Another religious higher education institution in Uzbekistan - the Islamic Institute named after Imam Termizi was registered with the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan. The duration of study at the educational institution is 4 years. Specialists in hadith sciences, religious sciences and Arabic language with higher religious education at the bachelor's level are trained.

Today, on August 9, the 6th Consultative meeting of the leaders of the Central Asian countries was held in Astana under the chairmanship of the President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokaev. At the meeting, the head of Kazakhstan said that there is a complex military-political situation in the vicinity of the region, and emphasized the importance of joint action in the field of defense policy and security, political dialogue and strengthening of trust between the countries of the region.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kisida canceled his visit to Central Asia due to the earthquake in the country. He planned to participate in the first summit of "Central Asia + Japan" dialogue.

Shavkat Mirziyoev and Kasim-Jomart Toqaev discussed the creation of conditions for increasing the volume of cargo transportation in Astana, the acceleration of the construction and modernization of roads and railways. Effective use of the Trans-Caspian Corridor and the "North-South" corridor and the opening of new border crossing points were also discussed.

The borders between Afghanistan and the countries of Central Asia have been washed away by floods and they will be redefined, said the Acting Minister of Energy and Water Resources. Abdul Latif Mansoor referring to possible changes in territorial agreements.

Kyrgyz boxer Munarbek Seyitbek, who won a bronze medal at the Olympics in Paris, was awarded the Chingiz Aytmatov medal by Uzbek coach Akmal Hasanov, who assisted him during the competition.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will be in Kazakhstan on a state visit on August 7-9 at the invitation of Kazakhstan's President Qasim-Jomart Tokayev. In addition to the bilateral talks, the President of Uzbekistan will also participate in the next consultative meeting of the leaders of the Central Asian countries and the first summit of the "Central Asia + Japan" dialogue, which will be held in Astana on August 9.

The Central Bank of Uzbekistan approved the Regulation "On the procedure for providing services related to Islamic financing". Now, microfinance organizations in Uzbekistan will be able to provide Islamic finance services to clients based on the requirements of the Izam.

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan reached an agreement on more than 90 percent of the disputed sections on the state border. The total length of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border is 972 kilometers

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's statement that Turkish troops will attack Israel as they entered Karabakh and Libya, according to Israeli analysts, created an alarming situation. First of all, it was mentioned that there is a strong internal pressure within Turkey to strengthen measures against Israel.