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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's statement that a peace treaty with Azerbaijan could be signed by 2031 has sparked debate. While he has stressed the importance of a deal and faster opening of the Zangezur corridor, the distant date is seen as a contradictory approach, and 2031 is also the year of Armenia's next parliamentary election.
Ünal Üstel, leader of the National Unity Party (UBP) and prime minister, said a list of 72 prospective MP candidates had been approved by the party assembly, adding: “On October 24 we will give the country a democracy festival.”
Bishkek and the Japanese city of Nagoya plan to cooperate on reducing emissions and improving energy efficiency in urban infrastructure. The next step will be preparing a memorandum under a two-year partnership program, the city hall said.
Kazakhstan's Minister of Labour and Social Protection, Askarbek Yertayev, said at an SCC briefing who will make up the most socially vulnerable population category after the reform. He stated that there are 128,000 such families across Kazakhstan.
Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) received approximately $4.6 billion in net revenues from the sale of state-owned hydrocarbons as of October 15, 2026, the fund told APA-Economics in response to an inquiry.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation led by Muhammad Abunayyan, co-chair of the Uzbekistan-Saudi Business Council and chairman of the board of ACWA, within the first meeting of the investors' council in the fuel and energy sector.
Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan said that, under the Alma-Ata Declaration, delimitation and demarcation of the border should leave Armenia with an area of 29,743 km². He said there should be no enclaves or exclaves on either side of the border, and that the two countries should exchange territories “on an equal basis.”
The European Union will allocate a grant of 592 million soms to Kyrgyzstan to support reforms in the country's education sector, according to a report by the Kabar news agency.
North Macedonia's Health Ministry has announced new protocols that will allow multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment to be delivered in regional hospitals, so patients will no longer need to travel to Skopje every month for medication or treatment. Health Minister Saso Klekovski said the Neurology Clinic follows about 2,000 MS patients, of whom 1,800 are receiving active treatment.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called for the wide use of technological progress to preserve biodiversity, according to Tengrinews, which cited the press service of the Akorda presidential administration. He spoke at the COP17 leaders' summit on biodiversity conservation held in the Armenian capital.
Tatarstan's head, Rustam Minnikhanov, said cooperation between Tatarstan and India has made significant progress. He pointed to the launch of the TIME business forum, the start of work at the Indian Consulate General in Kazan and the opening of a Tatarstan trade representative office in Mumbai. He said mutual trade is growing at an accelerated pace this year, with turnover for January to July 2027 reaching $1 billion.
Mehmet Kale Kişi, General Secretary of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) in Northern Cyprus, said allegations of corruption and irregularity have caused serious unease in society and shown a strong will for change. Speaking on the BRT programme Açık Konuşalım, hosted by Levent Kutay and Baykan Gürses, he said the party is preparing for elections with the goal of a stable five-year government.
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Azerbaijan's gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to reach 169.1 billion manat in 2030, with the non-oil-and-gas sector's share rising to 82 percent. Day.Az reports that this is set out in the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework published by the Ministry of Finance for the next four years. GDP is projected to reach 141 billion manat by the end of 2027, including 109.1 billion manat from the non-oil-and-gas sector.
The Kyrgyz Cabinet of Ministers plans to introduce criminal liability for “market manipulation” by the end of 2026. According to a report carried by AKIpress, the instruction was given by Cabinet Chairman and head of the Presidential Administration Adylbek Kasymaliev in Cabinet resolution No. 653 of 29 September.
Uzbekistan plans to modernise the oil refineries in Bukhara and Fergana, according to a report by UzA. The President stressed that gas should not only be used to generate electricity but also deeply processed to create greater added value.
Azerbaijan produced 37.521 billion cubic meters of natural gas in January-September 2026, according to a report published on the State Statistics Committee's website.
Prime Minister Ünal Üstel has thanked Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM), for presenting historical facts in response to Greek Cypriot claims and bringing the just cause of the Turkish Cypriot people onto the European agenda. Üstel made the remarks in a written statement referring to Kurtulmuş's statements at the Conference of Presidents of European Parliaments, where he defended Turkish Cypriot rights.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke at the COP17 leaders' summit on biodiversity conservation. He said healthy ecosystems play a key role in food production, the protection of water resources and the livelihoods of millions of people, and called for an environmental agenda that overcomes political differences.
At the COP17 Leaders' Summit on Biodiversity in Yerevan, Armenia, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced Kazakhstan's initiative to establish an International Fund for the Protection of Rare Species and Biodiversity and urged foreign partners to join it. He said the initiative is complemented by the National Biodiversity 10-year program, and that the National Bank of Genetic Biodiversity is being launched.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met Mehmet Cengiz, chairman of the board of Turkish company Cengiz Holding. The talks took place during a session of the Investors Council in the fuel and energy sector.
Kyrgyzstan has named four sectors it considers promising for cooperation with Turkish business: textile and garment manufacturing, processing of agricultural products, production of modern construction materials, and solar energy. First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet Daniyar Amangeldiyev made the statement on 16 October at a meeting with a delegation of the Turkey–Kyrgyzstan Business Council.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation led by Muhammad Abunayyan, co-chair of the Uzbekistan–Saudi Business Council and head of ACWA's board, during the first meeting of the Fuel and Energy Sector Investors Council. The sides discussed expanding practical cooperation and accelerating priority joint projects, as Saudi companies' interest in Uzbekistan's market keeps growing.
Eduard Martirosyan, Director General of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, said Armenia intends to develop cooperation with Azerbaijan in the energy sector. He spoke at a roundtable titled “3+3 Platform: Energy cooperation as a pillar of peace and security in the South Caucasus” held within Russian Energy Week, according to APA’s Moscow bureau.
Kirill Bychkov, Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), presented plans to modernise energy infrastructure in the republic's Arctic districts at Russian Energy Week in Moscow. In his speech, he discussed hybrid generation, the renewal of diesel power plants and prospects for introducing small nuclear energy.
Today's top Turkic news: Uzbekistan-China ties, Samarkand visit, Kulubaev-Rubio talks, Northern Cyprus festival and Turkmen desertification centre.
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