Abdullah Ocalan, the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is recognized as a terrorist organization in Turkey, made a historic statement, calling for the disbandment of all groups under the control of the PKK and for its supporters to lay down their arms.

The President of Uzbekistan has signed a decree "On the dignified celebration of the holy month of Ramadan."

Thailand has decided to hand over to China 48 Uyghurs who have been illegally detained since 2014. They face torture, disappearance and death if deported. The International Uyghur Congress is calling on the Thai government to reverse the decision.

A new round of talks between Russia and the United States will take place in Istanbul, Turkey. According to the Russian side,

Kazakhstan's Justice Minister Erlan Sarsembayev announced that instead of examining corpses, which contradicts the "national and religious traditions" of the Kazakh people, it is planned to introduce "virtual autopsy" into forensic medicine. This method involves examining people's bodies using computed tomography.

Developed country debt totaled $214.3 trillion last year. Sweden, Nigeria, China, Israel, and Saudi Arabia saw the fastest increases in non-financial sector debt ratios, while Argentina, Turkey, the Netherlands, Greece, and Ireland saw sharp declines.

The Legislative Chamber of the Kyrgyz Republic has adopted a bill that would allow individuals to collect donations only for themselves or a close relative. Volunteers will only be able to help collect donations for strangers by placing an announcement.

The next meeting of the Council of Muslim Scholars was held in Manama, the Kingdom of Bahrain. It was also attended by the Chairman of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, Mufti Sheikh Nuriddin Khaliqnazar.

On February 24, marking the third anniversary of the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a draft resolution on the war in Ukraine, prepared by Kiev and European countries. Along with the United States and Russia, Uzbekistan also voted against this document.

The representative office of the Russia Today media group in Azerbaijan (Sputnik Azerbaijan) has ceased its activities. Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizadeh said that the Russian company can only obtain accreditation for one correspondent in Azerbaijan. The Russian Foreign Ministry has not yet commented on this.