During his high-level visit to China, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan did not say anything about Uyghurs' rights being violated. He reacted only in sign language, including wearing a neckband in the color of the flag of East Turkestan and calling the cities of Kashgar and Urumqi the bridge connecting China and the Turkish world.
From February 2022, when the war in Ukraine began, to May 2024, more than 2,652 foreign companies were opened in the country. 274 of these companies or 10.1% of the total number of Uzbek investors took the second place after Turks.
Colombia, Israel's main coal supplier, has decided to join a trade boycott against the Jewish state. This decision of Colombia may cause an increase in the price of electricity to Israel. At the same time, Russia, the Republic of South Africa, which took Israel to the International Court of Justice, and Kazakhstan agreed to compensate for Colombian coal.
The petition (people's appeal) to ban covert and overt LGBT propaganda in Kazakhstan collected the necessary 50,000 votes and was accepted for official consideration by the government. The appeal was put forward by Bagila Baltabaeva, head of the Parents' Union of Kazakhstan.
In a meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev criticized the attitude of Western countries towards Palestine.
"Ozodlik" aired a program on this topic yesterday. Of course, they covered the topic based on their goals. Therefore, it can be felt that the program is trying to condemn and humiliate the madrasah system, to assess the current situation as sad, even dangerous, and to attract the attention of the authorities. After all, it is no secret that the new leadership of Kyrgyzstan intends to strictly control the religious sphere as well as all spheres. This can be seen from the fact that the issue of banning religious education under the age of 16 is being considered in the country. Perhaps, if they are following the example of their neighbors in this regard.
Kyrgyzstan is not interested in helping Russia circumvent Western sanctions. "Russia is our largest partner, and therefore we do not want to get into a situation where our small, developing country is required to solve problems between third parties," said Deputy Head of the Cabinet of Ministers Edil Baisalov.
President of the Republic of Korea Yun Seok-yol will pay a state visit to Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on June 10-15. First Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hye said Yun will begin a six-day trip on Monday accompanied by First Lady Kim Keon-hee, visiting three Central Asian countries until June 15.
President of Azerbaijan Ilhom Aliyev noted that the strengthening of the Turkic world will turn the Organization of Turkic States into a major power center. What else did the leader of Azerbaijan say at the meeting with the chairmen of the parliaments of the member states of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking countries?
Turkey and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the fields of mass media and communication. With the protocol, inter alia, joint meetings, seminars, practical exercises, trainings and conferences will be organized, and exchange of visits between officials and experts in the fields of mass media, communication and broadcasting will be encouraged.