджикистан

Meeting of the heads of departments of Tajikistan and Iran: what the ministers agreed on, Sputnik Таджикистан

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan to import marble from Afghanistan, AKIpress

Berdimuhamedov receives newly appointed head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat, Хроника Туркменистана 

Uzbekistan

President Mirziyoyev to pay an official visit to Tajikistan, KUN. UZ

Uzbekistan’s gold and foreign exchange reserves exceeds $35 billion for first time, KUN. UZ