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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, who arrived in Kazakhstan on an official visit, held one-on-one talks with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Hun Manet thanked the president for the invitation and noted that the two countries have maintained diplomatic relations for more than 30 years. The information comes from Qazinform News Agency, citing the Akorda press service.
According to the State Statistical Committee, Azerbaijan exported 175.237 million cubic metres of natural gas worth $11.793 million to Iran during January–August 2026. Over the same period it imported a larger volume from its southern neighbour: 215.022 million cubic metres, valued at $14.471 million.
On 17 October, during President Sadyr Japarov's official visit to Armenia, a series of bilateral documents aimed at strengthening Kyrgyz-Armenian cooperation was signed in Yerevan.
President Tufan Erhürman has said he received neither directly nor indirectly, through the UN, the document containing the “19-point ideas” of Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides. He made the remarks in an interview with the Greek Cypriot newspaper Politis.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov held expanded-format talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan on October 17, according to the Kabar news agency. The two sides discussed cooperation on environmental protection and the preservation of mountain ecosystems.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet arrived in Kazakhstan on an official visit and was met at the Akorda presidential residence by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov held face-to-face talks with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan on October 17.
A ceremony at the Baku Shipyard marked the exchange of documents for the construction of two universal dry cargo ships for KTZ Express Shipping, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy. The ceremony took place on 15 October during a working visit to Baku by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) summit. The contracts for the vessels were signed in April 2026.
The second TAIM business forum was held in Kazan this week, aiming to strengthen economic ties between Russia and India. According to the report, trade turnover between Tatarstan and India has grown ninefold since the first forum.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told the COP17 Leaders' Summit on biodiversity about his country's efforts to restore rare species.
Azerbaijan's chairmanship of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) has been extended by another two years. Milli Majlis deputy Soltan Mammadov called the decision a clear reflection of the country's international standing, its contribution to the development of multilateral diplomacy, and the high trust it has earned globally. Day.Az reported that, speaking to Trend, Mammadov said the decision, taken at a time of growing geopolitical complexity and weakening trust between states, is the result of Azerbaijan's far-sighted foreign policy course.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has proposed a regional office of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Almaty. Speaking at the COP17 Leaders' Summit on Biodiversity Conservation in Yerevan, he said the office could support Central Asian countries in implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Komil Allamjonov, representative of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan in the United States, met with Michael Jeremiah, special assistant to the US president and senior director of the National Security Council for South and Central Asia. UzDaily reported the meeting from Tashkent.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kyrgyzstan's foreign trade turnover rose 13.3% in January–August 2026 compared with the same period of 2025, reaching $12 billion, according to preliminary data. First Deputy Chairperson of the National Statistical Committee Nazira Kerimaliyeva announced the figures at a press conference in Bishkek on 15 October.
Greece will hold a drill in the Eastern Mediterranean on 19 October together with France, Italy and the Greek Cypriot Administration (GKRY). According to a Ta Nea report carried by Haber Kıbrıs, the exercise, called “Eunomia”, will largely take place along the route of a planned electricity interconnector project (GSI) linking Greece, GKRY and Israel.
Today's top Turkic news: Uzbekistan-China ties, Samarkand visit, Kulubaev-Rubio talks, Northern Cyprus festival and Turkmen desertification centre.
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