In January-March 2024, about 48,600 marriages were registered in Uzbekistan. This is 900 fewer than in the same period last year. The average age of women at marriage was 23.3 years, and the average age of men was 28.2 years. The number of divorces increased by 1.5 times compared to the corresponding period of 2020.
The Islamic Development Bank will allocate 79 million dollars to Kyrgyzstan within the framework of the project "Financing affordable housing according to Sharia norms". The Kyrgyz government announced that thousands of families will be provided with affordable housing thanks to the project.
An Uzbek migrant worker saved several people from a fire in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Turkish countries plan to form a special group of engineers to develop a joint small CubeSat satellite. This team carries out its activities in the research center in Kazakhstan.
Kyrgyzstan will build a school at its own expense in the village of Khidirli, Agdam district of Azerbaijan, which was liberated from the occupation of Armenia. Sadir Japarov and Ilhom Aliev jointly laid the foundation stone of this school. The heads of state also took part in the opening ceremony of the restored historic Juma Mosque in Agdam.
During the visit of Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Iraq, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Turkey, Iraq, Qatar and the UAE on the implementation of the "Road of Development" project, which envisages the construction of the shortest road connecting Eastern and European countries. This route is expected to shorten the distance between China and Europe compared to the sea route through the Suez Canal, saving time and money.
As a result of the collapse of the anti-flood dam in the southern regions of Kyrgyzstan, residents are being evacuated immediately. At least one person was killed.
British Foreign Minister David Cameron began his visit to Central Asian countries and Mongolia. The head of the British Foreign Ministry visited Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan for the first time. He visited Uzbekistan for the last time in 1997.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev went on short-term work leave. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Iraq for the first time after a 12-year break. The head of Azerbaijan, Ilhom Aliev, visited Russia.
In the territory of Ile-Balkhash state reserve, which is located in the Balkhash region of southern Kazakhstan, 18 hectares of dry brushwood and reeds burned. The hydrometeorological service predicts that the temperature in the south of the country will rise to 40 degrees already in May, which, in turn, will increase the risk of fires.