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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).
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met in Yerevan within the framework of the leaders' summit of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. The meeting took place in the Armenian capital, as part of that summit.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a series of meetings on the sidelines of the Biodiversity Summit held in Yerevan as part of COP17, according to Tengrinews, which cited the Akorda presidential press service.
President Sadyr Japarov has proposed creating a special trust fund to preserve Issyk-Kul, a large lake in Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan is ready to be the first to contribute $10 million from the state budget to the fund.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev warned at a UN summit that the Caspian Sea could face a disaster similar to the Aral Sea tragedy if countries in the region fail to take measures to protect it. Citing Akorda, the presidential press service, he called on the five Caspian states to join forces to preserve the sea's ecosystem.
Uzbekistan will set up an Investors Council in the fuel and energy sector, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced during an open dialogue with sector investors. The council will be headed by Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Presidential Administration.
Armenia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ararat Mirzoyan, said that interconnecting electricity supply networks is the easiest task to carry out and that the process is already under way. Speaking about the opening of the Armenia-Turkey border, he said, according to Qafqazinfo, that he expects first-tier results to be seen in the near future because no major construction work is needed there.
Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said the country has written to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte requesting support to strengthen its defence capacity. Speaking to journalists in Sofia on the anniversary of the founding of the Bulgarian Air Force, Stoyanov said the aim is to secure the country’s airspace and territorial waters and to demonstrate its military presence.
The subsistence minimum in Kyrgyzstan stood at 9,890.28 soms in the third quarter of 2026, according to the National Statistical Committee. The figure was 9,007.21 soms at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025. Since the start of the year, the subsistence minimum has risen by 883.07 soms, or 9.8%.
Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu was received by Iraqi officials in Baghdad upon arriving to attend the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), according to a statement from the ministry.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev warned that conflicts increasingly affect cross-border energy infrastructure and that instability in global markets could slow economic growth even in countries far from fighting. Speaking at the 7th CICA summit in Baku, he said energy security is currently under threat of complete destruction.
President Sadyr Japarov spoke on 16 October 2026 at the Leaders' Summit held within the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, taking place in Yerevan, Armenia.
A meeting of foreign ministers from Central Asia and the United States in the C5+1 format will take place in Samarkand on October 19. Omonulla Fayziyev, spokesperson for Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister, announced the event. Foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will attend, along with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated more than $652 million for modernising railway and metro infrastructure in Azerbaijan. The projects involve Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) and the Baku Metro, both companies of AZCON Holding, and aim to strengthen regional links and urban mobility.
Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on digitalising labour and social protection, according to Egemen Qazaqstan, which cited the government's press service. Discussed were digital tools meant to ensure state social aid reaches citizens who truly need it, and to help enterprises observe workers' labour rights and prevent labour risks.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is holding an open dialogue with investors in the fuel and energy sector, the presidential press service reported. The head of state called energy the heart of development and stressed that a stable energy supply is important for entrepreneurs' investment and for people's confidence in tomorrow.
Maria Angela Holguin, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Cyprus, is expected to visit the island at the end of this month. Citing Politis, the report says she plans to stay about a week to meet the two leaders separately, and a trilateral meeting with the leaders is also being sought if possible.
A 245-bed Republican Infectious Clinical Hospital is planned in Yakutsk, the capital of Yakutia, as part of the city's master plan. The project is among initiatives under the national project «Longevity and Active Life», carried out with support from President Vladimir Putin.
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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