China-Uzbekistan - China and Uzbekistan called for further cooperation between the two parliaments in an aim to step up bilateral relations. Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, made the remarks in his meeting with the visiting President of the Uzbek Senate Ilgizar Sabirov on Friday in Beijing. Wu urged the parliaments of the two nations to take full advantage of their legislative functions to establish solid legal foundations for the two nations to expand their pragmatic cooperation. On Thursday, the Uzbek Senate president also conferred with Vice Premier Li Keqiang on bilateral ties. Sabirov said his country is ready to make joint efforts with China to promote sustained, healthy and stable development of bilateral ties and further enhance coordination with China in the SCO.
Russia-Kyrgyzstan - Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambaev has secured an agreement with Russia that will allow for the resumption of Russian gasoline deliveries to Kyrgyzstan. But prices for the gasoline, which rose steeply due to the shortages, are likely to remain high. Atambaev has called for Kyrgyzstan to join the customs union, but many Kyrgyz politicians are against it.
Meanwhile, Parliamentary speaker Ahmatbek Keldibekov was met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigori Karasin and the post-Soviet affairs head in the Upper House of the Russian Parliament Andrei Molchanov on Friday, when he claimed that Kyrgyzstan in former Soviet Central Asia would quickly fall on hard times if it were not for support from Russia. They also discussed cooperation and preparations for Kyrgyzstan’s next presidential elections on October 30th.
Russia-China - Heixiazi Island has long been a thorn in the side of peaceful Sino-Russian relations. With the demise of the USSR and the rise of economic activity between China and Russia in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the time was right to put the longstanding border dispute to rest. In November of 2010 the premiers of China and Russia issued a joint communique pledging to develop the islands together for mutual benefit. On July 20th of 2011, veteran China-watchers and local villagers witnessed an event they never thought they'd see when 150 Chinese tourists disembarked on the first official tour of Heixiazi Island. More will soon follow: authorities have approved a 6-hour boat tour and a separate land tour. Chinese officials claim that the development of Heixiazi Island demonstrates that China and Russia are capable of resolving border issues peacefully.
Articles referred to in this post:
"吳邦國:中烏兩國立法機構應為兩國務實合作提供更有力的法律保障" (Wu Bangguo: China, Uzbekistan need further inter-parliamentary cooperation)
"Россия обеспечит Кыргызстан топливом" (Russia will secure Kyrgyzstan's fuel)
"Спикер ЖК А.Келдибеков обсудил с делегацией Федерального Собрания РФ внутриполитическую ситуацию в КР в преддверии выборов" (Parliamentary speaker Ahmatbek Keldibekov discusses about domestic political situation with the delegation of the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation ahead of presidential elections)
"中俄邊境黑瞎子島開放旅遊" (Border Island between China and Russia to Become Tourist Zone)
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