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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic Daniyar Amangeldiev met on October 16, 2024, in Bishkek with a delegation from the Turkiye-Kyrgyzstan Business Council, part of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkiye (DEİK), led by Emre Yıldız. The parties discussed current trade and economic cooperation issues and prospects for implementing joint investment projects.
On October 15, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku. He stressed the importance of strengthening peace, security and mutual trust across the continent, and proposed making more active use of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, which is headquartered in Ashgabat.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov proposed developing an International Code on the Peaceful Use of Artificial Intelligence in International Relations and Diplomacy at the VII Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku on October 15.
On 15 October, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, proposed establishing a Network of Young CICA Ambassadors of Trust.
Today's top Turkic news: Uzbekistan-China ties, Samarkand visit, Kulubaev-Rubio talks, Northern Cyprus festival and Turkmen desertification centre.
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