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A rupture of a main gas pipeline in Russia's Penza region did not affect Russian gas supplies to Kazakhstan or transit to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy told TASS. Deliveries to Kazakhstan continue normally under existing contracts, and transit toward Uzbekistan is running at planned volumes. The ministry said Gazprom had made no requests to change supply modes through dispatch channels.
Uzbekistan's Uzenergoinspection, the energy inspectorate under the Cabinet of Ministers, reported that 2,795 cases of illegal use of energy resources and rule violations were identified in the first nine months of 2026. Illegal use of 129.1 million cubic metres of natural gas and 226.4 million kWh of electricity caused total damage of 825.3 billion soums to state interests. Administrative protocols were drawn up against 4,196 consumers.
Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Christodoulides said yesterday that he will attend the UN Climate Change Conference COP31, scheduled for November in Antalya. Asked by journalists after a leaders' meeting with Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman whether he would attend the Antalya summit, he replied, "Of course I will."
Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides agreed to jointly attend a festival in Pile on Saturday, following a meeting in the buffer zone held under United Nations auspices. According to a written UN statement, the talks took place in a positive atmosphere, and the leaders also agreed to meet again next week.
On 14 October, Aymen Abdytalipovich Kasenov applied to Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission with a statement nominating himself as a candidate for president of Kyrgyzstan through self-nomination. The report was published by K-News.
Kazakhstan's public debt has reached 38.5 trillion tenge, or 20.9% of GDP, Finance Minister Madi Takiyev said at a session of the Kurultai, where lawmakers were discussing the draft budget for 2027–2029. External debt accounts for 8.4 trillion tenge, or 4.5% of GDP.
Azerbaijan expects to complete the commissioning of 11 solar and wind power plants with a combined capacity of about 2 gigawatts by the end of 2027, as the first phase of renewable energy development. Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said this on Wednesday at the third National Competition Forum organized by the State Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control. The report is datelined Baku, October 14.
Kazakhstan's Parliament (Kurultai) approved in second reading and adopted in third reading a bill amending and supplementing the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on State Awards. The bill was developed on the initiative of deputies, according to Egemen Qazaqstan, which cites Egemen.kz.
Azerbaijan expects to commission 15 power plants with a combined capacity of about 2 gigawatts by the end of 2027 as part of the first phase of renewable energy development, Energy Minister Parviz Shahbazov said on Wednesday at the third National Competition Forum.
Deputies of Kazakhstan's Kurultai approved in first reading a bill “On the Republican Budget for 2027-2029”, NUR.KZ reported, citing the parliament's press service. The Kurultai's Telegram channel said the document includes priorities such as preserving macroeconomic stability, fulfilling all social obligations and accelerating infrastructure development.
Police in Almaty, Kazakhstan, have opened a criminal case after an incident in which 48 students of the Republican Physics and Mathematics School were hospitalized, NUR.KZ reports.
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Kazakhstan is working to adapt its national standards for the construction and operation of nuclear power plants (NPPs). The information was given by the Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology of the Ministry of Trade and Integration, and was reported by a Kazinform correspondent.
President Ilham Aliyev addressed participants of the 6th Azerbaijan International Exhibition on the restoration, reconstruction and development of Karabakh, Rebuild Garabagh. The address was published on the official website of the head of state.
New service fee tariffs for card-to-card money transfers in Azerbaijan have been set, effective from April 1. Day.Az, citing unikal.az, reports that the fees for card-to-card and card-withdrawal transactions processed by the Interbank Card Center (BKM) are determined according to the amount being transferred.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev addressed participants of the 6th Azerbaijan International Restoration, Reconstruction and Development of Garabagh Exhibition, “Rebuild Garabagh,” on October 14 in Baku. The text of the address was published on the official website of the President of Azerbaijan.
Kazakhstan's draft republican budget for 2027-2029 was considered in its first reading at the Kurultai during a plenary session on Wednesday. Deputy Olga Perepechina said the document was formed with a minimal margin of financial stability, and that any macroeconomic instability could require additional borrowing or withdrawals from the National Fund.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has proposed a territorial exchange with Azerbaijan to achieve peace, under which no enclaves or exclaves would remain on either side of the border. He made the proposal during a live broadcast on social media, according to Day.Az. Pashinyan said that once a peace agreement is signed, Armenia's territory could amount to 29,743 square kilometres.
President Ilham Aliyev, in a message to participants of the 6th Azerbaijan International Restoration, Reconstruction and Development of Garabagh Exhibition, “Rebuild Garabagh,” said the Victory achieved in the 44-day Patriotic War laid the foundation for a new phase of construction and development in Garabagh and East Zangezur.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said that Armenia has peace with Azerbaijan, although several steps still remain to be taken. The statement was reported by Haqqin.az.
Aktogay copper smelter, BP's Shah Deniz project, a $12 billion US-Uzbek investment package and Cyprus talks headline today's Turkic news.
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