President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokaev received the secretaries of the security councils of the Central Asian countries. The head of state noted that most of the modern challenges and threats are of a cross-border nature, so combating them requires joint efforts. "In general, there are no problems in our countries that we could not find a mutually acceptable solution and there should not be," he said.
The Office of Muslims announced that the Hajj season in Uzbekistan will begin on May 23. There are daily flights from the country to Saudi Arabia from 10 regions until June 7.
A visa-free regime will be introduced in the free trade zone "Termiz International Trade Center". Also, citizens of Afghanistan and Pakistan were allowed to buy shops and buildings within the territory. It is allowed to accept dollars, rubles, euros and yuan in trade along with soums.
As a result, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will no longer face electricity shortages in the autumn-winter season, and Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will not run out of water during the irrigation season.
At the same time, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that more than a thousand members of Hamas are being treated in his country. "I do not consider Hamas a terrorist group, and at the same time I am following Hamas step by step, and in my country, more than a thousand Hamas members are currently in our hospitals, all of them are being treated. This is how we continue our work," said the Turkish leader.
Ambassador of Uzbekistan Nodirjon Turgunov met with Osama bin Salih, chairman of "Al Faris International" company in Saudi Arabia.
According to the press service of the National Security Committee of Kyrgyzstan, the parties discussed current issues of mutual cooperation, including the fight against terrorism, extremism, illegal drug trafficking, illegal migration and smuggling, as well as other cross-border threats and threats.
He noted that Turkey and Uzbekistan are nations that will build their destiny and future together. In his speech, B. Kavunju strongly condemned the feeling of dissatisfaction with the arrival of brotherly nations with Turkish language, Turkish culture, and Turkish history who came with good intentions in Turkey, which has taken in several million Syrian refugees in recent years.
The fact that the Karia mosque, which was opened after 4 years of restoration, was used for worship has worried the Greek government. The statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country was published about this.
It was reported that an incident involving the use of weapons took place on the Kyrgyz-Tajikistan border. According to the Kyrgyz side, Tajik shepherds penetrated 250-300 meters from the border and threw stones at the demands of the Kyrgyz border guards. There are no casualties among Kyrgyz border guards. According to unconfirmed information, one citizen of Tajikistan was wounded in the leg.