News
| Date | Title | |
| 16 Jan. 2017 |  | A conference entitled “25 Years of Independence: Energy Security Issues in Central Asia and Beyond” took place in Ashgabat on 14-15 December 2016 with the participation of experts from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The event in Turkmenistan provided an opportunity to reflect on security challenges and regional cooperation strategies in particular in the energy sector. |
| 16 Jan. 2017 | | A conference entitled “25 Years of Independence: Energy Security Issues in Central Asia and Beyond” took place in Ashgabat on 14-15 December 2016 with the participation of experts from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The event in Turkmenistan provided an opportunity to reflect on security challenges and regional cooperation strategies in particular in the energy sector. |
| 27 Apr. 2016 |  | The NATO Liaison Officer for Central Asia, Rosaria Puglisi, and the Deputy Chairman of the Kyrgyz Republic State Committee of Defence, Colonel Adylbek Kurbanov, attended the graduation ceremony of the first NATO-funded English language course for serving military personnel in the country on 27 April 2016. Inaugurated in February 2015, the pilot project was supported by the State Committee of Defence and conducted by the Center for Continuing Education of the American University in Central Asia (AUCA). |
| 27 Apr. 2016 | | The NATO Liaison Officer for Central Asia, Rosaria Puglisi, and the Deputy Chairman of the Kyrgyz Republic State Committee of Defence, Colonel Adylbek Kurbanov, attended the graduation ceremony of the first NATO-funded English language course for serving military personnel in the country on 27 April 2016. Inaugurated in February 2015, the pilot project was supported by the State Committee of Defence and conducted by the Center for Continuing Education of the American University in Central Asia (AUCA). |
| 15 Jun. 2015 |  |
NATO supports first regional summer school for junior diplomats from Central Asia and Afghanistan The first regional summer school for junior diplomats from Central Asian countries, Afghanistan and Mongolia was launched on 7 June on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. The theme of the 10-day course was “Diplomacy of the 21st Century: Central Asia in the Context of Globalization”. |
| 15 Jun. 2015 | |
NATO supports first regional summer school for junior diplomats from Central Asia and Afghanistan The first regional summer school for junior diplomats from Central Asian countries, Afghanistan and Mongolia was launched on 7 June on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan. The theme of the 10-day course was “Diplomacy of the 21st Century: Central Asia in the Context of Globalization”. |
| 20 May. 2015 |  |
NATO and UNODC launch counter-narcotics training in Central Asia NATO and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) announced the launch of a new NATO counter-narcotics training project at a conference in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in May 2015. The project involves five Central Asian states -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan. It follows up on a similar initiative developed under the umbrella of the NATO-Russia Council which was suspended in the wake of Russian aggressive action in Ukraine. |
| 11 Feb. 2015 |  | A delegation headed by the NATO Liaison Officer in Central Asia visited the Kyrgyz Republic from 9 to 12 February to launch a new English-language training programme for selected active military staff. During their visit, the delegation also attended graduation ceremonies of NATO’s long-running resettlement and retraining programme for military personnel transitioning to civilian life, and held meetings with a number of senior Kyrgyz officials. |
| 11 Feb. 2015 | | A delegation headed by the NATO Liaison Officer in Central Asia visited the Kyrgyz Republic from 9 to 12 February to launch a new English-language training programme for selected active military staff. During their visit, the delegation also attended graduation ceremonies of NATO’s long-running resettlement and retraining programme for military personnel transitioning to civilian life, and held meetings with a number of senior Kyrgyz officials. |
| 14 Nov. 2014 |  | A series of events took place in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, from 10 to 14 November, marking the 20th anniversary this year of NATO’s Partnership for Peace (PfP) programme. |