The first congress of movements against French colonialism was held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It was attended by about 20 leaders of political parties and movements fighting for the independence of Corsica, Melanesia, Polynesia, the group of Caribbean and Antilles islands that suffered from French colonialism, as well as representatives of two Dutch colonies.
A citizen of Uzbekistan, who was recruited by Yevgeny Prigozhin personally to the private military company "Wagner" and participated in the war in Ukraine, was sentenced to five years in prison. He goes to Russia to work in 2016 and is sentenced to 15 years in prison for the intentional killing of another migrant. The head of "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin personally came to the prison and promised the prisoners release, high salary and Russian citizenship to the stateless.
During the state visit of the Kyrgyz President Sadir Japarov to Uzbekistan, 16 documents were signed between the two countries. These include the protocol on the conclusion of bilateral negotiations on Uzbekistan's WTO membership, the protocol on amendments to the intergovernmental agreement on the mutual arrival and departure of citizens, and the intergovernmental agreement on resort and recreation facilities in Issyk-Kul.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Kyrgyzstan Sadir Japarov took part in the launching ceremony of major cooperation projects. For example, the Cobalt, Onix and Tracker car production plant started working in cooperation with Uzbekistan in the Chuy region of Kyrgyzstan, while the construction of two solar power plants was started in Fergana and Namangan.
"Birlestik-2024" international operational-tactical command-staff training with the participation of the military of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan has ended in Kazakhstan. A total of 4,000 military personnel, up to 700 weapons and military equipment were involved in the joint maneuvers.
The Amudarya District Criminal Court sentenced a citizen who underwent military training to participate in the war in Ukraine as part of the Russian army, but fled to the homeland before being sent to the front, and sentenced to three years of imprisonment.
At the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadir Japarov will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan on July 18-19. Within the framework of the visit, it is planned to launch a number of joint projects and sign a set of bilateral documents.
A ship loaded with 2,408 tons of humanitarian aid prepared by Turkey's Natural Disasters and Emergencies Agency (AFAD) left Turkey's Mersin International Port for Sudan.
This year, Kazakhstan plans to increase the supply of Russian gas to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and gas of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to China. For example, last year, 1.28 billion cubic meters of gas were delivered from Russia to Uzbekistan, and this year it is planned to increase this figure to 3.8 billion.
Azerbaijan's embassy in Iran, which was closed as a result of an armed attack on January 27, 2023, started working in a new address and a new building. It was reported that the Iranian side has taken appropriate measures to ensure diplomatic security in front of the new embassy building.