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Kazakhstan's National Security Committee has reported halting the activities of a drug smuggling channel from Afghanistan. According to NUR.KZ, which cited the committee's website, a special operation to dismantle an international drug channel along the so-called "Northern Route" was carried out jointly with special services from Russia and Uzbekistan.
Armenia and Türkiye have discussed opportunities for direct trade. According to Armenpress, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan made the announcement in a post on his Facebook page.
Uzbekistan will develop a national master plan for its energy sector covering the period up to 2050, for the first time, and will publish it openly, according to UzA. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is currently holding an open dialogue with investors in the fuel and energy sector.
Kazakhstan's state uranium producer Kazatomprom approved a large uranium concentrate supply contract with China's State Nuclear Uranium Resource Development Company (SNURDC) at an extraordinary general shareholders' meeting on 7 October, with 88.63% voting in favour. At the same meeting, a similar deal with Uranium One Group, part of Rosatom, was rejected: 5.39% voted for, 6.27% against and 88.34% abstained.
Turkish Grand National Assembly Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş strongly rejected the claims made by Annita Demetriou, Speaker of the Greek Cypriot Administration’s House of Representatives, at the Conference of European Parliament Presidents in Rome. The event was hosted by the Italian Chamber of Deputies, and Demetriou spoke after Kurtulmuş.
Acting Finance Minister of Yakutia Ivan Alekseyev said the republic's draft budget for 2027 and the planning period is still under discussion and is not final. Funds will be mandatorily redistributed and included in the republic's budget by the second reading, once updated data on federal transfers is received.
According to the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, new rules for buying and selling cash foreign currency took effect in Kyrgyzstan on 16 October 2026. Exchange offices must now identify every client regardless of transaction size and check them against sanctions lists. The regulator adopted the changes on 1 October 2026.
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Labour and Social Protection said the existing procedure for granting 22 of 36 types of social assistance will be kept. Minister Askarbek Ertayev said at a briefing that the changes will not affect a number of payments to people with disabilities, victims of nuclear tests and victims of political repression. He said the reform does not apply to all benefits, that this should be taken into account, and that many questions are being raised on social media.
Türkiye's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Ibrahim Yumakli, said that accelerating the normalization process between Armenia and Türkiye will bring significant benefits to the entire region. Report.az reported the remarks, which were published on 16 October 2026.
Uzbekistan aims to expand cooperation with foreign companies in oil and gas exploration, improving field efficiency and deep processing of raw materials. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced this on October 16 during an open dialogue with fuel and energy sector investors.
Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedov travelled to Azerbaijan on a working visit on 15 October 2026. The purpose of the trip was to take part in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku.
Scientists from six countries have agreed to jointly study the steppe civilization, in particular the history of the Golden Horde and the Ulus of Jochi, according to Khabar 24. An agreement to create a scientific consortium was signed in Almaty. The academies of sciences of Kazakhstan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Mongolia are members.
Uzbekistan plans to change how electricity projects are selected. Instead of relying mainly on investor initiatives, the state will set its own estimates of needed new capacity in advance and offer prepared sites through open tenders. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the move on 16 October at a meeting with investors in the fuel and energy sector.
Ramiz Mehdiyev has been expelled from the New Azerbaijan Party (PEA). Day.Az, citing APA, reports that the relevant decision was taken at a meeting of the party's Board.
The National Unity Party (UBP) in Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will hold a candidate selection vote for parliamentary seats on 24 October. A total of 72 aspiring candidates are competing across six electoral districts.
According to the headline of a report published by the Tatar-inform news agency, Minnikhanov met with a vice-speaker of the State Duma. The headline refers to the agency's report in the Tatar language.
In early October, the eighth Consultative Meeting of the heads of state of Central Asia and Azerbaijan took place in the «Avaza» National tourist zone on the Turkmen coast of the Caspian Sea. Held in the year marking the 35th anniversary of the states' independence, the summit demonstrated the high relevance and independent nature of this political dialogue format.
North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said tensions with Bulgaria after Iva Mihailova fled to the country will not change his government's stance on European Union integration. He said Skopje would step up calls for meetings and dialogue with Bulgaria to find solutions to the problems.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov held talks with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan in Yerevan on October 16 during an official visit to Armenia. According to the administration of the head of state, the two sides discussed prospects for cooperation in economy, investment, transport, agriculture, information technology, education and tourism.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolved all local assemblies, or maslikhats, on October 12, and the Central Election Commission called snap elections for November 29. Most maslikhat seats had been held by members of the Amanat party, which was absorbed into the new ruling party, Adilet, in June.
Uzbekistan has signed agreements on six major energy projects worth a combined $4.7 billion. The projects are expected to add 3,000 megawatts of power generation capacity and 400 MW of energy storage capacity. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced this on October 16 during a meeting with investors in the fuel and energy sector in Tashkent.
Bashkortostan head Radiy Khabirov said on his social media page what makes the Ufa interuniversity student campus unique. He said he was confident it is one of the best in the country.
Uzbekistan plans to build a third nuclear power plant, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said during an open dialogue with energy-sector investors. He said talks with investors on a second plant with new partners will begin, citing growing uranium production and experience gained in the sector.
The District Court of Kyrenia has ordered nine suspects arrested over the sinking of a passenger ship that killed 27 people and left one person still missing to be held in custody for seven more days. The suspects face charges of "causing death through negligence and carelessness." The case is being heard in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
Top stories: US Secretary Rubio in Samarkand, 54 US-Uzbekistan deals worth $12 billion, Türkiye's Black Sea gas platform and Cyprus leaders' meeting.
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